The Paul Simon Anthology
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Released | 1993 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Label | Warner Bros. | |||
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The Paul Simon Anthology is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, which was released in 1993.
Track listing[]
- 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
- "" – 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
- "" – 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[]
Musicians[]
- 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
- – 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 –
- 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 – , Vocals
- Del Newman –
- Vincent Nguini – Guitar, Claves, Bass Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- The Oak Ridge Boys – Vocal Group
- Joe Osborn – Bass guitar
- Dean Parks –
- Greg Phillinganes – Synthesizer
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – Arranger, Guitar, Guitar Arrangements
- Leonard Pickett –
- 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[]
- Greg Calbi – Mastering
- Art Garfunkel – Producer
- Gregg Geller – Consultant
- Philip Glass – Liner Notes
- Roy Halee – Engineer, Musical Supervision, producer
- Jeri Heiden – Art Direction,
- Kevin Howlett – Liner Notes
- Bob Johnston – Producer
- Quincy Jones – Arranger
- Jorge Milchberg – Arranger
- Muscle Shoals – Rhythm Section, producer
- Phil Ramone – Producer,
- Jacob Sam – Composer
- Paul Samwell-Smith – Producer
- Steven Strassman –
- Peter Thwaites – Assistant Engineer
- Russ Titelman – Producer
- Richard Travali – Assistant Engineer
- Paul Zollo – Liner Notes
Charts[]
Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[2] | 14 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[3] | 5 |
Certifications[]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[4] | Gold | 35,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[5] | 3× Platinum | 45,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References[]
- ^ 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 – 1995 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Paul Simon – The Paul Simon Anthology". Recorded Music NZ.
- ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – The Paul Simon Anthology". British Phonographic Industry.Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type The Paul Simon Anthology in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
Categories:
- Paul Simon compilation albums
- 1993 compilation albums