Graceland
 | By Paul Simon Rhino / Wea, 2004, Audio CD Customer Rating: 47 reviews Recommend |
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Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Rhino. 2006.
The melding of South African styles and Simon's trademark sensibility made for one of the most intriguing albums — not to mention commercial hits — of the '80s. At once lively, thoughtful, gorgeous, and tough, Graceland acknowledges splits both in South Africa's social fabric and in Simon's personal life (the title track is a clear descendant of the earlier "Hearts and Bones," a song about the singer-songwriter's brief marriage to Carrie Fisher). Humor is hardly absent from the mix, though; witness the addled "I Know What I Know" and the fable-like "You Can Call Me Al." — Rickey Wright
- The Boy in the Bubble
- Graceland
- I Know What I Know
- Gumboots
- Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon, Shabalala, Joseph
- You Can Call Me Al
- Under African Skies
- Homeless
- Crazy Love, Vol. 2
- That Was Your Mother
- All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
- Homeless
- Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes - Paul Simon, Shabalala, Joseph
- All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
Title: Graceland
Sales Rank: 654 in Music
Artist: Paul Simon
Label: Rhino / Wea, 2004-07-27, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
Package Dimensions: 5.5 x 4.9 x 0.4 inches, 0.15 pounds
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- I needed this item as a gift. I checked the store prices first and then compared them, which left me only to make a no-contest decision to buy here. My item arrived quickly to my front door in gift-giving condition. … More reviews
- Classic with extras
- Classic CD with bonus tracks. The remix of Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes is simply fantastic.… More reviews
- I like Paul Simon
- This is a good cd. I knew this before I bought the cd.
The cd came in a reasonable amount of time. I'm currently living in Spain, and I had no expectations for how long it would take to get here. The cd was in good condition.
If you like Paul Simon, and don't have this cd, I highly recommend that you buy this… More reviews
- My favorite album ever
- I can't hear the compelling opening bars of any of these songs without tearing up; this album was my family's traveling music twenty years ago, when our kids were little. My husband had checked it out of the library, and we listened to it over and over as we drove through the deserts of southwestern Colorado and Utah. The driving beat was perfect… More reviews
- graceland
- i have loved this cd for almost 20 years!! diamonds on the soles of her shoes is my favorite track!! it just sticks with you. listened to it when i drove to work night shift & it kept me awake!! More reviews
