On October 10, 1966, “Columbia Records” released “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme”, the third studio album by Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded December 1965–August 1966, and was produced by Bob Johnston. “Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme” was breakthrough in Simon and Garfunkel’s career and was certified 3 x Platinum in US by the “RIIA”.

Personnel:

• Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
• Art Garfunkel– vocals, piano
• Hal Blaine– drums
• Joe South– guitar
• Carol Kaye– bass guitar
• John Meszar – harpsichord
• Eugene Wright– bass guitar
• Joe Morello– drums
• Charlie O’Donnell– vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon except where noted.

1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle – traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
2. Patterns
3. Cloudy – Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley
4. Homeward Bound
5. The Big bright Green Pleasure Machine
6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
7. The Dangling Conversation
8. Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall
9. A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara’d into Submission)
10. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
11. A Poem on the Underground Wall
12. 7 O’Clock news/Silent Night – Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber