Paul Simon - Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'

Title: Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Artist: Paul Simon Release Date: 2/1974 Re-Released On: 10/10/1987 Label: Warner Bros. Duration: 51:56 Album Type(s): live UPCs: 075992559027, 010963206418, 075992559041 Genre: Rock Styles: Singer/Songwriter, Soft Rock, Folk-Rock, Pop/Rock, Album Rock, AM Pop Moods: Calm/Peaceful, Earnest, Poignant, Reflective, Reserved, Wistful, Amiable/Good-Natured, Bittersweet, Cheerful, Melancholy, Organic, Restrained, Sentimental, Soothing, Witty, Cerebral, Detached, Intimate, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Autumnal, Delicate, Exuberant, Fun, Happy, Nocturnal, Plaintive, Playful, Quirky, Reverent, Rousing, Summery, Sweet, Whimsical, Gentle, Laid-Back/Mellow, Literate, Precious Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 3 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
2. Homeward Bound
3. American Tune
4. El Condor Pasa (If I Could)
5. Duncan
6. The Boxer
7. Mother and Child Reunion
8. The Sound of Silence
9. Jesus Is the Answer
10. Bridge over Troubled Water
11. Loves Me Like a Rock
12. America

Year Type Label Catalog # 1987 CD Warner Bros. 2-25590

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One thing Simon & Garfunkel never did much of was tour, so a Paul Simon solo tour, following two commercially successful solo albums, was one more way for Simon to distance himself from the duo and, simultaneously, by performing songs like "The Boxer" and "Homeward Bound," to reclaim his songwriting catalog. Reflecting the musical explorations he had pursued since S & G, Simon brought along Brazilian group Urubamba and gospel group the Jessy Dixon Singers. The result wasn't perfect: nobody needed to hear "Jesus Is the Answer" (a Dixons spotlight number) on a Paul Simon album, and if it was inevitable that he would try his own version of "Bridge Over Troubled Water," it was also predestined that he wouldn't come near to matching Garfunkel's original. Though the album was, like most live albums, artistically redundant (there was nothing new, and none of the live versions improved upon the studio ones), it served as a career statement and it had a marketing function, buying the relatively slow-working Simon time between new studio releases. (Simon completists should note that, as in all live performances of "The Boxer," Simon sings the extra verse [beginning "Now the years are rolling by me"] not included on the Simon & Garfunkel studio version.) ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits David Greene Assistant Engineer Jessy Dixon Singers Vocals, ? John Berg Art Direction Paul Perlow Cover Design Paul Simon Guitar, Main Performer, Vocals Phil Ramone Engineering Supervisor, ? Richie Blakin Assistant Engineer Urubamba ?