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Graceland by Paul Simon

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    Track     Duration Listeners
1 Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble 5:59 128,886
2 Paul Simon - Graceland 5:31 174,670
3 Paul Simon - I Know What I Know 4:45 90,238
3 Paul Simon with General M.D. Shirinda And The Gaza Sisters - I Know What I Know 3:13 7,879
4 Paul Simon - Gumboots 2:45 78,576
4 Paul Simon with The Boyoyo Boys - Gumboots 2:44 7,202
5 Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes 9:31 148,194
6 Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al 5:10 336,954
7 Paul Simon - Under African Skies 3:37 106,409
8 Paul Simon with Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Homeless 3:48 6,748
8 Paul Simon - Homeless 3:47 84,948
9 Paul Simon - Crazy Love, Vol II 4:19 7,748
9 Paul Simon - Crazy Love Vol. II 4:19 8,745
10 Paul Simon - That Was Your Mother 2:51 79,664
10 Paul Simon with Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters - That Was Your Mother 2:52 6,735
11 Paul Simon - All Around the The World or the Myth of Fingerprints 3:26 1,152
11 Paul Simon with Los Lobos - All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints 3:16 5,104
12 Paul Simon - Homeless (demo) 2:28 7,754
12 Paul Simon - Homeless (Demo) (Bonus Track) 2:28 323
13 Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Unreleased Version) (Bonus Track) 4:41 311
13 Paul Simon - Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Unissued version) 4:42 908
14 Paul Simon - All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints (Early version) 3:16 5,351
14 Paul Simon - All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints (Early Version) (Bonus Track) 3:18 213
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al (Album Version) 4:39 964
Paul Simon - Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Album Version) 5:48 152
Paul Simon - All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints (Album Version) 3:17 72
Paul Simon - Under African Skies (Album Version) 3:37 124
Paul Simon - Homeless (Album Version) 3:48 95
Paul Simon - Crazy Love, Vol. II (Album Version) 4:19 85
Paul Simon - That Was Your Mother (Album Version) 2:52 102
Paul Simon - Gumboots (Album Version) 2:45 109
Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble (Album Version) 3:59 142
Paul Simon - Graceland (Album Version) 4:51 179
Paul Simon - I Know What I Know (Album Version) 3:13 110
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About this album

Legacy Recordings 34 tracks (135:54)
Graceland is an album released by Paul Simon in 1986. It was a hit in the UK topping the charts at #1. It also reached #3 in the US. The album won the Album of the Year Grammy award, while the title song won the Record of the Year Grammy award, for 1986 and 1987 respectively. In 2006, the album was added to the United States National Recording Registry, along with another 24 significant recordings that year.

Coming at a time when Simon’s musical career was at something of a low ebb following the disappointing public response to Hearts and Bones, the project was originally inspired by Simon’s listening to a cassette of the Boyoyo Boys instrumental “Gumboots”, lent to him by Heidi Berg, a singer-songwriter with whom Simon was working (and who would later become an award-winning jingle singer and writer). Simon later wrote lyrics to sing over a re-recording of the song, which became the fourth track on the album.

The group Los Lobos appear on the last track, “All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints.” According to Los Lobos’s saxophone player Steve Berlin, Simon stole the song from Los Lobos, giving them no songwriting credit:

“It was not a pleasant deal for us. I mean he quite literally — and in no way do I exaggerate when I say — he stole the songs from us… We go into the studio, and he had quite literally nothing.
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  • bwvv

    The very best album of the 1980s, hands down.

    11 days ago

  • Stein276

    Amazing album, I just love it.

    last month

  • gurrapan

    Great!

    March 2012

  • PhoenixBloom

    Very good but so overrated, his had better in my opinion.

    March 2012

  • Indyalanjones1

    I cant help but love this album. The Shins, Vampire Weekend, Arctic Monkeys and a whole host of indie bands all owe there success to Graceland!

    February 2012

  • pahachowa

    lovely

    December 2011

  • Angel5th

    Very, very, very special, ground breaking album. Causes me to well up to this day! One of the soundtracks of my childhood. Makes me think of my precious mother (who is well, thanks for asking). :) ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

    December 2011

  • maccablue666

    this is the the very very very best i love this album xxxxxxxxx

    November 2011

  • lohrasb

    This album is amazing! wow! i fucking love it!

    October 2011

  • piraterie

    Soundtrack of my life. This has continually been in my top five favorite albums since it came out when I was five. I've gone through many copies in many formats. It never ever gets old.

    September 2011

  • bodomalo3

    Concert in the Park 1991 on DVD? Hey people, Paul Simons concert in the park is 20 years old now, and has never ever been released on DVD - although it is still available on VHS tape! Join our campaign, we want a release of this DVD: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Campaign-for-the-1991-Paul-Simon-Concert-in-the-Park-to-be-released-on-DVD/248186498533473 LIKE IT - join us

    July 2011

  • Tamatoy

    This album makes me remember being 8 years old running around in a 90's Summertime!

    July 2011

  • antonjr

    this is a masterpiece, no two ways about it

    July 2011

  • captainDread

    Thoroughly solid album

    June 2011

  • bpooler2

    When I want to relax at bedtime or if ever I'm stressed I play Graceland, Paul Simon is a gifted entertainer, but I believe that a great deal of what he does comes from the heart of the MAN !! Perfection understates what he does. . . .Thanks Last FM....

    June 2011

  • Volderon

    Now one of my favourite albums of all time!

    June 2011

  • CuntyWunty

    My father has a copy of this, its only recently I listen to it properly, but the songs seem so familar to me, even though I didn't realise it. Fantastic album

    June 2011

  • jaydensilmore

    My father told me to listen to this album a few days ago, I had never heard any of Simon's solo work and I am really impressed:) I really love The Boy in the Bubble and Graceland:)

    April 2011

  • smokeandsex

    i'm 16 and this was my childhood aha, I'm so glad it was :) Diamonds on the Soles of her Shoes was 'my' song ...

    March 2011

  • prominence_la

    mk741 - Dude. Almost the same comment. Except it was Cream of Clapton for me.

    March 2011
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