The Paul Simon Anthology
Appearance
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
The Paul Simon Anthology is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, which was released in 1993. It featured one previously unreleased track, "Thelma".
Track listing
[edit]- CD 1
- "The Sound of Silence" – 3:06
- "Cecilia" – 2:54
- "El Condor Pasa" – 3:06
- "The Boxer" – 5:08
- "Mrs. Robinson" – 3:54
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 4:49
- "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 2:42
- "Peace Like a River" – 3:16
- "Mother and Child Reunion" – 2:59
- "American Tune" – 3:44
- "Loves Me Like a Rock" – 3:18
- "Kodachrome" – 3:30
- "Gone at Last" – 3:29
- "Still Crazy After All These Years" (Live) – 3:50
- "Something So Right" – 4:30
- "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – 3:06
- "Slip Slidin' Away" – 4:44
- "Late in the Evening" – 3:55
- "Hearts and Bones" – 5:38
- "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" – 3:42
- CD 2
- "The Boy in the Bubble" – 4:01
- "Graceland" – 4:50
- "Under African Skies" – 3:37
- "That was Your Mother" – 2:53
- "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" – 5:48
- "You Can Call Me Al" – 4:42
- "Homeless" – 3:50
- "Spirit Voices" – 3:58
- "The Obvious Child" – 4:10
- "Can't Run But" – 3:36
- "Thelma" – 4:16
- "Further to Fly" – 5:35
- "She Moves On" – 4:57
- "Born at the Right Time" (Live) – 5:08
- "The Cool, Cool River" (Live) – 5:44
- "The Sound of Silence" (Live) – 5:41
Personnel
[edit]Musicians
[edit]- Ademola Adepoju – Pedal steel guitar
- Francisco Aguabella – Congas
- Artur Andres – Percussion
- Mingo Araújo – Castanet, Conga, Drums, Percussion, Surdo, Talking Drum
- Ken Ascher – Organ
- Patti Austin – Vocals (Background)
- Cyro Baptista – Percussion
- Barry Beckett – Keyboard
- Adrian Belew – Guitar
- Beloba – Percussion
- Hal Blaine – Conga, Drums, Percussion
- Michael Brecker – Saxophone
- Randy Brecker – Piccolo trumpet, Trumpet
- Briz – Vocals (Background)
- Bob Bushnell – Bass guitar
- J.J. Cale – Guitar
- Pete Carr – Guitar
- Anthony Carrillo – Bongos
- Fred Carter Jr. – Guitar
- Tony Cedras – Keyboard
- Dom Chacal – Bata, Bongos, Conga, Gourd, Percussion
- Wells Christy – Synclavier
- Kim Cissel – Trombone
- Bob Cranshaw – Bass guitar
- Jorge Ferreira da Silva – Percussion
- Wilson DasNeves – Cowbell, Percussion
- The Dixie Hummingbirds – Vocal Group
- Jerry Douglas – Dobro
- Pete Drake – Dobro, Pedal steel guitar
- Gordon Edwards – Bass guitar
- Don Elliott – Vibraphone
- The Everly Brothers – Vocals
- Jon Faddis – Trumpet
- Babacar Faye – Percussion
- Deborah Feingold – Cover Photo
- Alex Foster – Alto saxophone
- Steve Gadd – Drums
- Alexander Gafa – Guitar
- Eric Gale – Electric guitar
- Earl Gardner – Trumpet
- Art Garfunkel – Vocals
- Russell George – Bass guitar
- Florence Gnimagnon – Vocals (Background)
- Morris Goldberg – Penny Whistle
- Gordinho – Surdo
- Al Gorgoni – Guitar
- Bobby Gregg – Drums
- Winston Grennan – Drums
- Dave Grusin – Horn Arrangements
- The Harptones – Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background)
- Roger Hawkins – Drums
- Giovanni Hidalgo – Conga
- Neville Hinds – Organ
- David Hood – Bass guitar
- Cissy Houston – Vocals
- Johnny Hoyt – Saxophone
- Anthony Jackson – Bass guitar, Contrabass guitar
- Jackie Jackson – Bass guitar
- Alonzo Johnson – Bass
- Jimmy Johnson – Guitar
- Remy Kabocka – Talking Drum
- Vusi Khumalo – Drums
- Larry Knechtel – Keyboards, Piano, Bass
