Scarborough Fair-Canticle/Patterns/Cloudy/Homeward Bound/The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine/59th Bridge Street Song/The Dangling Conversation/Flowers Never Bend With The Rainfall/A Simple Desultory Philippic/For Emily Whenever I May Find Her/A Poem On The Underground Wall/7 O’Clock News – Silent Night
Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme was another inspired collection of diverse and beautiful songs from the pen of Paul Simon. Contains the top ten single Homeward Bound. (US:4 UK:9)
"The first genuine masterpiece produced by the American twosome, Parsley Sage Rosemary & Thyme also probably represents the last true folk album that Simon and Garfunkel produced. There's so much to enjoy here, from the adorable acoustic pickings of For Emily Whenever I May Find Her to the carefree and airy The 59th Street Bridge Song. The real triumph of this album though is the wondrous harmonies. The lovely languid, alluring music mixed with these vocals is an experience in itself. Put this together with Simon's brilliant lyrics that range from topics of war and death to love and life, and you have an album that orders you to play it again and again."
"Absolutely astonishingly lovely harmonies and an exquisite vocal arrangement are showcased well during Scarborough Fair. I particularly adore Cloudy and always have done. Yes, Paul Simon could attempt social commentary and have a go at political songs yet simple songs like this, songs that take you away in fantasy and uplift you, was something Simon and Garfunkel did very well indeed."
"A very nice album, with intelligent lyrics and beautiful folksy arrangements, with Simon mainly on lead vocals, and Garfunkel producing lovely harmony vocals and really shining when he does lead vocal. Scarborough Fair is one of those beautiful songs that will stay with me always; it crosses the boundaries of popular and classical music. It is truly one of the best songs of all time, with an intricate arrangement, beautiful harpsichord and ethereal vocals."
"Parsley Sage Rosemary & Time is quite simply one of the best albums from the 60s. If you haven't listened to it recently, get out your old copy and prepare to be amazed at the quality of the songs, the complexity and superb metering of their lyrics and the often stunningly beautiful singing."
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