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Paul Simon: Negotiations and Love Songs 1971-1986

 A l b u m   D e t a i l s


Label: Warner Bros. Records
Released: 1988.10.02
Time:
 63:14
Category: Pop/Folk
Producer(s): See Artists ...
Rating: ********.. (8/10)
Media type: CD
Web address: www.paulsimon.com
Appears with: Simon & Garfunkel
Purchase date: 2007.05.12
Price in €: 11,99



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[1] Mother and Child Reunion (P.Simon) - 2:48
[2] Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (P.Simon) - 2:41
[3] Something So Right (P.Simon) - 4:28
[4] St. Judy's Comet (P.Simon) - 3:17
[5] Loves Me Like a Rock (P.Simon) - 3:18
[6] Kodachrome (P.Simon) - 3:32
[7] Have a Good Time (P.Simon) - 3:23
[8] 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (P.Simon) - 3:31
[9] Still Crazy After All These Years (P.Simon) - 3:24
[10] Late in the Evening (P.Simon) - 3:55
[11] Slip Slidin' Away (P.Simon) - 4:43
[12] Hearts and Bones (P.Simon) - 5:38
[13] Train in the Distance (P.Simon) - 4:22
[14] Rene and Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War (P.Simon) - 3:43
[15] Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (Shabalala/P.Simon) - 5:46
[16] You Can Call Me Al (P.Simon) - 4:39

 A r t i s t s ,   P e r s o n n e l


Paul Simon - Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Guitar, Arranger, Electric Bass, Vocals, Background Vocals, Producer

Ken Asher - Organ
Dave Bargeron - Trombone
Joe Beck - Electric Guitar
Barry Beckett - Keyboards, Background Vocals, Vibraphone
Adrian Belew - Synthesizer
Michael Brecker - Saxophone
Ronald E. Brecker - Trumpet
Hux Brown - Guitar
Pete Carr - Guitar, Electric Guitar
Wells Christy - Synclavier
Kim Cissel - Trombone
Bob Cranshaw - Electric & Acoustic Bass
Ronnie Cuber - Baritone & Bass Saxophone
Richard Davis - Bass, Acoustic Bass
Don Elliott - Background Vocals, Vibraphone
Jon Faddis - Trumpet
Babacar Faye - Percussion
Alex Foster - Alto Saxophone
Steve Gadd - Drums
Alexander Gafa - Guitar
Eric Gale - Electric Guitar
Earl Gardner - Trumpet
Russell George - Bass
Morris Goldberg - Penny Whistle
Peter Gordon - French Horn
Winston Grennan - Drums
Dave Grusin - Horn Arrangements
Roger Hawkins - Percussion, Drums
Neville Hinds - Organ
David Hood - Bass
Anthony Jackson - Bass, Contrabass Guitar
Jackie Jackson - Bass
Bob James - Keyboards
Bobby James - Keyboards, Electric Piano, String Arrangements
Jimmy Johnson - Electric Guitar
Bakithi Khumalo - Bass
Larry Knechtel - Piano
Denzel Laing - Percussion
Tony Levin - Bass
Jesse Levy - Cello
Ralph MacDonald - Percussion
Michael Mainieri, Jr. - Marimba, Background Vocals, Vibraphone
David Matthews - Horn Arrangements
Hugh McCracken - Acoustic & Electric Guitar
Marcus Miller - Bass
Airto Moreira - Percussion
Rob Mounsey - Synthesizer
Isaac Mtshali - Drums
Youssou N'Dour - Percussion
Dean Parks - Guitar, Electric Guitar, Hi String Guitar
Chikapa "Ray" Phiri - Guitar, Arranger
Ray Phiri - Guitar
Leonard Pickett - Tenor Saxophone
Jeff Porcaro - Drums
Phil Ramone - Producer
Mark Rivera - Alto  Saxophone
Alan Rubin - Trumpet
Robert Sabino - Piano
Bobby Scott - Piano
Lew Soloff - Trumpet
David Spinozza - Guitar
Renelie Stafford - Vocals
Grady Tate - Drums
Richard Tee - Synthesizer, Piano, Fender Rhodes
Assane Thaim - Percussion
John Tropea - Electric Guitar
Wallace "Red Rat" Wilson - Guitar, Rhythm Guitar
Phil Woods - Electric Guitar, Saxophone

