2x CD, DVD-Video
The Essential Paul Simon
Compilation by Paul Simon
Released 17 August 2007
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Mother and Child Reunion4.3 ★
- 2Loves Me Like a Rock4.6 ★
- 3Me and Julio Down by the School Yard4.4 ★
- 4Duncan
- 5Kodachrome4.2 ★
- 650 Ways to Leave Your Lover3.9 ★
- 7Slip Slidin’ Away4.4 ★
- 8Gone at LastPaul Simon with Phoebe Snow & The Jessy Dixon Singers
- 9Something So Right3.4 ★
- 10Late in the Evening4.0 ★
- 11Hearts and Bones3.6 ★
- 12Take Me to the Mardi Gras
- 13That Was Your Mother3.8 ★
- 14American Tune4.0 ★
- 15Peace Like a River
- 16Stranded in a Limousine
- 17Train in the Distance3.0 ★
- 18The Late Great Johnny Ace
- 19Still Crazy After All These Years4.6 ★
- CD 2
- 1Graceland4.3 ★
- 2Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
- 3The Boy in the Bubble
- 4You Can Call Me Al4.3 ★
- 5Under African Skies
- 6The Obvious Child
- 7Born at the Right Time4.0 ★
- 8The Cool, Cool River
- 9Spirit Voices
- 10Adios Hermanos3.0 ★
- 11Born in Puerto Rico
- 12Quality
- 13Darling Lorraine
- 14Hurricane Eye
- 15Father and Daughter
- 16Outrageous
- 17Wartime Prayers
- DVD-Video 3: Bonus DVD (Videos/TV Appearances)
- 1Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
- 2You Can Call Me Al4.3 ★
- 3The Boy in the Bubble
- 4Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
- 5The Obvious Child
- 6Father and Daughter
- 7Mrs. Robinson (Dick Cavett Show)
- 8Loves Me Like a Rock (Saturday Night Live)
- 9Sweeney Sisters (Saturday Night Live)
- 10Homeward Bound (Saturday Night Live)Paul Simon with George Harrison
More by Paul Simon
Release credits
- guitar synthesizer [3.2, 2.4]
- percussion [3, 11]
- guitar [9]
- trumpet [3.2, 2.4]
- bass guitar [13]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- acoustic bass guitar [11]
- bass [7]
- bass [7], bass guitar [2.1, 2.4, 3.2]
- electric piano [19], keyboard [5]
- bass guitar [14], electric bass guitar [9]
- keyboard [9, 14], strings [19], woodwind [19]
- piano [9]
- recording [6, 8, 19]
- accordion [7]
- flute [18]
- background vocals [7]
- additional [3.2, 2.4], guitar [2.1, 2.4, 3.2]
- background vocals [1]
- other vocals [12]
- trombone [2.4, 3.2]
- brass [10]
- bass guitar [2, 5, 12, 19]
- washboard [13]
- guitar [3, 9]
- electric guitar [18], guitar [11]
- background vocals [1]
- strings [14]
- pedal steel guitar [1]
- percussion [1]
- congas [7]
- vibraphone [9]
- electric guitar [10]
- background vocals [7]
- cello [18]
- drums (drum set) [7]
- bass clarinet [18]
- recording [6, 8, 19]
- bass guitar [8]
- drums (drum set) [8-9, 14]
- Rhodes piano [18]
- acoustic guitar [10], electric guitar [6]
- guitar [1]
- drums (drum set) [2.4, 3.2]
- guitar [7]
- bass [1]
- engineer [2, 5, 12]
- viola [18]
- engineer [10]
- electric guitar [5, 12]
- electric guitar [6]
- saxophone [13]
- trumpet [2.4, 3.2]
- background vocals [10]
- organ [6]
- background vocals [10]
- trombone [3.2, 2.4]
- piano [1]
- co [18]
- trumpet [3.2, 2.4]
- percussion [1]
- violin [18]
- assistant [2.1, 2.4, 3.2]
- assistant [13]
- synthesizer [18]
- saxophone [19], solo [19]
- additional [18], conductor [18], synthesizer [18]
- marimba [11], vibraphone [11]
- bell [7], congas [7]
- solo [3.2, 2.4], tin whistle [3.2, 2.4]
- organ [1]
- brass [12]
- associate [10]
- background vocals [6]
- co [14]
- acoustic guitar [6, 11, 18], arranger [1, 3], background vocals [3.2, 1.10, 2.1, 2.4], electric bass guitar [2.4, 3.2], guitar [1.1-3, 1.5, 1.9, 1.12, 1.14, 2.7], horn [7], lead vocals [2.10, 1.10], phonographic copyright [1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 1.19, 2.7], producer [2.1, 2.4, 2.10, 3.2, 1.1-3, 1.5-6, 1.8-10, 1.12-14, 1.19], vocal [3.2, 1.1, 1.3, 1.6, 1.8, 1.13, 1.19, 2.1, 2.4]
- electric guitar [12], guitar [5]
- assistant [1]
- co [2, 9], engineer [2-3, 5-6, 8-10, 14, 19], mix [10], producer [6, 8, 10, 19]
- background vocals [6], vocal [8]
- strings [9]
- percussion [3.2, 1.6, 1.8, 1.10, 2.4]
- trumpet [3.2, 2.4]
- background vocals [1]
- double bass [9]
- Rhodes piano [11], piano [8]
- horn [2.4, 3.2], synthesizer [2.4, 3.2]
- performer [13]
- accordion [13]
- drums (drum set) [2, 5, 12, 19]
- engineer [14]
- baritone saxophone [2.4, 3.2], bass saxophone [2.4, 3.2]
- additional [10], associate [10], engineer [1.11, 1.13, 1.18, 2.1, 2.4, 3.2], mix [11, 18], remixer [3]
- bass [3]
- guitar [13]
- electric guitar [18]
- bass drum [7], congas [7], other instruments [7]
- drums (drum set) [6, 10-11, 18]
- assistant [1]
- performer [1]
- additional [2], background vocals [2], guest [2]
- vocal [1]
- background vocals [8]
- co [2, 5, 12]
- bass guitar [6, 10]
- background vocals [6]
- guitar [7]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- guitar [1]
- drums (drum set) [1]
- other instruments [7]
- background vocals [7]
Issues
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T17 August 2007
T2007
T2007- T2x CD, DVD-Video2007
- T2010
- T2010
T2x Digital Media24 August 2012- T2x CD (2012 reissue)27 August 2012
TDigital Media2015