Original Release Date: August 1986
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The melding of South African styles and Simon's trademark sensibility made for one of the most intriguing albums--not to mention commercial hits--of the '80s. At once lively, thoughtful, gorgeous, and tough, Graceland acknowledges splits both in South Africa's social fabric and in Simon's personal life (the title track is a clear descendant of the earlier "Hearts and Bones," a song about the singer-songwriter's brief marriage to Carrie Fisher). Humor is hardly absent from the mix, though; witness the addled "I Know What I Know" and the fable-like "You Can Call Me Al." --Rickey Wright
Product Description
In a remarkable career spanning six decades, singer-songwriter Paul Simon has amassed 9 Grammy awards and has been inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice. The first occasion recognized has brilliant work as one half of Simon & Garfunkel. Simon's second induction, in 2001, heralded his equally massive contributions as a solo artist and composer. The songwriter's solo catalog is one of the most diverse, literate, adventurous, and musically rich in all of popular music. Today regarded as one of the greatest composers of the rock n' roll era, Simon is an American treasure, now celebrated by these five expanded and remastered classic albums. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Track Listing
01.The Boy In The Bubble
02.Graceland
03.I know What I Know
04.Gumboots
05.Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
06.You Can Call Me Al
07.Under African Skies
08.Homeless
09.Crazy Love Vol. II
10.That Was Your Mother
11.All Around The World or The Myth Of Fingerprints
12.Homeless (Demo)
13.Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Unreleased Version)
14.All Around The World (Early Version)
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