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词条 Paul Simon (album)
释义

  1. History

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

     Weekly charts  Year-end charts  Certifications 

  6. See also

  7. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Paul Simon
| type = studio
| artist = Paul Simon
| cover = PaulSimon-Front.jpg
| alt =
| released = January 24, 1972
| recorded = January to March 1971
| venue =
| studio = CBS Studios, San Francisco and New York, Western Recorders, Los Angeles, Dynamic Sound Studios, Kingston and CBE Studios, Paris
| genre = Folk rock
| length = 34:03
| label = {{hlist|Columbia|Warner Bros.}}
| producer = {{hlist|Roy Halee|Paul Simon}}
| prev_title = The Paul Simon Songbook
| prev_year = 1965
| next_title = There Goes Rhymin' Simon
| next_year = 1973
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Paul Simon
| type = studio
| single1 = Mother and Child Reunion" b/w "Paranoia Blues
| single1date = February 1972
| single2 = Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" b/w "Congratulations
| single2date = May 1972
| single3 = Duncan" b/w "Run That Body Down
| single3date = July 1972
}}
}}Paul Simon is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel. His first solo album was recorded in England in 1965 but remained unreleased in the U.S. (except for a brief period in 1969) until 1981, when it appeared in the 5-LP Collected Works boxed set. Originally released on Columbia Records, Paul Simon was then issued under the Warner Bros. label and is now back with Columbia through Sony. The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom, Japan and Norway and reached No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums. In 1986 it was certified platinum.[1]

History

Simon taught songwriting classes at New York University during the summer of 1971. Among the students he taught were two of the Roche sisters, Maggie and Terre, and singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester who remembers that Simon was nervous, listened to the students' songs and offered suggestions and criticism, often dissecting the lyrics and drawing comparisons with his own work while offering insights into his own work and sources of inspiration.[2]

Simon traveled to San Francisco to record some demos and began to work with different musical styles for a proposed solo album, including Latin music, jazz, blues and reggae with the song "Mother and Child Reunion", recorded in Kingston, Jamaica. Guest musicians on the record included Stephane Grappelli, Ron Carter, and Airto Moreira. The music reflects Simon's interest in world music.

Several songs on the album, such as "Run That Body Down" (in which both "Paul" and "Peg" are mentioned by name) and "Congratulations", make reference directly or indirectly to his rocky marriage to Peggy (née Harper), which ended in divorce in 1975. Other themes include drugs and adolescence.

Reception

{{Album reviews
| title = Retrospective professional reviews
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[3]
| rev2 = Blender
| rev2Score = {{Rating|5|5}}[4]
| rev3 = Chicago Tribune
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|4}}[5]
|rev4 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev4Score = A+[6]
| rev5 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}[7]
| rev6 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev6score = A[8]
| rev7 = Mojo
| rev7Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[9]
| rev8 = Record Collector
| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}[10]
| rev9 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide
| rev9score = {{Rating|5|5}}[11]
}}

Reviewing for The Village Voice in 1972, Robert Christgau said, "this is the only thing in the universe to make me positively happy in the first two weeks of February 1972."[12] In Rolling Stone that year, Jon Landau called it Simon's "least detached, most personal and painful piece of work thus far — this from a lyricist who has never shied away from pain as subject or theme."[13]

Critical praise was indeed widespread for this album, though some reviewers were put off by it. Noel Coppage, in Stereo Review, called it "undistinguished" and added, "I gather...this album is merely Simon's way of keeping his hand in while Garfunkel makes movies....I'm now wondering if Garfunkel's arranging work doesn't include sending Simon back to rewrite some of his songs before recording them."[14] Despite Coppage's panning, the other Stereo Review critics went on to give the album one of its "Record Of The Year" awards.[15] It was ranked number 268 on Rolling Stone{{'}}s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and number 984 in All-Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd. edition, 2000) [16].

Track listing

All songs written by Paul Simon, except "Hobo's Blues" co-written by Stéphane Grappelli.

Side one
  1. "Mother and Child Reunion" – 3:05
  2. "Duncan" – 4:39
  3. "Everything Put Together Falls Apart" – 1:59
  4. "Run That Body Down" – 3:52
  5. "Armistice Day" – 3:55
Side two
  2. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 2:42
  3. "Peace Like a River" – 3:20
  4. "Papa Hobo" – 2:34
  5. "Hobo's Blues" – 1:21
  6. "Paranoia Blues" – 2:54
  7. "Congratulations" – 3:42
  • Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues.
2004 reissue tracks
  2. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" (Demo – San Francisco 2/71) – 2:29
  3. "Duncan" (Demo – San Francisco 2/71)" – 2:48
  4. "Paranoia Blues" (Unreleased Version) – 3:14

Personnel

Track numbering refers to CD and digital releases of this album.

