The first half of this Mainly mellow album (originally one side of a vinyl album) is based around life experiences from childhood to old age. Beginning and ending with the bookends theme, the outstanding song in this half is the reflective America. Save the life of my child, overs and Old friends are all great songs though I'm not too keen on Voices of old people. The second half of the album has no obvious theme but is stronger overall, Containing Mrs Robinson (The Biggest hit here), Hazy Shade of Winter (revived in the eighties to good effect by The Bangles) Faking it (a minor American hit) , Punky's Dilemma (an excellent philosophical song) and at the Zoo (a great song with Which to close the original album). Some Say That Mrs Robinson (Originally Which Appeared in the soundtrack of The Graduate) does not really blend in with the rest of the album. Maybe not, but I'm glad it's here. Two bonus tracks are nothing to get excited about, but the re-mastering gives a far superior sound quality. There are therefore some informative liner notes.
If You Only Want the famous songs, you can find them on any number of hits compilations - some double CD's, some single CD's. HOWEVER, if you wish to explore further, this album Should be a high priority.
