Name: Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) by Paul Simon
Brand: Paul Simon
SKU: 886443445680
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (119 reviews)

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With Graceland, Paul Simon hit on the idea of combining his always perceptive songwriting with the little-heard mbaqanga music of South Africa, creating a fascinating hybrid that re-enchanted his old audience and earned him a new one. It is true that the South African angle (including its controversial aspect during the apartheid days) was a powerful marketing tool and that the catchy music succeeded in presenting listeners with that magical combination: something they'd never heard before that nevertheless sounded familiar. As eclectic as any record Simon had made, it also delved into zydeco and conjunto-flavored rock & roll while marking a surprising new lyrical approach (presaged on some songs on Hearts and Bones); for the most part, Simon abandoned a linear, narrative approach to his words, instead drawing highly poetic ("Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"), abstract ("The Boy in the Bubble"), and satiric ("I Know What I Know") portraits of modern life, often charged by striking images and turns of phrase torn from the headlines or overheard in contemporary speech. An enormously successful record, Graceland became the standard against which subsequent musical experiments by major artists were measured. ~ William Ruhlmann

1. The Boy In the Bubble

by Paul Simon

Accordion: Forere Motloheloa; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Paul Simon; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon
Forere Motloheloa; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Cobrin
Peter Thwaites; Production
Background Vocals: Paul Simon; Performer
Bass: Bakithi Kumalo; Performer
Drums: Vusi Khumalo; Performer
Percussion: Makhaya Mahlangu; Performer
Synthesizer: Rob Mounsey
Adrián Belew; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Dan Hersch
Bill Inglot; Production
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon; Production

2. Graceland

by Paul Simon

Bass: Bakithi Kumalo; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Drums: Vusi Khumalo; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Cobrin
Peter Thwaites; Production
Guitar: Chikapa "ray" Phiri; Performer
Percussion: Makhaya Mahlangu; Performer
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Vocals: Paul Simon
The Everly Brothers; Performer
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Demola Adepoju; Other
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon
Steven Strassman; Production

3. I Know What I Know

by Paul Simon With General M.d. Shirinda And The Gaza Sisters

Featured Artist: General M.d.shirinda
The Gaza Sisters; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Performer: General M.d.shirinda
The Gaza Sisters
Paul Simon With General M.d. Shirinda And The Gaza Sisters
Paul Simon; Performer
Vocals: The Gaza Sisters
Paul Simon; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Cobrin
Peter Thwaites; Production
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Producer: Paul Simon; Production
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production

4. Gumboots

by Paul Simon With The Boyoyo Boys

Featured Artist: Boyoyo Boys; Main Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Accordion: Jonhjon Mkhalali; Performer
Background Vocals: Michelle Cobbs
Paul Simon
Diane Garisto; Performer
Drums: Petrus Manile; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon
Jonhjon Mkhalali
Lulu Masilela; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Peter Thwaites
Mark Cobrin; Production
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Guitar: Daniel Xilakazi; Performer
Percussion: Ralph Macdonald; Performer
Performer: Paul Simon With The Boyoyo Boys
Paul Simon
Boyoyo Boys; Performer
Saxophone: Teaspoon Ndelu
Mike Makhalemele
Barney Rachabane; Performer
Tambourine: Lulu Masilela; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Dan Hersch
Bill Inglot; Production
Unknown Contributor Role: Paul Simon; Other
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon; Production

5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes

by Paul Simon

Alto Saxophone: Alex Foster; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Bass: Bakithi Kumalo; Performer
Drums: Isaac Mtshali; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon
Joseph Shahalala; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Cobrin
Peter Thwaites; Production
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Guitar: Chikapa "ray" Phiri
Paul Simon; Performer
Percussion: Assane Thiam
Youssou N'dour; Performer
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Leonard Pickett; Performer
Trumpet: Earl Gardner; Performer
Vocals: Paul Simon
Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon; Production

6. You Can Call Me Al

by Paul Simon

Bass: Bakithi Kumalo; Performer
Drums: Isaac Mtshali; Performer
Electric Guitar: Paul Simon; Performer
Arranger: Chikapa "ray" Phiri
Paul Simon; Composer
Background Vocals: Paul Simon; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Peter Thwaites
Mark Cobrin; Production
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Guitar: Chikapa "ray" Phiri; Performer
Penny Whistle: Morris Goldberg; Performer
Percussion: Ralph Macdonald
Youssou N'dour; Performer
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Saxophone: Ronald E. Cuber; Performer
Synthesizer: Adrián Belew
Rob Mounsey; Performer
Trombone: Kim Allan Cissel
David Bargeron; Performer
Trumpet: Earl Gardner
Alan Rubin
Ronald E. Brecker
Lewis Soloff
John Faddis; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Dan Hersch
Bill Inglot; Production
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon; Production

7. Under African Skies

by Paul Simon

Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Bass: Bakithi Kumalo; Performer
Drums: Isaac Mtshali; Performer
Guitar: Adrián Belew
Chikapa "ray" Phiri
Paul Simon; Performer
Percussion: Ralph Macdonald; Performer
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Arranger: Chikapa "ray" Phiri
Paul Simon; Composer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Peter Thwaites
Mark Cobrin; Production
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Producer: Paul Simon; Production
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production

8. Homeless

by Paul Simon With Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Featured Artist: Ladysmith Black Mambazo; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Performer: Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Paul Simon With Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Paul Simon; Performer
Vocals: Joseph Shabalala; Performer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Lyricist: Joseph Shabalala
Paul Simon; Composer
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Producer: Andrew Fraser
Paul Simon; Production
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production

9. Crazy Love, Vol. II

by Paul Simon

Bass: Lloyd Lelose; Performer
Drums: Isaac Mtshali; Performer
Guitar: Chikapa "ray" Phiri; Performer
Arranger: Raymond Chikapa Phiri
Chikapa "ray" Phiri
Paul Simon; Composer
Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Background Vocals: Paul Simon; Performer
Penny Whistle: Morris Goldberg; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Assistant Engineer: Mark Cobrin
Peter Thwaites; Production
Performer: Paul Simon; Performer
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Bill Inglot
Dan Hersch; Production
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Paul Simon; Production

10. That Was Your Mother

by Paul Simon With Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters

Composer: Paul Simon; Composer
Accordion: Alton Rubin Sr.
Alton Rubin; Performer
Bass: Alonzo Johnson; Performer
Drums: Alton Rubin Jr.
Alton Rubin; Performer
Guitar: Sherman Robertson; Performer
Performer: Good Rockin' Doopsie
Paul Simon
Paul Simon With Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters
The Twisters; Performer
Saxophone: Johnny Hoyt; Performer
Lyricist: Paul Simon; Composer
Engineer: Roy Halee; Production
Featured Artist: Good Rockin' Doopsie
The Twisters; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Greg Calbi; Production
Remastering: Dan Hersch
Bill Inglot; Production
Jr.: Alton Rubin; Other
Sr.: Alton Rubin; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: David Rubin; Other
Primary Artist: Paul Simon; Main Performer
Producer: Mark Miller
Paul Simon; Production