Welcome ( Register)

The Essential Paul Simon [Bonus DVD] (Import)

Paul Simon - CD

The Essential Paul Simon (Import) Paul Simon CD
Zoom More Images
  • Artist: Paul Simon
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • UPC: 093624996972
  • Item Number: WEA499697
  • Release date: 06/26/2007
  • 1. Mother and Child Reunion
  • 2. Loves Me Like a Rock
  • 3. Me and Julio Down by the School Yard
  • 4. Duncan
  • 5. Kodachrome
  • 6. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
  • 7. Slip Slidin' Away
  • 8. Gone at Last
  • 9. 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. The Late Great Johnny Ace
  • 19. Still Crazy After All These Years
  • 1. Graceland
  • 2. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
  • 3. The Boy in the Bubble
  • 4. You Can Call Me Al
  • 5. Under African Skies
  • 6. The Obvious Child
  • 7. Born at the Right Time
  • 8. The Cool, Cool River
  • 9. 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
  • 1. Me and Julio Down by the School Yard [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 2. You Can Call Me Al [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 3. The Boy in the Bubble [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 4. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 5. The Obvious Child [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 6. Father and Daughter [DVD][Alternate Take][Bonus Track]
  • 7. Mrs. Robinson [DVD][Bonus Track]
  • 8. Loves Me Like a Rock ] [DVD] [Live]
  • 9. Sweeney Sisters [DVD][Live][Bonus Track]
  • 10. Homeward Bound [DVD][Live][Bonus Track]
List Price: $44.99
Price: $27.91
You Save: $17.08 (38%)
You Save: $17.08 (38%)
Free Shipping
Unavailable

Sorry, this item is currently unavailable

Print Page

The Essential Paul Simon [Bonus DVD] (Import) by Paul Simon on CD


Released five years after Warner's last Paul Simon comp, the single-disc The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin', the double-disc The Essential Paul Simon is a full 17 tracks heftier than its predecessor and contains all but one of its 19 songs (MIA is the latter-day "Love," which only hardcore fans will recognize as from You're the One, and they're not quite the market for this set anyway). It's also slimmer than the 1993 box Paul Simon 1964/1993, which spanned three discs but also encompassed his '60s recordings with Art Garfunkel, plus a single the duo recorded as Tom & Jerry, along with selections from his solo debut, The Paul Simon Songbook -- it was ambitious, where this compilation is efficient, picking up after the parting of ways with Garfunkel and running straight through until 2006's Surprise. The sequencing isn't strictly chronological -- some songs are shuffled around for effect, with "Still Crazy After All These Years" closing the first, while "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" is cleverly followed by the zydeco stomp "That Was Your Mother" -- but it roughly divides into having the first disc devoted to the '70s and early '80s, the second devoted to Graceland and beyond. Some might argue that there's too heavy of a Graceland presence here -- a whopping six tracks, over half the album -- but it is his biggest album and functions as a nice transition between his better-known '70s hits and the more esoteric but frequently compelling work that he's done since. And, unlike The Paul Simon Collection, The Essential Paul Simon is designed to introduce fellow travelers to the interesting work he's done since Graceland, as the second disc emphasizes that quite greatly, and it does a good job of it, while also providing a good summary of his best-known (and much of his best) solo work. [The Essential Paul Simon was also released in an edition with a very good bonus DVD containing music videos from Graceland (including "The Boy in the Bubble," "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes," and the Chevy Chase-starring "You Can Call Me Al"), a version of "Mrs. Robinson" from The Dick Cavett Show, and two performances from Saturday Night Live.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, Rovi
  • Artist: Paul Simon
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2007
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • UPC: 093624996972
  • Item Number: WEA499697
  • Release date: 06/26/2007
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Genre: Pop/Rock, International
  • Style: Singer/Songwriter, Adult Contemporary, Worldbeat, Psychedelic, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Contemporary Pop/Rock, Album Rock
  • Album Time: 148:23

Click image to view larger

  • The Essential Paul Simon (Import) Paul Simon CD
The Essential Paul Simon (Import) Paul Simon CD