- folk rock, folk, rock, pop rock
- 29 min
- 11 tracks
- Columbia
Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966. The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence".
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- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1The Sounds of Silence3:06
- A2Leaves That Are Green2:23
- A3Blessed3:16
- A4Kathy’s Song3:20
- A5Somewhere They Can’t Find Me2:37
- A6Anji2:16
- B1Richard Cory2:57
- B2A Most Peculiar Man2:32
- B3April Come She Will1:51
- B4We’ve Got a Groovey Thing Goin’1:59
- B5I Am a Rock2:52
11 tracks, 29 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Simon & Garfunkel
- Label
- Columbia
- Released
- 1966
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- US
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