Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme is an album by Simon and 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. "Homeward Bound" was excluded from the album in the UK.
The album can be seen as having a protest element in it: the closing song, "7 O'Clock News/Silent Night," contained clips of a news broadcast about the Vietnam War. Based on the fact that the broadcast carries the news of the death of comedian Lenny Bruce that day, it can be dated from 3 August 1966.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 201 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. [1]
Track listing
Music sample:
Scarborough Fair/Canticle"
16 second sample from Simon and Grafunkel's "Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and
Thyme".
Problems listening to the file? See media help.All songs by Paul Simon except
where noted.
Side one
"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon,
Art Garfunkel) – 3:10
"Patterns" – 2:42
"Cloudy" (Paul Simon, Bruce Woodley) – 2:10
"Homeward Bound" – 2:30
"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" – 2:44
"The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)" – 1:43
Side two
"The Dangling Conversation" – 2:37
"Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall" – 2:10
"A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission)"
– 2:12
"For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her" – 2:04
"A Poem on the Underground Wall" – 1:52
"7 O'Clock News/Silent Night" (Josef Mohr, Franz Gruber) – 2:01
Bonus tracks (2001 CD reissue)
"Patterns" (Demo)
"A Poem on the Underground Wall" (Demo)
Personnel
Paul Simon – lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel – lead vocals, piano
Joe South - guitar
Most tracks were recorded in Nashville with resident musicians.
Bassist Eugene Wright and drummer Joe Morello of the Dave Brubeck Quartet
played on The 59th Street Bridge Song
The voice of the newscaster on 7 O'Clock News/Silent Night was that of Charlie
O'Donnell, then a New York disc jockey.
Oct 10 1966 US LP - Columbia LP CL 2563 (mono); LP CS 9363 (stereo); CD CK 9363 (US: #4)
Produced by Bob Johnston.
Released as part of the box set Simon And Garfunkel Collected Works,
on LP and CD. 
Released as part of the box set Columbia recording 1964 -1970 