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{{Infobox album
| name       = The Graduate
| type       = soundtrack
| artist     = [[Simon & Garfunkel]]
| cover      = Graduate.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = January 21, 1968
| recorded   = 1967
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Folk rock]]
| length     = 36:48
| label      = [[Columbia Masterworks Records|Columbia Masterworks]]
| producer   = [[Teo Macero]]
| chronology = [[Simon & Garfunkel]]
| prev_title = [[Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme]]
| prev_year  = 1966
| next_title = [[Bookends (album)|Bookends]]
| next_year  = 1968
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = The Graduate
 | type        = soundtrack
 | single1     = [[Mrs. Robinson]]
 | single1date = April 1968
}}
}}

'''''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 Records|Columbia Masterworks]], the album was produced by [[Teo Macero]]. In March of the following year, Simon and Grusin won the 1968 [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]] for "[[Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media|Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture or Television Special]]". "Mrs Robinson" received the Grammy for "[[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]",<ref name="McPhate">{{cite web |last=McPhate |first=Tim |date=May 15, 2017 |title='Mrs. Robinson,' 'The Graduate' Soundtrack: 3 GRAMMY facts |url=https://www.grammy.com/news/mrs-robinson-the-graduate-soundtrack-3-grammy-facts |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219032600/https://www.grammy.com/news/mrs-robinson-the-graduate-soundtrack-3-grammy-facts |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref> whilst Simon & Garfunkel collected the "Best Contemporary-pop Performance, Vocal Duo or Group" award.<ref>{{cite web |title=1968 Grammy Winners |url=https://www.grammy.com/awards/11th-annual-grammy-awards |website=Grammy Awards |access-date=December 18, 2022}}</ref><ref name="O'Neil">{{cite book |last=O'Neil |first=Thomas |date=1999 |title=The Grammys: The Ultimate, Unofficial Guide to Music's Highest Honor |url=https://archive.org/details/grammys0000onei/mode/1up |url-access=registration |edition=Revised |location=New York |publisher=Perigree |isbn=0399524770 |pages=143–144, 146 |access-date=December 18, 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

Although the album features two versions of "[[Mrs. Robinson]]", neither is the full version as featured on [[Bookends (album)|''Bookends'']], which was composed later.<ref name=Morris>{{cite journal |last1=Morris |first1=Chris |title='The Graduate' Soundtrack Turns 50: How 'Mrs. Roosevelt' Became No. 1 Hit 'Mrs. Robinson' |journal=Variety |date=January 19, 2018 |url=https://variety.com/2018/music/news/the-graduate-soundtrack-50th-anniversary-mrs-robinson-1202663554/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119191550/https://variety.com/2018/music/news/the-graduate-soundtrack-50th-anniversary-mrs-robinson-1202663554/ |archive-date=January 19, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Morris/> 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).<ref name="McPhate"/>

{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=the-graduate-r18000/review|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
| rev2score = 6.2/10<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/simon-and-garfunkel-dave-grusin-the-graduate-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/|title=Simon & Garfunkel: ''The Graduate (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' Album Review {{!}} Pitchfork|last=M. Deusner|first=Stephen|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=June 16, 2018|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>
}}

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Performer
| headline      = Side one
| title1        = [[The Sound of Silence]]
| extra1        = Simon & Garfunkel
| note1         = Remix{{efn|Often listed as the "Electric Version"}}
| writer1       = [[Paul Simon]]
| length1       = 3:06
| title2        = The Singleman Party Foxtrot
| extra2        = Dave Grusin
| writer2       = [[Dave Grusin]]
| length2       = 2:52
| title3        = [[Mrs. Robinson]]
| extra3        = Simon & Garfunkel
| writer3       = Simon
| note3         = Version 1
| length3       = 1:12
| title4        = Sunporch Cha-Cha-Cha
| extra4        = Dave Grusin
| writer4       = Grusin
| length4       = 2:53
| title5        = [[Scarborough_Fair_(ballad)#Simon_&_Garfunkel_version|Scarborough Fair/Canticle]]
| extra5        = Simon & Garfunkel
| note5         = Interlude
| writer5       = Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and [[Art Garfunkel]]
| length5       = 1:41
| title6        = On the Strip
| extra6        = Dave Grusin
| writer6       = Grusin
| length6       = 2:00
| title7        = [[April Come She Will]]
| extra7        = Simon & Garfunkel
| writer7       = Simon
| length7       = 1:50
| title8        = The Folks
| extra8        = Dave Grusin
| writer8       = Grusin
| length8       = 2:27
}}

