Though Paul Simon has written so many amazing songs in his career, with some of the most eloquent lyrics by any artist, this song has a particular resonance with me, having spent much of my life in railway stations around the world and overseas, far away from the country of my birth. A Simon & Garfunkel classic from their third studio album, Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966), it produced by Bob Johnston. The song was released as a single on January 19, 1966 by Columbia Records. The song was composed in 1964 during his period in London, England. Away from his love interest Kathy Chitty while touring clubs, Simon felt depressed and homesick. He first penned the song on a scrap of paper outside the Widnes railway station in Widnes. Homeward Bound was the duos second single, the follow-up to their enormously successful breakthrough hit The Sound of Silence. It performed very well in the USA, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, remaining on the charts for 12 weeks. Internationally, the song performed best in Canada, where it hit number two; it was also a top five hit in the Netherlands. In the UK it peaked at number 9.
Posted on: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:59:37 +0000
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