"Kathy's Song" is a song originally by Paul Simon from his 1965 debut album The Paul Simon Songbook.
[1] It was re-recorded for Simon & Garfunkel's second album Sounds of Silence, released in 1966.
[8] On January 3, 1996, American singer Eva Cassidy recorded a version of "Kathy's Song".
Buzz McCain, writing for the Washington Post, called Cassidy's version "delicate".
[9] Arun Starkey for Far Out opined Cassidy's version could make a "strong claim to be better than the original.