Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third album by Simon & Garfunkel, released in the United States on October 10, 1966. Its name comes from the second line of the album's first track, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", an English folk song from the 16th century, paired with a counter-melody and text about a soldier. It peaked on the U.S. charts at #4. The album was produced by Bob Johnston as Columbia Records LP CL 2563 (mono); CS 9363 (stereo); CD CK 9363; Remastered CD CK 66001. Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Ralph Gleason provided the liner notes. "Homeward Bound" - appearing as the fourth song in the American version - was excluded from the album upon its release in the United Kingdom, since it had already appeared on the UK release of Sounds of Silence. The album can be seen as having a protest element in it: the closing song, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" featured a news bulletin recording mixed in with the music. The bulletin reported murders and the calling out of the National Guard in the United States, and contained clips from a news broadcast about the Vietnam War. The bulletin was broadcast on August 3, 1966, the day of comedian Lenny Bruce's death. In 2003, the album was raned number 201 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is the third album by Simon & Garfunkel, released in the United States on October 10, 1966. Its name comes from the second line of the album's first track, "Scarborough Fair/Canticle", an English folk song from the 16th century, paired with a counter-melody and text about a soldier. It peaked on the U.S. charts at #4. The album was produced by Bob Johnston as Columbia Records LP CL 2563 (mono); CS 9363 (stereo); CD CK 9363; Remastered CD CK 66001. Rolling Stone magazine co-founder Ralph Gleason provided the liner notes. "Homeward Bound" - appearing as the fourth song in the American version - was excluded from the album upon its release in the United Kingdom, since it had already appeared on the UK release of Sounds of Silence. The album can be seen as having a protest element in it: the closing song, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" featured a news bulletin recording mixed in with the music. The bulletin reported murders and the calling out of the National Guard in the United States, and contained clips from a news broadcast about the Vietnam War. The bulletin was broadcast on August 3, 1966, the day of comedian Lenny Bruce's death. In 2003, the album was raned number 201 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. false 2025-11-07 20:59:57 2014 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 29 Classic Rock Folk Folk Pop Folk Rock Pop Pop Rock Rock 112256 2117145 765a0b96-c28b-4ac7-b3f8-568cd0b42560 5d02f264-e225-41ff-83f7-d9b1f0b1874a 1e9428ef-9c74-3bb8-8b14-e53defab3b48 /media/data/media5/Music/Simon and Garfunkel/Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme/folder.jpg Simon & Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel 1 1 03:14 1 2 02:46 1 3 02:17 1 4 02:32 1 5 02:46 1 6 01:46 1 7 02:42 1 8 02:15 1 9 02:17 1 10 02:10 1 11 01:57 1 12 02:00