Sounds of Silence

Summary

Sounds of Silence is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,324 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sounds of Silence's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• Sounds of Silence's genre is folk music^[4].
• Sounds of Silence was produced by Tom Wilson^[5].
• Sounds of Silence was produced by Bob Johnston^[6].
• Among the performers on Sounds of Silence was Simon & Garfunkel^[7].
• Sounds of Silence's record label is recorded as Columbia Records^[8].
• Sounds of Silence's place of publication is recorded as United States^[9].
• Sounds of Silence is part of Simon & Garfunkel's albums in chronological order^[10].
• Sounds of Silence's language of work or name is recorded as English^[11].
• Sounds of Silence was distributed by vinyl record^[12].
• Sounds of Silence was distributed by music streaming^[13].
• Sounds of Silence was published on January 17, 1966^[14].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as The Sounds of Silence^[15].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Leaves That Are Green^[16].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Blessed^[17].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Kathy’s Song^[18].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Somewhere They Can't Find Me^[19].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Anji^[20].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as Richard Cory^[21].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as A Most Peculiar Man^[22].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as April Come She Will^[23].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as We've Got a Groovey Thing Goin'^[24].
• Sounds of Silence's tracklist is recorded as I Am a Rock^[25].
• Sounds of Silence's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sounds of Silence'}^[26].
• Sounds of Silence's different from is recorded as Sounds of Silence^[27].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[28]

• First release date: 1966-01-17^[29]

• Genre(s): classic rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk pop, folk rock, pop, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, singer-songwriter^[30]

• Community tags: am pop, classic rock, contemporary folk, folk, folk baroque, folk pop, folk rock, folk-rock, pop, pop rock, psychedelic rock, rock, singer-songwriter, singer/songwriter^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 499a8142-b8a7-3ab1-a3db-641a41860afb^[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Sounds of Silence was Simon & Garfunkel^[7]. Producers include Tom Wilson^[5] and Bob Johnston^[6].

Publication

Sounds of Silence was released on January 17, 1966^[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States^[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[11]. Its genre is folk music^[4]. It is part of Simon & Garfunkel's albums in chronological order^[10]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record^[12] and music streaming^[13].

Why It Matters

Sounds of Silence ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,324 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33]