Graceland
by
Paul Simon
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studio album
First released:
Aug 29 1986

Overview Edit

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.

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Record label:
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Catalog number:
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Release dates:
  • Jul 27 2004 in United States

Genres

Folk,
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5 stars Exquisite!
This seamless blend of African pop and American folk styles is one of the most exquisite musical achievements of the 20th century. The melodies are beautiful, the voices divine, and each and every one of the tracks is a classic. This extended version contains alternate takes of three songs.

The best loved songs include The Boy In The Bubble, Graceland, Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes and Under African Skies, but the rest hold great charm too. The most rootsy African sounds surface on I Know …
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3 stars Wonderful stuff if...
Marvelous compositions and performances!! Unfortunately, the heavy handed production and the bitter after taste of '80's fx (like the heavy gated drum reverb on Call Me Al) really detracts from the genuine beauty of the music. If you can get past that, the tunes, lyrics and players are all great!
Written by 1365Mike

Track listing Edit

  • CD

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    number:
    title:
    number name artist hh:mm:ss
    1
    The Boy in the Bubble
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    2
    Graceland
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    3
    I Know What I Know
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    4
    Gumboots
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    5
    Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
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    6
    You Can Call Me Al
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    7
    Under African Skies
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    8
    Homeless
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    9
    Crazy Love, Volume II
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    10
    That Was Your Mother
    ?:??
    11
    All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
    ?:??
    12
    Homeless (demo)
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    13
    Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (unreleased version)
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    14
    All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints (early version)
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Other versions Edit

Graceland 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros / Wea
release dates: Aug 29 1986 in Germany, Sep 1 1986 in United States
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Graceland 11 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Warner Bros. Records
catalog number: 46430
release dates: Apr 22 1997
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Graceland 14 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: R2 78904
release dates: Jul 27 2004 in United States
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