Mrs. Robinson
Simon & Garfunkel
1968
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1968
Release: 1968Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The selected complete 1968 recording is the Bookends/single version. The earlier soundtrack contains portions of the song and is not used to date the complete selected recording.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1968.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Bookends - official Sony/Legacy album history
Original 1968 album and original tracklist; later bonus demos are identified separately. Earlier singles are checked against the official career timeline rather than assigned this album date.
The Graduate - official soundtrack description
The 1968 soundtrack contains portions of Mrs. Robinson, a Scarborough Fair/Canticle interlude and full track, and an acoustic Sound of Silence reprise. These are not automatically interchangeable with the selected complete studio recordings.
Simon & Garfunkel - official career timeline
Explicit single release events: Homeward Bound and A Hazy Shade of Winter in 1966, Fakin It in 1967, The Boxer in 1969. Scarborough Fair/Canticle 1968 single is explicitly traced to the earlier Parsley album. Chart positions are not used as dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Originally written for the film "The Graduate," the song was expanded for its single release.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1968.html, song-list position 3
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1968 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary transcription reviewed 2026-10-11: title, artist and annual chart association; not original release date or complete recording metadata.
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