Deidre Tuck - Vocals
Von Eva Sims - Vocals
Deirdre Tuck Corley - Vocals
Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Vocals
Cissy Houston - Vocals
The Dixie Hummingbirds - Vocals
Patti Austin - Background Vocals
The Harptones - Background Vocals, Vocal Arrangement
The Oak Ridge Boys - Vocals, Background Vocals
Valerie Simpson - Background Vocals
Phoebe Snow - Background Vocals

Russ Titelman - Producer
Greg Calbi - Mastering
Roy Halee - Producer, Assembly
Quincy Jones - String Arrangements
Robert Mapplethorpe - Cover Art
Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - Producer



 C o m m e n t s ,   N o t e s


1988 CD Warner Bros. 2-25789
1988 CS Warner Bros. 4-25789

Paul Simon replaced his earlier compilation, Greatest Hits, Etc. (1977), with this one, allowing Hits to go out of print. Fans may well wish that he had simply put together a Greatest Hits, Etc., Vol. 2 instead, however, since this is a case of a 16-track album covering 15 years replacing a 14-track album covering five years while containing nine of the same songs. All the major hits have been retained (though "Mother and Child Reunion" and "Loves Me Like a Rock" each have been shortened by 15 seconds), along with some of Simon's odd album track choices, such as "Have a Good Time." From the post-1977 period, you have the 1980 Top Ten hit "Late in the Evening," three selections from the underrated Hearts and Bones, and two from Graceland. (The original double-LP version of Negotiations and Love Songs contained a third, the Grammy Record of the Year-winning title song, but the in-print CD and cassette versions do not.) The result is more sampler than compilation. An artist of Simon's caliber is difficult to condense, and most of the tracks here are worthy, but as a single-album career retrospective, this could have been better. This two-record set on one CD collects 16 Paul Simon hits from his solo career after Simon & Garfunkel without much rhyme or reason. The selections are not in chronological order and several of the cuts are oddly chosen. Those minor points aside, there are some landmark works presented on these discs. "Hearts and Bones" is a brilliant depiction of a crumbling love affair, while "Slip Slidin' Away" uncovers the hurt of divorce and middle age with a groove that's pure mid-'70s decadent. Simon's infatuation with rhythm is all over the place, from the reggae of "Mother and Child Reunion" to the South African bounce of "You Can Call Me Al."

William Ruhlmann - All Music Guide



This two-record set on one CD collects 16 Paul Simon hits from his solo career after Simon & Garfunkel without much rhyme or reason. The selections are not in chronological order and several of the cuts are oddly chosen. Those minor points aside, there are some landmark works presented on these discs. "Hearts and Bones" is a brilliant depiction of a crumbling love affair, while "Slip Slidin' Away" uncovers the hurt of divorce and middle age with a groove that's pure mid-'70s decadent. Simon's infatuation with rhythm is all over the place, from the reggae of "Mother and Child Reunion" to the South African bounce of "You Can Call Me Al."

Rob O'Connor - Amazon.com



Die 17 Songs präsentieren zwischen Softpop und Afro-Groove alle Facetten einer an Höhepunkten reichen Karriere, seit Paul Simon andere Wege als Du- ett-Partner Art Garfunkel ging: "Mother And Child Reunion", "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover", "Slip Slidin' Away" bis "Graceland". Die perfekte Kom- pilation. ** Klang: 18-20

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Ein bequemer Zeitgenosse war er nie: Paul Simon, schmächtiger Songschreiber aus New Jersey, 16 wichtige Stationen seiner Solo-Karriere sind auf "Negotiations And Love Songs" versammelt, darunter neben den Hits "Koda- chrome" und "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" auch persönliche Favoriten wie "Hearts And Bones" und "St. Judy's Comet". Das Doppelalbum paßte auf eine Einzel-CD, allerdings fehlt hier der Titel "Graceland". Beide Tonträger klingen gleich. LP-Kritik: stereoplay 12/88 ** Interpret.: 07-10 ** Klang.: 06-09

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