Paul Simon - The Essential (2007)

Paul Simon - The Essential (2007)
Release: June 26, 2007 | Number of Discs: 2 | Label: Warner Bros / Wea | MP3 160 kbps | 171 MB
Genre: Rock, pop

While the restless artisanship of Paul Simon%27s 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%27s Grammy-winning triumph Graceland, the 1986 collection that both reinvented Simon%27s career and pushed world music into a well-deserved spotlight, serve as the collection%27s focal point. They bridge the more traditional %2770s 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%27s innate artistic curiosity is further underscored by the album%27s creative sequencing, which eschews strict chronology for a tack that weaves the songs into a more musically and thematically cohesive tapestry. --Jerry McCulley

Tracklist

CD 1
01. Mother And Child Reunion
02. Loves Me Like A Rock
03. Me And Julio Down By The School Yard
04. Duncan
05. Kodachrome
06. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover
07. Slip Slidin%27 Away
08. Gone At Last
09. 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. Late Great Johnny Ace
19. Still Crazy After All These Years

CD 2
01. Graceland
02. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
03. Boy In The Bubble
04. You Can Call Me Al
05. Under African Skies
06. Obvious Child
07. Born At The Right Time
08. Coo Cool River
09. Spirit Voices
10. Adios Hermanos
11. Born In Puerto Rico
12. Quality
13. Darling Lorraine
14. Hurricane Eye
15. Father And Daughter
16. Outrageous
17. Wartime Prayers