Negotiations and Love Songs
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Negotiations and Love Songs is a collection of Paul Simon
's songs from 1971-1986. The title of the compilation is taken from a line in the song Train in the Distance.
Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...
's songs from 1971-1986. The title of the compilation is taken from a line in the song Train in the Distance.
Track listing
| Track | Title | Time | Source album |
| 1 | Mother and Child Reunion Mother and Child Reunion "Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by Paul Simon on his album, Paul Simon , his first solo album after Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching #4 on the U.S... |
2:48 | Paul Simon Paul Simon (album) Paul Simon is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon as a solo artist. . It was released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel... |
| 2 | Me and Julio Down By the Schoolyard Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon from his 1972 self-titled album.-Lyrical subject:The song is about two boys who have broken a law, although the exact law that has been broken is not stated in the song and has become a matter of some debate... |
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| 3 | Something So Right Something So Right (song) "Something So Right" is a song by Paul Simon. It was originally featured on his 1973 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon.In 1976, the song was recorded by Miami soul singer Gwen McCrae giving name to her album Something So Right.... |
4:28 | There Goes Rhymin' Simon There Goes Rhymin' Simon There Goes Rhymin' Simon is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon rush-released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs covering several styles and genres, such as gospel and dixieland . It received two nominations at the Grammy Awards of 1974, including Best Male Pop Vocal... |
| 4 | St. Judy's Comet | 3:17 | |
| 5 | Loves Me Like a Rock Loves Me Like a Rock "Loves Me Like a Rock" is a 1973 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Simon wrote the song, which appears on his solo album There Goes Rhymin' Simon.... |
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| 6 | Kodachrome Kodachrome (song) "Kodachrome" is a song written and recorded by Paul Simon. It appeared on his 1973 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon.-Description:The song is named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome... |
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| 7 | Have a Good Time | 3:23 | Still Crazy After All These Years Still Crazy After All These Years Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth studio album by Paul Simon.Recorded in 1975, the album produced four US Top 40 hits, "Gone at Last" , "My Little Town" , "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" and the title track . It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1976... |
| 8 | 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a 1975 hit song by Paul Simon, from his album Still Crazy After All These Years. Backing vocals on the single were performed by Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson and Phoebe Snow.-Creation:... |
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| 9 | Still Crazy After All These Years Still Crazy After All These Years Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth studio album by Paul Simon.Recorded in 1975, the album produced four US Top 40 hits, "Gone at Last" , "My Little Town" , "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" and the title track . It won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1976... |
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| 10 | Late In the Evening | 3:55 | One-Trick Pony One-Trick Pony (album) One-Trick Pony is the fifth solo album released by Paul Simon, in 1980.Paul Simon's One-Trick Pony was released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Simon also starred... |
| 11 | Slip Slidin' Away | 4:43 | Greatest Hits, Etc. Greatest Hits, Etc. Greatest Hits, Etc. is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in November 1977 by Columbia Records. It was his first compilation, spanning the first six years of his solo career... |
| 12 | Hearts and Bones | 5:38 | Hearts and Bones Hearts and Bones Hearts and Bones is the sixth solo album by Paul Simon. It was released in 1983.The album was originally intended to be a Simon & Garfunkel reunion album called Think Too Much, following their Central Park reunion concert in 1981, and the world tour of 1982 - 1983. In fact, some of the songs... |
| 13 | Train in the Distance | 4:22 | |
| 14 | Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War "Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" is a ballad written and sung by Paul Simon.It first appeared as the eighth track on Hearts and Bones, the 1983 album that was the fifth in Simon's solo career... |
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| 15 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes | 5:46 | Graceland Graceland (album) Graceland was Paul Simon's highest charting album in the U.S. in over a decade, reaching #3 in the national Billboard charts, receiving a certification of 5× Platinum by the RIAA and eventually selling over 14 million copies, making it Simon's most commercially successful album... |
| 16 | You Can Call Me Al You Can Call Me Al "You Can Call Me Al" is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released from his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the U.S. at No. 44 in October 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March 1987 and hit No. 23. In the UK it peaked at No. 4, while in Sweden and the... |
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| 17 | Graceland Graceland (song) "Graceland" is the title song of the album Graceland, released in 1986 by Paul Simon. The song features vocals by The Everly Brothers.The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage to actress and author Carrie Fisher.-Reception:It was... |
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Chart performance
| Year | Country | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
New Zealand Albums Chart | 5 |
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
UK Albums Chart | 17 | |
| Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Australian Albums Chart | 27 | |