Bookends

Bookends is the fourth studio album by US folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel and is a concept album that explores a life journey from childhood to old age. Produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee, the album was released in April 1968 on Columbia Records.

Side one of the album marks successive stages in life, the theme serving as bookends to the life cycle and houses the hit tracks America and Mrs. Robinson. Side two largely consists of previously-released singles and of unused material for The Graduate soundtrack. Simon's lyrics concern youth, disillusionment, relationships, old age, and mortality.