The Concert in Central Park, released in February 1982 on Warner Bros. Records, is the first live album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. It was recorded on the 19th September 1981 at a free benefit concert on the Great Lawn in Central Park, New York City, where the pair performed in front of an audience reported at the time as 500.000 people. Later estimates determined that the maximum number of people who could fit in the park space was 48.500. A film of the event was shown on TV and released on video. Proceeds went toward the redevelopment and maintenance of the park, which had deteriorated due to lack of municipal funding. The concert and album marked the start of a three-year reunion of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel.
TRACKLIST:
00:00:00 INTRO
00:01:16 Mrs. Robinson
00:04:40 Homeward Bound
00:09:00 America
00:13:40 Me and Julio
00:16:57 Scarborough Fair
00:20:57 April Come She Will
00:23:18 Wake Up Little Susie
00:25:40 Still Crazy After All These Years
00:29:30 American Tune
00:33:43 Late in the Evening
00:38:01 Slip Slidin' Away
00:42:44 A Heart in New York
00:45:34 The Late Great Johnny Ace
00:49:33 Kodachrome/Maybellene
00:54:40 Bridge over Troubled Water
00:59:30 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
01:03:55 The Boxer
Encore
01:10:24 Old Friends / Bookends Theme
01:13:30 The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
01:15:53 The Sound of Silence
Encore
01:22:13 Late in the Evening (Reprise)
01:26:05 END
Musicians:
Paul Simon – vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel – vocals
Pete Carr, David Brown – guitar
Anthony Jackson – bass guitar
Richard Tee – keyboards
Steve Gadd, Grady Tate – drums
Rob Mounsey – synthesizer
John Gatchell, John Eckert – trumpet
Dave Tofani, Gerry Niewood – saxophone