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The Essential Paul Simon
While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon's music has been previously anthologized more than once, this 36-track double-disc set instantly takes its place as the most comprehensive yet musically insightful overview of his solo career. Six tracks from the singer's Grammy-winning triumph Graceland, the 1986 collection that both reinvented Simon's career and pushed world music into a well-deserved spotlight, serve as the collection's focal point. They bridge the more traditional '70s singer-songwriter fare Simon pursued after his split with partner Art Garfunkel and the often openly experimental avenues that more recently led to his rewarding 2006 collaboration with Brian Eno, Surprise. Simon's innate artistic curiosity is further underscored by the album's creative sequencing, which eschews strict chronology for a tack that weaves the songs into a more musically and thematically cohesive tapestry. --Jerry McCulley
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Tracks| 1 | Mother And Child Reunion | | 2 | Loves Me Like a Rock | | 3 | Me And Julio Down By The School Yard | | 4 | Duncan | | 5 | Kodachrome | | 6 | 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover | | 7 | Slip Slidin' Away | | 8 | Gone At Last | | 9 | Something So Right | | 10 | Late In the Evening | | 11 | Hearts And Bones | | 12 | Take Me To the Mardi Gras | | 13 | That Was Your Mother | | 14 | American Tune | | 15 | Peace Like a River | | 16 | Stranded In a Limousine | | 17 | Train In the Distance | | 18 | The Late Great Johnny Ace | | 19 | Still Crazy After All These Years | | 20 | Graceland | | 21 | Diamonds On the Soles Of Her Shoes | | 22 | The Boy In the Bubble | | 23 | You Can Call Me Al | | 24 | Under African Skies | | 25 | The Obvious Child | | 26 | Born At the Right Time | | 27 | The Coo, Cool River | | 28 | Spirit Voices | | 29 | Adios Hermanos | | 30 | Born In Puerto Rico | | 31 | Quality | | 32 | Darling Lorraine | | 33 | Hurricane Eye | | 34 | Father And Daughter | | 35 | Outrageous | | 36 | Wartime Prayers |
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