Debut solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter. Simon recorded the album at Levy's Recording Studio, 73 New Bond Street, London, over several dates in June 1965. Two songs ('The Sound of Silence' and 'He Was My Brother') were re-recordings of songs originally found on Simon & Garfunkel's debut album 'Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.'. Of the remaining songs, all but two ('A Church is Burning' and 'The Side of a Hill', although portions of the latter were included as the 'Canticle' portion of 'Scarborough Fair') would be subsequently re-recorded in studio versions by Simon & Garfunkel.
Track Listing:
1. I Am a Rock - Paul Simon (2.41)
2. Leaves That Are Green - Paul Simon (2.3)
3. A Church Is Burning - Paul Simon (3.24)
4. April Come She Will - Paul Simon (1.48)
5. The Sound of Silence - Paul Simon (3.06)
6. A Most Peculiar Man - Paul Simon (2.23)
7. He Was My Brother - Paul Simon (2.46)
8. Kathy's Song - Paul Simon (3.29)
9. The Side of a Hill - Paul Simon (2.17)
10. A Simple Desultory Philippic (Or How I Was Robert McNamara'd Into Submission) - Paul Simon (2.18)
11. Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall - Paul Simon (2.17)
12. Patterns - Paul Simon (3.03)
Year of Production: 1965
