Graceland (25th anniversary edition)

~ Release by Paul Simon (see all versions of this release, 45 available)

Annotation

Four-disc set in special packaging including a replica legal pad with Paul Simon's notes.

Annotation last modified on 2020-09-21 02:24 UTC.

Tracklist

1CD
2CD: Bonus Tracks
#TitleRatingLength
1Homeless (demo)
recording of:
Homeless (on 1985-10-10)
lyricist and composer:
Joseph Shabalala and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
42:31
2Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (alternate version)
recording of:
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
additional writer:
Joseph Shabalala
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
4.54:41
3All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints (early version)
recording of:
All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
43:18
4You Can Call Me Al (demo)
demo recording of:
You Can Call Me Al
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
42:04
5Crazy Love (demo)
4.52:32
6The Story of “Graceland” (As Told by Paul Simon)
recording engineer:
Mike Reilly (audio engineer) (in 2012)
assistant engineer:
Mark Cobrin, Steven Strassman and Peter Thwaites
additional producer:
Jennifer Lebeau (in 2012)
producer:
Steve Berkowitz (A&R executive at Sony, also credited as reissue producer) (in 2012)
mixer and editor:
Dan Ricci (mixer, sound designer) (in 2012) and Richard Ruggiero (mixer, editor) (in 2012)
bass:
Baghiti Khumalo
guitar:
Chikapa “Ray” Phiri
membranophone:
Vusi Khumalo
pedal steel guitar:
Demola Adepoju
percussion:
Makhaya Mahlangu
spoken vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 2012-01)
vocals:
The Everly Brothers and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States and Ovation Studios in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (in 1985-02)
recording of:
The Story of “Graceland” (as told by Paul Simon)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
3.59:37
3DVD: Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies
4DVD: Graceland: The African Concert