The Graduate is a 1968 album of songs and music from the soundtrack of Mike Nichols' movie The Graduate. It includes five songs from the folk-rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, including "Mrs. Robinson", a work in progress which Simon adapted to fit the movie, along with several instrumental pieces by Dave Grusin. Released January 21 on Columbia Masterworks, the album was produced by Teo Macero. In March of the following year, Simon and Grusin won the 1968 Grammy Award for "Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special". "Mrs Robinson" received the Grammy for "Record of the Year",^[1] whilst Simon & Garfunkel collected the "Best Contemporary-pop Performance, Vocal Duo or Group" award.^[2]^[3]

Although the album features two versions of "Mrs. Robinson", neither is the full version as featured on Bookends, which was composed later.^[4] The first consists of relentless, sharp guitar chords, with the "dee-de-dee-dee" sung motif, while the second includes a chorus, before tapering off as it does in the film.^[4] The other major song of the album, the 1965 hit "The Sound of Silence", is used three times in the film. Both songs have been inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame (in 1999 and 2004 respectively).^[1]

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Track listing

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Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
1.	"The Sound of Silence" (Remix^[a])	Paul Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	3:06
2.	"The Singleman Party Foxtrot"	Dave Grusin	Dave Grusin	2:52
3.	"Mrs. Robinson" (Version 1)	Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	1:12
4.	"Sunporch Cha-Cha-Cha"	Grusin	Dave Grusin	2:53
5.	"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Interlude)	Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel	Simon & Garfunkel	1:41
6.	"On the Strip"	Grusin	Dave Grusin	2:00
7.	"April Come She Will"	Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	1:50
8.	"The Folks"	Grusin	Dave Grusin	2:27

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Performer	Length
9.	"Scarborough Fair/Canticle" (Extended version)	Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel	Simon & Garfunkel	6:22
10.	"A Great Effect"	Grusin	Dave Grusin	4:06
11.	"The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine" (Alternate version)	Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	1:46
12.	"Whew"	Grusin	Dave Grusin	2:10
13.	"Mrs. Robinson" (Version 2)	Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	1:12
14.	"The Sound of Silence" (Alternate version^[b])	Simon	Simon & Garfunkel	3:08
Total length:				36:48

Personnel

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Paul Simon – lead vocals, guitar
Art Garfunkel – lead vocals
Dave Grusin – additional music

Charts

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Chart (1968)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)^[5]	1
Dutch Album Chart^[6]	10
Spanish Albums Chart^[7]	2
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	3
USBillboard 200^[9]	1

Certifications

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Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[10]	Platinum	100,000^{^}
France (SNEP)^[11]	Gold	100,000^*
United Kingdom (BPI)^[12]	Silver	60,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[13]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone. ^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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^ ^a ^b McPhate, Tim (May 15, 2017). "'Mrs. Robinson,' 'The Graduate' Soundtrack: 3 GRAMMY facts". Grammy Awards. Archived from the original on December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

^ "1968 Grammy Winners". Grammy Awards. Retrieved December 18, 2022.

^ O'Neil, Thomas (1999). The Grammys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor (Revised ed.). New York: Perigree. p. 143–144, 146. ISBN 0399524770. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Internet Archive.

^ ^a ^b Morris, Chris (January 19, 2018). "'The Graduate' Soundtrack Turns 50: How 'Mrs. Roosevelt' Became No. 1 Hit 'Mrs. Robinson'". Variety. Archived from the original on January 19, 2018.

^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940-1969). p. 271. ISBN 0646444395. Retrieved January 10, 2019.

^ "Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel - The Graduate". Dutch Charts. Retrieved December 19, 2022.

^ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.

^ "The Graduate". Official Charts. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

^ "Top LP's" (PDF). Billboard. April 6, 1968. p. 60. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved 2020-10-17.

^ "Canadian album certifications – Simon And Garfunkel – The Graduate". Music Canada. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

^ "Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved February 8, 2020. (select "Simon & Garfunkel" from drop-down list)

^ "British album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

^ "American album certifications – Simon & Garfunkel – The Graduate". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 8, 2020.

^ Often listed as the "Electric Version"

^ Often listed as the "Reprise"

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1960s	Exodus – Ernest Gold (1960) Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1961) No Award (1962) Tom Jones – John Addison (1963) Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1964) The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1965) Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1966) Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1967) The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1968) Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1969)
1970s	Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1970) Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1971) The Godfather – Nino Rota (1972) Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1973) The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1974) Jaws – John Williams (1975) Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1976) Star Wars – John Williams (1977) Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1978) Superman – John Williams (1979)
1980s	The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1980) Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1981) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1982) Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1983) Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1984) Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1985) Out of Africa – John Barry (1986) The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1987) The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1988) The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1989)
1990s	Glory – James Horner (1990) Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1991) Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1992) Aladdin – Alan Menken (1993) Schindler's List – John Williams (1994) Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1995) Independence Day – David Arnold (1996) The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1997) Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1998) A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (1999)
2000s	American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2000) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2001) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004) Ray – Craig Armstrong (2005) Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2006) Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2007) The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2008) Up – Michael Giacchino (2009)
2010s	Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2010) The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2011) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2012) Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2013) The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2014) Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2015) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2016) La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2017) Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2018) Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2019)
2020s	Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020) The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2021) Encanto – Germaine Franco (2022) Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2023)