Paul Simon

This article is about the musician; for other Paul Simons, see Paul Simon (disambiguation).

Solo career

After Simon and Garfunkel split in 1970, Paul Simon began to write and record solo material. He released Paul Simon in 1972, although this was not his first solo album. He continued to release remarkable material during the seventies, and in 1986 released the ground-breaking and immensely popular Graceland.

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1970 - Paul Simon - 1972 - 1986 - Graceland

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In 2000, Simon released an album titled "You're the One" backed up by concerts, one which was filmed in Paris, is available on DVD.

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2000 - Paris - DVD

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Simon has also dabbled in acting. He played music producer Tony Lacey in the 1977 Woody Allen film Annie Hall. He wrote and starred in 1980's "One-Trick Pony," playing Jonah Levin, a journeyman rock and roller.

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1977 - Woody Allen - Annie Hall - 1980

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During the mid-1960's, Paul Simon co-wrote the song "Red Rubber Ball" with Bruce Woodley of the Australian pop group The Seekers. When the American group The Cyrkle recorded a cover of the song, it reached #2 in America.

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1960 - Bruce Woodley - Australia - The Seekers - American - The Cyrkle

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2004 reissues

In 2004, his record company announced the release of expanded editions of each of his solo albums, individually and together in a limited-edition nine-disc box set, "Paul Simon: The Studio Recordings 1972-2000". Each of the expanded individual albums feature a total of 30 bonus tracks, including original song demos, live recordings, duets, six never-before-released songs and outtakes from each of his nine solo albums.

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Among the bonus tracks included in the release are an acoustic demo of "Homeless," recorded prior to his sessions in South Africa with Ladysmith Black Mambazo, from Graceland; "Shelter Of Your Arms," a previously unreleased song featuring a solo acoustic performance from the Hearts and Bones sessions; demos of "Me & Julio Down By The Schoolyard" and "Duncan" recorded in San Francisco in 1971 by Paul Simon; the original demo of "Gone At Last," with the Jessy Dixon Singers, from Still Crazy After All These Years; "Spiral Highway" and "All Because Of You," unreleased performances from One Trick Pony (which use the same music as "How the Heart Approaches What it Yearns" and "Oh Marion," respectively); a work-in-progress called "Let Me Live In Your City," which eventually became the track "Something So Right" from There Goes Rhymin' Simon; early versions of "The Coast" and "Spirit Voices" from The Rhythm of the Saints; a duet with José Feliciano on "Born In Puerto Rico" plus outtakes from Songs From the Capeman, live cuts from the You're the One concert tour, and much more. Paul was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000, for his solo career and for the second time in his life.

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South Africa - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - San Francisco - 1971 - Jessy Dixon Singers - Still Crazy After All These Years - One Trick Pony - There Goes Rhymin' Simon - The Rhythm of the Saints - José Feliciano - Songs From the Capeman - You're the One

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Samples

• of "Graceland" from Graceland

Discography (as Paul Simon)

• 1965 The Paul Simon Song Book
• 1972 Paul Simon (see 1972 in music)
• 1973 There Goes Rhymin' Simon
• 1974 '
• 1975 Still Crazy After All These Years
• 1977 Greatest Hits Etc.
• 1980 One Trick Pony (soundtrack)
• 1983 Hearts and Bones
• 1986 Graceland
• 1990 The Rhythm of the Saints
• 1991 Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991 (live)
• 1997 Songs From the Capeman
• 2000 You're the One
• 2002 "Father and Daughter", the Academy Award-nominated song from The Wild Thornberrys Movie (soundtrack)