The Sound of Silence (original acoustic version, stereo mix)
~ Recording by Simon & Garfunkel
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9049 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9049 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 63370 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | S 63370 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | ?:?? | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CBS 66507 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 63370 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 63370 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 9049 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 9049 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | 25DP 5130 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS/Sony (imprint used in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia 1968–1991; also used in Spain until 1997) | CSCS-5119 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 467404 2, 467404-2 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works (Reissue) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | C3K 45322, CK 45323, CK 45324, CK 45325 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Collected Works | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CSCS 5427 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 982 639 2 |
| 1.4 | The Sound of Silence | 3:06 | Simon & Garfunkel | Up ’til Now | Art Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CK 47113 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | 463375 2 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C3K 64780 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Records (Japanese imprint) | SRCS 8490-2 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 489447 2 |
| 1.2 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Old Friends (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions) | C3K 64780, D 207410 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C5K 63815 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 (club edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), BMG Direct (BMG’s direct marketing company/club editions), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | C5K 63815, D 207630 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 (limited edition) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 503281 2 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation | Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697 13466 2, 88697134662 | |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | COL 778786 2 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Columbia Studio Recordings 1964–1970 | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697787862 |
| 3.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | American Heartbreak | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music CG | |
| 3.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | American Heartbreak | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88883785302 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | The Complete Albums Collection | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88875009062 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:09 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence (acoustic version) | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | |
| 1.1 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | 30 Stars: Acoustic | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 8875075082 |
| 1.16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon and Garfunkel Best | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| Buena Suerte Industrias Musicales Inc. | BS-005 |
| 1.6 | The Sounds of Silence | 3:05 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | CS 9049, KCS 9049, X591 |
| 1.6 | The Sound of Silence | 3:08 | Simon & Garfunkel | Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (Historic Reissue series) | Simon & Garfunkel | Album |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | CDCBS 63370 |
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| 1.16 | The Sound of Silence | 3:07 | Simon & Garfunkel | Simon & Garfunkel Best | Simon & Garfunkel | Album + Compilation |
| TF (Japanese label) | T-1960 |
Relationships
| producer: | Tom Wilson (producer, worked with Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, Zappa, VU, etc.) |
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| 12 string guitar: | Barry Kornfeld (on 1964-03-10) |
| bass guitar: | Bill Lee (bassist, composer, father of Spike Lee) (on 1964-03-10) |
| lead vocals: | Art Garfunkel (on 1964-03-10) Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1964-03-10) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1974) |
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| recorded at: | Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1964-03-10) |
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| music videos: | Sound of Silence |
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| stream for free: | https://open.spotify.com/track/5y788ya4NvwhBznoDIcXwK [info] |
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| recording of: | The Sound of Silence (on 1964-03-10) |
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Related works
The Sound of Silence
| lyricist: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-19) |
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| composer: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (from 1963-11 until 1964-02-09) |
| publisher: | Essex Music of Australia Pty. Ltd. J. Michel KG (publisher) MDW (publisher) Mother Culture Publishing Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) Paul Simon Music (in 1964, in 1992) Magic Arts Publishing (in 2000) |
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| referred to in medleys: | More Stars (12″ mix) (12″ mix, duration: ~11:56 on vinyl, ~11:38 on cd) Sound of Silence × 冷戰 (order: 1) |
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| later parody versions: | Sounds of Kuva Farming The Power of Science The Sound of Chickens The Sound of Sirens The Sounds of Silas |
| later translated versions: | ｢卒業｣～サウンド・オブ・サイレンス Chanson d’innocence (The Sound of Silence) El sonido del silencio En ton av tystnad Het geluid van stilte La tua immagine La Voix du silence (The Sound of Silence) Los sonidos del silencio Raum des Schweigens צלילי השקט |
| is the basis for: | All Delighted People |
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