{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Performer
| headline      = Side two
| title9        = Scarborough Fair/Canticle
| extra9        = Simon & Garfunkel
| note9         = Extended version
| writer9       = Traditional, arranged by Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel
| length9       = 6:22
| title10       = A Great Effect
| extra10       = Dave Grusin
| writer10      = Grusin
| length10      = 4:06
| title11       = [[The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine]]
| extra11       = Simon & Garfunkel
| note11        = Alternate version
| writer11      = Simon
| length11      = 1:46
| title12       = Whew
| extra12       = Dave Grusin
| writer12      = Grusin
| length12      = 2:10
| title13       = Mrs. Robinson
| extra13       = Simon & Garfunkel
| writer13      = Simon
| note13        = Version 2
| length13      = 1:12
| title14       = The Sound of Silence
| note14        = Alternate version{{efn|Often listed as the "Reprise"}}
| extra14       = Simon & Garfunkel
| writer14      = Simon
| length14      = 3:08
| total_length  = 36:48
}}

==Personnel==
* [[Paul Simon]] – lead vocals, guitar
* [[Art Garfunkel]] – lead vocals
* [[Dave Grusin]] – additional music

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (1968)
! Peak<br />position
|-
| Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last1=Kent |first1=David |title=Australian Chart Book (1940-1969) |date=2005 |isbn=0646444395 |pages=271 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4dvoPQAACAAJ |access-date=January 10, 2019}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|1
|-
| [[Dutch Album Top 100|Dutch Album Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Soundtrack / Simon & Garfunkel - The Graduate |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Soundtrack+%2F+Simon+%26+Garfunkel&titel=The+Graduate&cat=a |website=Dutch Charts |access-date=December 19, 2022}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|10
|-
|align="left"|Spanish Albums Chart<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref> 
|align="center"|2
|-
|[[Official Albums Chart|UK Albums]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=The Graduate |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/the-graduate/ |website=Official Charts |access-date=2020-10-17}}</ref>
|align="center"|3
|-
|US [[Billboard 200]]<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Top LP's |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1968/Billboard%201968-04-06.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806175834/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1968/Billboard%201968-04-06.pdf |archive-date=2020-08-06 |url-status=live |access-date=2020-10-17 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=April 6, 1968 |page=60}}</ref>
|align="center"|1
|-
|}

==Certifications==
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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=Canada|artist=Simon And Garfunkel|title=The Graduate|award=Platinum|certyear=1979|relyear=1994|access-date=February 8, 2020}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=France|artist=Simon & Garfunkel|title=Le Lauréat (B.O.F.)|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1968|certyear=1991|certref=<ref>{{cite web |title=Les Certifications depuis 1973: Albums |url=http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_Certifications.php|publisher=Infodisc.fr|access-date=February 8, 2020}} (select "Simon & Garfunkel" from drop-down list)</ref>}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United Kingdom|artist=Simon & Garfunkel|title=The Graduate|award=Silver|certyear=2020|relyear=1994|access-date=February 8, 2020|id=16173-1749-2}}
{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Simon & Garfunkel|title=The Graduate|award=Platinum|number=2|certyear=1997|relyear=1967|access-date=February 8, 2020}}
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==References==
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{{The Graduate (novel)}}
{{Simon and Garfunkel}}
{{Dave Grusin}}
{{Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media}}
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[[Category:Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media]]