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Collaboration, Vocals
- Denzil Laing – Percussion
- Tony Levin – Bass guitar
- Ralph MacDonald – Percussion
- Makhaya Mahlangu – Percussion
- Mike Mainieri – Marimba, Vibraphone
- Marçalzinho – Percussion
- Hugh Masekela – Flugelhorn
- Mazzola – Arranger, Chicote, Rhythm Production
- Charlie McCoy – Harmonica
- Hugh McCracken – Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar
- Victor Montanez – Drums
- Airto Moreira – Percussion
- Sidinho Moreira – Bongos, Conga, Percussion, Sordu, Tambourine
- Forere Motloheloa – Accordion, composer
- Rob Mounsey – Synthesizer
- Isaac Mtshali – Drums
- Youssou N'Dour – Percussion
- Milton Nascimento – Lyricist, Vocals
- Del Newman – String Arrangements
- Vincent Nguini – Guitar, Claves, Bass Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- The Oak Ridge Boys – Vocal Group
- Joe Osborn – Bass guitar
- Dean Parks – Hi String Guitar
- Greg Phillinganes – Synthesizer
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – Arranger, Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- Leonard Pickett – Tenor-saxophone
- Raphael Rabello – Guitar
- Décio Ramos – Percussion
- Sherman Robertson – Guitar
- Linda Ronstadt – Vocals
- Alan Rubin – Trumpet
- Alton Rubin – Drums
- Dave Rubin – Washboard
- Armand Sabal-Lecco – Bass guitar
- Robert Sabino – Piano
- Paulinho Santos – Percussion
- Paulo Sérgio Santos – Chicote
- Bobby Scott – Piano
- John Selolwane – Guitar
- Joseph Shabalala – Composer, lyricist, Vocals
- Paul Simon – Arranger, composer, Guitar, lyricist, producer, Synthesizer, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Vocals (Background)
- Valerie Simpson – Vocals (Background)
- Von Eva Sims – Vocals
- Phoebe Snow – Vocals, Vocals (Background)
- Pedro Sorongo – Percussion, Scraper
- David Spinozza – Guitar
- Renelle Stafford – Vocals
- Rigo Star – Guitar
- Grady Tate – Drums
- Richard Tee – Fender Rhodes, Keyboards, Piano, Synthesizer
- Assane Thaim – Percussion
- John Tropea – Guitar (Electric)
- Deidre Tuck – Vocals
- Uakti – Percussion
- Naná Vasconcelos – Conga, Gourd, Percussion, Triangle
- Kim Wilson – Harmonica
Production
[edit]- Greg Calbi – Mastering
- Art Garfunkel – Producer
- Gregg Geller – Consultant
- Philip Glass – Liner Notes
- Roy Halee – Engineer, Musical Supervision, producer
- Jeri Heiden – Art Direction, Design
- Kevin Howlett – Liner Notes
- Bob Johnston – Producer
- Quincy Jones – Arranger
- Jorge Milchberg – Arranger
- Muscle Shoals – Rhythm Section, producer
- Phil Ramone – Producer, Recording Supervision
- Jacob Sam – Composer
- Paul Samwell-Smith – Producer
- Steven Strassman – Assistant Engineer
- Peter Thwaites – Assistant Engineer
- Russ Titelman – Producer
- Richard Travali – Assistant Engineer
- Paul Zollo – Liner Notes
Charts
[edit]Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 14 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] | 5 |
Certifications
[edit]Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
[edit]- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Paul SImon – The Paul Simon Anthology". Hung Medien.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Paul SImon – The Paul Simon Anthology". Hung Medien.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Paul Simon – The Paul Simon Anthology". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved November 20, 2024.
- ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – The Paul Simon Anthology Album". British Phonographic Industry.