In August 1965, “Columbia / CBS” label released “The Paul Simon Songbook”, the debut Paul Simon studio album. It was recorded in 1965, and was produced by Reginald Warburton and Stanley West. 

Personnel:

• Paul Simon – vocal, guitar, liner notes
• Vic Anesini – mixing, mastering
• Howard Fritzson – art direction
• Lisa Sparagano – design
• David Lowe – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.

1. I Ama a Rock
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. A Church is Burning
4. April Come She Will
5. The Sound of Silence
6. A Most Peculiar Man
7. He was My Brother – Paul Kane*
8. Kathy’s Song
9. The Side of a Hill – Paul Kane
10. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara into Submission)
11. Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall
12. Patterns

*Paul Kane” was a pseudonym used by Simon at this time, because of his fondness for the movie “Citizen Kane”.