1993 compilation album by Paul Simon
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The Paul Simon Anthology is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriterPaul Simon , which was released in 1993. It featured one previously unreleased track, "Thelma".
CD 1 "The Sound of Silence " – 3:06 "Cecilia " – 2:54 "El Condor Pasa " – 3:06 "The Boxer " – 5:08 "Mrs. Robinson " – 3:54 "Bridge over Troubled Water " – 4:49 "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard " – 2:42 "Peace Like a River " – 3:16 "Mother and Child Reunion " – 2:59 "American Tune " – 3:44 "Loves Me Like a Rock " – 3:18 "Kodachrome " – 3:30 "Gone at Last" – 3:29 "Still Crazy After All These Years " (Live) – 3:50 "Something So Right" – 4:30 "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover " – 3:06 "Slip Slidin' Away " – 4:44 "Late in the Evening " – 3:55 "Hearts and Bones " – 5:38 "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War " – 3:42 CD 2 "The Boy in the Bubble " – 4:01 "Graceland " – 4:50 "Under African Skies" – 3:37 "That was Your Mother" – 2:53 "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes " – 5:48 "You Can Call Me Al " – 4:42 "Homeless " – 3:50 "Spirit Voices " – 3:58 "The Obvious Child " – 4:10 "Can't Run But " – 3:36 "Thelma " – 4:16 "Further to Fly " – 5:35 "She Moves On " – 4:57 "Born at the Right Time " (Live) – 5:08 "The Cool, Cool River " (Live) – 5:44 "The Sound of Silence " (Live) – 5:41 Ademola Adepoju –pedal steel guitar Francisco Aguabella –congas Artur Andres – percussion Mingo Araújo –castanet , conga, drums, percussion,surdo ,talking drum Ken Ascher – organPatti Austin – background vocalsCyro Baptista – percussion Barry Beckett – keyboardAdrian Belew – guitarBeloba – percussion Hal Blaine – conga, drums, percussionMichael Brecker – saxophoneRandy Brecker –piccolo trumpet , trumpetBriz – background vocals Bob Bushnell – bass guitar J.J. Cale – guitarPete Carr – guitarAnthony Carrillo –bongos Fred Carter Jr. – guitarTony Cedras – keyboard Dom Chacal –bata , bongos, conga,gourd , percussion Wells Christy –synclavier Kim Cissel –trombone Bob Cranshaw – bass guitarJorge Ferreira da Silva – percussionWilson DasNeves –cowbell , percussion The Dixie Hummingbirds – vocal groupJerry Douglas –Dobro Pete Drake – Dobro, pedal steel guitarGordon Edwards – bass guitar Don Elliott –vibraphone The Everly Brothers – vocalsJon Faddis – trumpetBabacar Faye – percussion Alex Foster –alto saxophone Steve Gadd – drumsAlexander Gafa – guitar Eric Gale – electric guitarEarl Gardner – trumpet Art Garfunkel – vocalsRussell George – bass guitar Florence Gnimagnon – background vocals Morris Goldberg –penny whistle Gordinho – surdo Al Gorgoni – guitarBobby Gregg – drumsWinston Grennan – drums The Harptones – vocals Roger Hawkins – drumsGiovanni Hidalgo – conga Neville Hinds – organ David Hood – bass guitarCissy Houston – vocalsJohnny Hoyt – saxophone Anthony Jackson – bass guitar,contrabass guitar Jackie Jackson – bass guitar Alonzo Johnson – bass Jimmy Johnson – guitarRemy Kabocka – talking drum Vusi Khumalo – drums Larry Knechtel – keyboards, piano, bassLadysmith Black Mambazo – vocalsDenzil Laing – percussion Tony Levin – bass guitarRalph MacDonald – percussionMakhaya Mahlangu – percussion Mike Mainieri –marimba , vibraphoneMarçalzinho – percussionHugh Masekela –flugelhorn Mazzola –chicote Charlie McCoy – harmonicaHugh McCracken – electric guitar, acoustic guitarVictor Montanez – drums Airto Moreira – percussionSidinho Moreira – bongos, conga, percussion, surdu, tambourine Forere Motloheloa –accordion Rob Mounsey – synthesizerIsaac Mtshali – drums Muscle Shoals – rhythm sectionYoussou N'Dour – percussionMilton Nascimento – lyrics, vocalsVincent Nguini – guitar,claves , bass guitar The Oak Ridge Boys – vocal groupJoe Osborn – bass guitarDean Parks –hi-string guitar Greg Phillinganes – synthesizerChikapa "Ray" Phiri – arranger, guitar, guitar arrangementsLeonard Pickett –tenor saxophone Raphael Rabello – guitar Décio Ramos – percussion Sherman Robertson – guitar Linda Ronstadt – vocalsAlan Rubin – trumpetAlton Rubin – drums Dave Rubin –washboard Armand Sabal-Lecco – bass guitarRobert Sabino – piano Paulinho Santos – percussion Paulo Sérgio Santos – chicote Bobby Scott – pianoJohn Selolwane – guitar Joseph Shabalala – vocalsPaul Simon – vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizerValerie Simpson – background vocalsVon Eva Sims – vocals Phoebe Snow – vocalsPedro Sorongo – percussion,scraper David Spinozza – guitarRenelle Stafford – vocals Rigo Star – guitarGrady Tate – drumsRichard Tee –Fender Rhodes , keyboards, piano, synthesizerAssane Thaim – percussion John Tropea – electric guitarDeidre Tuck – vocals Uakti – percussionNaná Vasconcelos – conga, gourd, percussion,triangle Kim Wilson – harmonicaJoseph Shabalala – composer, lyricist
Paul Simon – arranger, composer, lyrics, producerSteven Strassman –assistant engineer Peter Thwaites – assistant engineer Russ Titelman – producer Richard Travali – assistant engineer Paul Zollo – liner notes Chart (1990) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA )[ 2] 14 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ )[ 3] 5
Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 4] Platinum 70,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 5] 3× Platinum 45,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 6] Silver 60,000^ ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
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