Old Friends: Live on Stage | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | December 3–8, 2003 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, and Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 96:07 | |||
Label | Columbia / Sony BMG | |||
Simon and Garfunkel chronology | ||||
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Old Friends: Live on Stage | ||||
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Video by | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | December 2003 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 140 minutes | |||
Label | Columbia / Sony BMG | |||
Director | Kate Twitchell, Ken Ehrlich | |||
Simon and Garfunkel chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Classic Rock | (DVD) [2] |
Simon & Garfunkel's Old Friends: Live On Stage is the third live album and documentary from their highly successful "Old Friends" reunion concert tour of 2003, with The Everly Brothers as special guests. The " double album" was available as either a 2-CD set or a DVD, separately, or together as a 3-disc package. Both the 2-CD set and DVD were released in December 2004.
The live performances were taken from a series of shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey between December 3–8, 2003.
Both the DVD and the 2-CD set include a new studio song, "Citizen of the Planet", written by Paul Simon in the 1980s and recently completed with Art Garfunkel. The DVD contains two Simon & Garfunkel songs that were omitted from the 2-CD set: " Keep the Customer Satisfied" and " The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". There are also two additional songs performed by The Everly Brothers, which are not included in the 2-CD set. The DVD includes a series of clips from Simon & Garfunkel's rarely seen 1969 television special Songs of America as part of its extra features.
† – performed in a lower key to accommodate the deepening of both Simon and Garfunkel's voices
with
Chart (2004–2009) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 22 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [4] | 41 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [5] | 165 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 35 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [7] | 98 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [8] | 61 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 154 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (
ARIA)
[10] album |
Gold | 35,000^ |
Australia (
ARIA)
[10] DVD |
2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Old Friends: Live on Stage | ||||
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Live album by | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | December 3–8, 2003 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, and Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 96:07 | |||
Label | Columbia / Sony BMG | |||
Simon and Garfunkel chronology | ||||
|
Old Friends: Live on Stage | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Video by | ||||
Released | December 7, 2004 | |||
Recorded | December 2003 | |||
Venue | Madison Square Garden, New York City, | |||
Genre | Folk rock | |||
Length | 140 minutes | |||
Label | Columbia / Sony BMG | |||
Director | Kate Twitchell, Ken Ehrlich | |||
Simon and Garfunkel chronology | ||||
|
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
Classic Rock | (DVD) [2] |
Simon & Garfunkel's Old Friends: Live On Stage is the third live album and documentary from their highly successful "Old Friends" reunion concert tour of 2003, with The Everly Brothers as special guests. The " double album" was available as either a 2-CD set or a DVD, separately, or together as a 3-disc package. Both the 2-CD set and DVD were released in December 2004.
The live performances were taken from a series of shows at Madison Square Garden in New York City, and Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey between December 3–8, 2003.
Both the DVD and the 2-CD set include a new studio song, "Citizen of the Planet", written by Paul Simon in the 1980s and recently completed with Art Garfunkel. The DVD contains two Simon & Garfunkel songs that were omitted from the 2-CD set: " Keep the Customer Satisfied" and " The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)". There are also two additional songs performed by The Everly Brothers, which are not included in the 2-CD set. The DVD includes a series of clips from Simon & Garfunkel's rarely seen 1969 television special Songs of America as part of its extra features.
† – performed in a lower key to accommodate the deepening of both Simon and Garfunkel's voices
with
Chart (2004–2009) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [3] | 22 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [4] | 41 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [5] | 165 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [6] | 35 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [7] | 98 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [8] | 61 |
US Billboard 200 [9] | 154 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
---|---|---|
Australia (
ARIA)
[10] album |
Gold | 35,000^ |
Australia (
ARIA)
[10] DVD |
2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |