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"Homeward Bound" is a song by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, released as a single on January 19, 1966, by Columbia Records. It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Bob Johnston . Simon wrote the song during his time in England, possibly while waiting for a train at Widnes railway station in the northwest of England.
A week later, "Homeward Bound" was released as a single, entering the USA top ten, followed by "I Am a Rock" peaking at number three. [57] The duo supported the recordings with a nationwide tour of the US including a performance during the first Spring Weekend of the University of Massachusetts Boston where the duo was the headline act. [ 58 ]
He wrote "Homeward Bound" and "I Am a Rock", and learned Davey Graham's guitar instrumental "Anji", which later appeared on Sounds of Silence. [17] In England, Simon recorded a solo album, The Paul Simon Songbook, featuring just his voice and guitar accompaniment; it was released in the UK only at the time, but later released elsewhere. [18]
Homeward Bound is a World War I era song that says the war will soon be over, and the soldiers will be able to return home. It has a hopeful message and was meant to comfort both soldiers and the family and friends of soldiers. It was composed by George W. Meyer, written by Howard Johnson and Coleman Goetz, and produced by Leo. Feist, Inc. in 1917.
"Artie is sprawled in jeans and a royal blue sweater, while Paul rises just behind, the modern poet-troubadour clad in cambric and shadow," wrote Peter Ames Carlin in Simon's biography, Homeward Bound. The original back cover of the LP includes an essay by music critic Ralph J. Gleason. [25]
Sounds of Silence is the second studio album by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 17, 1966.The album's title is a slight modification of the title of the duo's first major hit, "The Sound of Silence", which originally was released as "The Sounds of Silence". [2]
Homeward Bound" alludes to Christine McVie's road weariness and desire "for a proper night's rest in her own bed", according to Fleetwood. [8] " Sunny Side of Heaven" is an instrumental, which was later performed with Lindsey Buckingham on guitar for some shows in the mid-1970s.
Homeward Bound, an 1838 novel by James Fenimore Cooper "Homeward Bound", the sixth and final part of Stories of Other Worlds, a 1900 serial by George Griffith; Homeward Bound, a 1975 novel by Eleanor Farnes; Homeward Bound, a 1980 novel by Rosemary Timperley; Homeward Bound, a 1988 Deathlands novel by Laurence James (as James Axler)