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- 'Graceland' (1986) After the commercial failure of 'Hearts and Bones' and the breakup of his marriage, Simon rebounded with his best-ever solo album and his most joyful record, a musical reawakening that doubles as a soul-searching excavation of love and life.
- 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' (1970) Simon & Garfunkel's final album is also Simon's tour de force, an expertly written, played and produced set of songs that skips around genres and defies labels at every turn.
- 'Bookends' (1968) Simon was still in his mid-20s when he wrote this concept album about growing old. Working with producer Roy Halee, Simon & Garfunkel create the musical groundwork for one of the most assured LPs of the '60s.
- 'Paul Simon' (1972) Simon's solo career starts here (even though 1965's little-heard 'The Paul Simon Songbook' was his the first LP to feature just his name).
- Graceland. 1986. Paul Simon rekindled a flagging career and introduced South African musicians, then isolated by apartheid, to the world with 1986’s Graceland.
- There Goes Rhymin’ Simon. 1973. There Goes Rhymin’ Simon has a bunch of fun material that would have made for a terrific Simon & Garfunkel album. It’s eclectic and jam-packed with highlights.
- The Rhythm of the Saints. 1990. Simon took the African guitars of Graceland, played by Vincent Nguini, and cross-pollinated them with Latin American rhythms.
- Paul Simon. 1972. Following the grandeur of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge Over Troubled Water, Paul Simon’s debut album is a stripped-back affair, low key and personal.
The best album credited to Paul Simon is Graceland which is ranked number 126 in the overall greatest album chart with a total rank score of 11,533. Paul Simon is ranked number 130 in the overall artist rankings with a total rank score of 18,444.
- One-Trick Pony
- Paul Simon
- So Beautiful Or So What
- There Goes Rhymin’ Simon
- Surprise
- The Rhythm of The Saints
- Still Crazy After All These Years
- Graceland
- You’Re The One
- Hearts and Bones
This was released in 1980 along with the Paul Simonfilm of the same title. Despite the same names, there is different music in the album and the movie. This is a very 70’s sounding album with the usual chimes, rhythms, and arrangements found in Paul Simon’s previous albums. This includes two energetic live tracks and duets with Patti Austin and Ric...
Paul Simon’sfirst solo album was hit or miss with critics when it was released in 1972, but has been a big hit with fans. Tracks everyone knows are “Mother and Child Reunion” and “Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard.” It also includes the funny “Paranoia Blues,” one song that makes you wonder why it was never released as a single. Other songs with ...
Arguably the best titled of Paul Simon’s albums, this 2011 received great reviews and was a commercial success. If you only listen to one song on this album, make it “Rewrite”, which shows the misadventures of a wannabe-writer backed to African instruments. In other tracks, wife Edie Brickell and daughter Lulu Simon appear. Paul Simon plays eight i...
A more pop than rock album overall, it nonetheless opens with the popular, bouncy “Kodachrome”, which did not make the Kodak company happy since the name Kodachrome was trademarked. No good song ever goes unpunished. The songs are strong here, even the happier ones, with very 70s arrangements of strings, chimes, Hammond organ, flute, and funky bass...
Again, the lyrics are the star of this catchy and sometimes funky 2006 album, with gems like “We don’t mean to mess things up but mess them up we do” (from “Everything About It is a Love Song”) and “Who’s gonna love you when your looks are gone?” (from “Outrageous”). Paul Simon explained in interviews that he wrote the songs differently for this al...
Following up on a monster album like Graceland was impossible, but Paul Simon takes a good shot here. This time, he explores Latin American music and some more African music. This was an exuberant, complex album that gets better over time. Melodies slip and slide about in very unconventional ways at times. It did receive some commercial and critica...
This award-winning 1975 album also was a commercial success. It included what would be the final studio track Simon & Garfunkel would work on together, “My Little Town.” This would also appear on Art Garfunkel’s solo album of the same year, Breakaway. As always, the lyrics are stars here, as in the twisted love song, “You’re Kind”, where the loved ...
Depressed by his divorce, a failed Simon and Garfunkel album and the failure of his album Hearts and Bones to sell, Paul Simon was so low that anywhere looked up. He decided to make music that excited him rather than trying to make an album that would sell. He incorporated African rhythms and musicians into Graceland. He also added a zydeco number ...
This 2000 album is worth listening to just for Paul Simon’s evil laugh in the allegorical “Pigs, Sheep and Wolves.” Besides that laugh, this includes one of Paul Simon’s personal favorites, “Dear Lorraine,” a song about the humorous and heartbreaking history of an elderly couple. Another standout is one of the funniest songs he ever wrote, “Old.” T...
Somehow, this 1983 masterpiece was overshadowed by the next album, Graceland. Perhaps the public had grown tired of Paul Simon after the Simon & Garfunkel tour and the successful Concert in Central Park. Or perhaps it was disappointment. The next album was supposed to be the long-awaited next Simon & Garfunkel album, but the two could not get along...
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Nov 23, 2016 · Read David Fricke's comprehensive guide to Paul Simon's vast discography, from Simon and Garfunkel classics up through his latest solo LP.
Jul 3, 2024 · If you want to know the best Paul Simon album of all time, this list will answer your question. Albums range from There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) to Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) to Surprise (2006).
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