Simon, reluctant to leave Chitty, invited her to come with him they spent five days driving the country together. Producer Tom Wilson had called Simon, living in London at the time, back to the United States to finalize mixes and artwork for their debut studio album, Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. "America" was inspired by a five-day road excursion Simon undertook in September 1964 with Chitty. Problems playing this file? See media help. A 2014 Rolling Stone reader's poll ranked it the group's fourth-best song. The song has been regarded as one of Simon's strongest songwriting efforts and one of the duo's best songs. It was inspired by a 1964 road trip that Simon took with his then-girlfriend Kathy Chitty. The song was written and composed by Paul Simon, and concerns young lovers hitchhiking their way across the United States, in search of "America", in both a literal and figurative sense. After peaking in the charts in July 1972, the song was switched to the A-side of the single and re-entered the charts in November 1972. The song was later issued as the B-side of the single " For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (live version)" in 1972 to promote the release of the compilation album Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits.
It was produced by the duo and Roy Halee. "America" is a song performed by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel, which they included on their fourth studio album, Bookends, in 1968. " For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her (Live)" From the album Bookends and Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits
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