The Sound of Silence
~ Recording by Simon & Garfunkel
Annotation
This track was originally known as The Sounds of Silence, and the original LP and singles called it that way. The lyrics contain both versions.
Annotation last modified on 2007-11-16 09:30 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Release Title | Release Artist | Release Date | Country | Label | Catalog# |
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| 6/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | 1964 | US | Columbia Records | CL 2249 |
| 6/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | 1964 | US | Columbia Records | CS 9049 |
| 1/11 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966-01-17 | US | Columbia Records | CL 2469 |
| 1/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 | GB | CBS Records | CBS 32020 |
| 1/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1966 | US | Columbia Records | CL 2469 |
| 1/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | The Graduate | Simon & Garfunkel | 1968-02 | US | Columbia Masterworks | OS 3180 |
| 14/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | The Graduate | Simon & Garfunkel | 1968-02 | US | Columbia Masterworks | OS 3180 |
| 1/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1968 | FR | CBS Disques | 62408 |
| 5/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | 1972-06 | US | ||
| 10/17 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | 1981 | GB | CBS Records | CBS 10029 |
| 10/17 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | 1982-10-01 | JP | CBS Sony | 35DP 13 |
| 10/17 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | 1985 | GB | CBS Records | CDCBS 24005 |
| 10/17 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | The Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | 1985 | JP | CBS Records | CDCBS 24005 |
| 5/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | 1986 | AT | CBS Records | CDCBS69003 |
| 14/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | The Graduate | Simon & Garfunkel | 1986 | US | Columbia Records | CK 3180 |
| 1/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | The Graduate | Simon & Garfunkel | 1986 | US | Columbia Records | CK 3180 |
| 1/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 1988-03-15 | DE | Columbia Records | 460954 2 |
| 5/14 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | 1990 | US | Columbia Records | CK 31350 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Knuffelrock 2 | Various Artists | 1990 | BE | CBS Records | 467572 2 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | 1990 | DE | CBS Schallplatten GmbH | 467475 2 |
| 2/16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | The Hits Collection, Part 1 | Simon & Garfunkel | 1990 | DE | Universe | UN 3024 |
| 2/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 1991-08-18 | GB | Columbia Records | MOOD CD21 |
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | 20 Greatest Hits | Simon & Garfunkel | 1991 | AU | Columbia Records | 468045 2 |
| 6/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | 1991 | GB | Columbia Records | 982 639 2 |
| 2/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | 1992-03-09 | CA | Sony Music Entertainment | TVK 24003 |
| 2/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 1992 | ZA | Columbia Records | CDCOL 34420 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | 1993 | DE | Columbia Records | 467475 2 |
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | The Paul Simon Anthology | Paul Simon | 1993 | XE | Warner Bros. Records | 9362 45408-2 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Knuffelrock 2 | Various Artists | 1995 | BE | Columbia Records | COL 467572 9 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | 1996 | DE | Sony Music Media | 467475 2 |
| 6/12 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | 1996 | GB | Columbia Records | 463375 2 |
| 1/16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Gold | Simon & Garfunkel | 1997 | XW | Koch International | |
| 2/19 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | 1997 | GB | Legacy | 489447 2 |
| 2/19 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | 1997 | US | Legacy | C3K 65429 |
| 2/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | The Definitive Simon and Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 1998-08-07 | GB | Columbia Records | COL 469351 6 |
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | The Paul Simon Anthology | Paul Simon | 1999-09-21 | US | ||
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 1999-11-16 | US | Legacy | CK 66022 |
| 1/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Kuschelrock 4 | Various Artists | 1999 | DE | Sony Music Media | 467475 5 |
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | The Best of Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 1999 | XE | Legacy | 508632 2 |
| 2/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Silent Voices | Simon & Garfunkel | 2000 | DE | Back Biter | BB 61047 |
| 1/15 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 2001-08-20 | GB | Legacy | 495081 2 |
| 1/15 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 2001-08-21 | US | Columbia Records | C5K 63815 |
| 1/15 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Sounds of Silence | Simon & Garfunkel | 2001-08-21 | US | Legacy | CK 65998 |
| 8/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Sounds of the Sixties Superhits | Various Artists | 2001 | XE | Time-Life Music | TL SCC/01 |
| 4/18 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Summer of Love | Various Artists | 2002 | DE | ||
| 15/15 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | American Dreams | Various Artists | 2003-05-06 | US | ||
| 3/16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | The Essential Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 2003-10-14 | US | Legacy, Columbia Records | C2K 90716, C2K 90716 |
| 3/16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | The Essential Simon & Garfunkel (disc 1) | Simon & Garfunkel | 2003-11-05 | SE | ||
| 1/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | The Essential Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel | 2003-11 | GB | Legacy | 513470 2 |
| 3/20 | The Sound of Silence | 3:04 | Best of Acoustic | Various Artists | 2004-01-12 | GB | Echo | ECV24 |
Relationships
| producer: |
Bob Johnston
Tom Wilson (Producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) |
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| remasters: |
The Sound of Silence by Paul Simon
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| sampled by: |
Montage of Heck (The Landlord Is a Piece of Shit From Hell) (long version) by TedEdFred
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| performance of: |
The Sound of Silence
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Related works
The Sound of Silence
| composer: |
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
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| writer: |
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
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