Nach ihrer spektakulären Trennung im Jahre 1970 fand das legendäre Duo erst elf Jahre später wieder für ein Reunion-Konzert mit anschließend weltweiter Tournee zusammen. Im September 1981 gaben Paul Simon und Art Garfunkel eine umjubelte Open-Air-Show in einer legendären Location – im New Yorker Central Park. Der Konzert-Mitschnitt positionierte sich international auf Chart-Spitzenplätzen, die Dokumentation erreichte bei Erstausstrahlung im US-Fernsehen traumhafte Einschaltzahlen.

The Concert in Central Park is a live album by Simon & Garfunkel. On September 19, 1981 the folk-rock duo reunited for a free concert on the Great Lawn of New York's Central Park attended by more than 500,000 people. They released a live album from the concert the following March (Warner Brothers LP 2BSK 3654; CD 3654). It was arranged by Paul Simon and Dave Grusin, and produced by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Phil Ramone and Roy Halee. The concert was also shot on videotape, televised by HBO in 1982, and subsequently released on various home video formats. The VHS and DVD contain two songs that were omitted from the live album: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" and "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" was disrupted by a fan rushing the stage who came very close to attacking Paul. This incident was both frightening and coincidental, as the song is an elegy upon the murder of John Lennon just one year earlier.

Em 19/09/1981 a dupla de folk-rock se reuniu para um concerto gratuito no Great Lawn do Central Park ao qual compareceram mais de 500 mil pessoas. Também lançado em CD, o DVD contém duas músicas omitidas do álbum: "The Late Great Johnny Ace" e a reprise de "Late in the Evening (Reprise)". "Johnny Ace" foi interrompida pela invasão do palco por um fã.

En 1981, Simon & Garfunkel se reforment exceptionnellement. A New York, devant 500 000 personnes ils donnent un concert magique qui est resté dans les annales comme un des concerts les plus marquants du siècle dernier.- Mrs Robinson- Homeward Bound- America- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard- Scarborough Fair, et beaucoup d'autres.