Paul Simon "The Essential Paul Simon" Era

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Out today in the USA!!

USAToday.com:

www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2007-06-25-paul-simon-main_N.htm

Track Listings

Disc: 1
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. Late Great Johnny Ace
19. Still Crazy After All These Years

Disc: 2
1. Graceland
2. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
3. Boy in the Bubble
4. You Can Call Me Al
5. Under African Skies
6. Obvious Child
7. Born at the Right Time
8. 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

Disc: 3
1. Me and Julio Down by the School Yard [DVD][/li][li]
2. You Can Call Me Al [DVD][/li][li]
3. Boy in the Bubble [DVD][/li][li]
4. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes [DVD][/li][li]
5. Obvious Child [DVD][/li][li]
6. Father and Daughter [from the Wild Thornberrys Movie] [DVD][/li][li]
7. Mrs. Robinson [from the Dick Cavett Show] [DVD][/li][li]
8. Loves Me Like a Rock [from Saturday Night Live]] [DVD] [/li][li]
9. Homeward Bound [from Saturday Night Live]] [DVD] [/li][li]
10. Bonus Material [DVD][/li][li]

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This is only $11.99 at Target!! Well, the 2 disc without the DVD...but it's $19.99 at Virgin with the DVD...I bought one...my friends made fun of me...they said "That old guy??"

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Stars shine in honor of Simon

By Richard Harrington
Washington Post

A star-studded gala concert held May 23 at Washington's Warner Theatre makes its way to PBS tonight as "Paul Simon: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song."

Simon is the inaugural recipient of the lifetime achievement prize, named in honor of composers George and Ira Gershwin.

Compiling a list of Simon's greatest songs is impossible, says host Bob Costas, given that the artist's work spans "five decades and so many different styles."

The songs featured in the show mostly date from the mid-'60s Simon and Garfunkel era to Simon's 1986 masterpiece "Graceland."

South Africa's Ladysmith Black Mambazo grace "Homeless" with their rich a cappella chorale and choreography before joining Simon on the rhythmically ebullient "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes."

Stephen Marley accents the Jamaican roots of "Mother and Child Reunion," while Yolanda Adams and Jessy Dixon grace "Gone at Last" with genuine gospel fervor. Other musician friends of Simon's performing include James Taylor, Marc Anthony, Dianne Reeves, Lyle Lovett and Buckwheat Zydeco.

Stevie Wonder plays harmonica during Simon's performance of "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" and joins Simon and the Dixie Hummingbirds for a sprawling finale of "Loves Me Like a Rock."

Among several historical clips interspersed in the two-hour program, there's a montage of "Bridge Over Troubled Water" performances by a stellar group that includes Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Elvis Presley, Aretha Franklin and Johnny Cash.

Later in the evening, Simon is joined by his "dear friend and partner in arguments" Art Garfunkel. Garfunkel is now less strong and steady in voice, but he's still rich enough in spirit to remind folks why "Bridge" will long be considered the classic among the cache of Simon's perpetually popular songs.



Paul Simon performs with the Ladysmith Black Mambazo during a tribute to Simon, who was the inaugural recipient of the Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Billboard.biz:

Paul Simon's double disc "Essential" album bows at No. 42 with 17,000 units. The Warner Bros. set gathers together his solo hits dating back to his 1972 No. 4 Billboard Hot 100 hit "Mother and Child Reunion" ...

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Week 2:

WAR 42 94 SIMON*PAUL ESSENTIAL PAUL SIMON 7,837 -54% 16,931 24,818

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7/28 chart

143 SIMON*PAUL ESSENTIAL PAUL SIMON 5,189 7,837 30,007 - 3 weeks