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''Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme'' is the third studio album by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel. Produced by Bob Johnston, the album was released on October 10, 1966 in the United States by Columbia Records. Following the success of their debut single "The Sound of Silence", Simon & Garfunkel regrouped after a time apart while Columbia issued their second album, a rushed collection titled ''Sounds of Silence''. For their third album, the duo spent almost three months in the studio, for the first time extending a perfectionist nature both in terms of instrumentation and production. The album largely consists of acoustic pieces that were mostly written during Paul Simon's period in England the previous year, including some recycled numbers from his debut solo record, ''The Paul Simon Songbook''. The album includes the Garfunkel-led piece "For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her", as well as "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night", a combination of news reports of the day (the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement, the death of comedian Lenny Bruce), and the Christmas carol "Silent Night". Many critics have considered it a breakthrough in recording for the duo, and one of their best efforts. "Homeward Bound" had already been a top five hit in numerous countries and "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" performed similarly. The album peaked at number four on the ''Billboard'' Pop Album Chart, and was eventually certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. ==Recording and production== The band’s previous album, ''Sounds of Silence'', was a "rush job" produced to capitalize on the success of their first hit single, "The Sound of Silence".〔 ''Parsley'' was the first time Simon insisted on total control in aspects of recording.〔 Sessions for the album took place from June to August 1966. Two previously released songs from the December 1965 ''Sounds of Silence'' sessions were also added to the tracklisting: "Homeward Bound" had originally been released as the second single from that album but had been left off the tracklisting of the US LP release; and "Flowers Never Bend with the Rainfall" had already appeared on the B-side of "I Am a Rock". Garfunkel considered the recording of "Scarborough Fair" to be the moment the duo stepped into the role of producer, because they were constantly beside Roy Halee mixing the track. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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