Musicians{{div col}}
  • Paul Simon - acoustic guitar, vocals, percussion (10), producer, arranger (all tracks)
  • Hal Blaine - drums (4, 10, 11)
  • Lynford "Hux" Brown - lead guitar (1)
  • Ron Carter - double bass (4)
  • Russell George - bass guitar (6)
  • Stéphane Grappelli - violin (9)
  • Winston Grennan - drums (1)
  • Stefan Grossman - bottleneck guitar (10)
  • Jerry Hahn - electric guitar (4, 5)
  • Neville Hinds - Hammond organ (1)
  • Jackie Jackson - bass guitar (1)
  • Larry Knechtel - piano (1, 11), Wurlitzer electric piano (3, 11), harmonium (3, 8), Hammond organ (11)
  • Denzil Laing - percussion (1)
  • Fred Lipsius - alto saxophone (5)
  • Los Incas - flute, charango, percussion (2)
  • Mike Mainieri - vibes (4)
  • Charlie McCoy - bass harmonica (8)
  • Victor Montanez - congas (7)
  • Airto Moreira - percussion (5, 6)
  • Joe Osborn - bass guitar (7, 11)
  • John Schroer - tenor saxophone (5), baritone saxophone (10)
  • David Spinozza - acoustic guitar (4, 6)
  • Steven Turre - trombone (10)
  • Wallace Wilson - rhythm guitar (1)
  • Cissy Houston, Von Eva Sims, Renelle Stafford and Deirdre Tuck - backing vocals (1)
{{div col end}}Production
  • Roy Halee - co-producer, engineer
  • Leslie Kong - contractor (1)
  • Bernard Estardy - additional engineer (2)
  • Phil Ramone - engineer (6)
  • John Berg, Ron Coro - design
  • P.A. Harper - photography

Charts

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Weekly charts

Chart (1972)Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[17]5
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[18]2
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[19]2
Finnish Albums Chart[20]1
Italian Albums Chart[21]20
Japanese Oricon LPs Chart[22]1
Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[23]1
Spanish Albums Chart[24]3
Swedish Albums Chart[25]1
UK Albums Chart[26]1
United States Billboard Pop Albums[27]4
West German Media Control Albums Chart[28]37
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Year-end charts

Chart (1972)Position
Australian Albums Chart[17]22
Dutch Albums Chart[29]26
Italian Albums Chart[21]73
Japanese Albums Chart[30]10
U.S. Top Pop Albums32

Certifications

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See also

  • Biography Paul Simon and Garfunkel
  • Allmusic entry

References

1. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.superseventies.com/spsimonpaul.html|title=Superseventies review|publisher=Superseventies|accessdate=July 24, 2009}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.paul-simon.info/ |title=Paul Simon – The neck of my guitar |publisher=Paul-simon.info |accessdate=June 26, 2010}}
3. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/paul-simon-mw0000197568 |title=Paul Simon – Paul Simon |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=May 15, 2010 |last=Ruhlmann |first=William}}
4. ^{{cite journal |title=Back Catalogue: Paul Simon |journal=Blender |location=New York |issue=53 |date=November 2006 |last=Powers |first=Ann |authorlink=Ann Powers}}
5. ^{{cite news |url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1990-10-14/entertainment/9003260625_1_star-hearts-and-bones-rhymin-simon |title=The Evolution Of Simon's Diverse Solo Career |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |date=October 14, 1990 |accessdate=January 22, 2018 |last=Kot |first=Greg |authorlink=Greg Kot}}
6. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: S|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=S&bk=70|accessdate=March 12, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
7. ^{{cite book |last=Larkin |first=Colin |authorlink=Colin Larkin (writer) |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |publisher=Omnibus Press |edition=5th concise |year=2011 |isbn=0-85712-595-8}}
8. ^{{cite journal |url=http://ew.com/article/1991/01/18/rating-paul-simons-albums/ |title=Rating Paul Simon's albums |journal=Entertainment Weekly |location=New York |date=January 18, 1991 |accessdate=February 17, 2016 |last=Browne |first=David |authorlink=David Browne (journalist)}}
9. ^{{cite journal |title=Paul Simon: Paul Simon |journal=Mojo |location=London |issue= |date= |page=116 |quote=[H]e was already adept at dressing songs in exotic garb....This is a reminder of just how fruitful Simon's genre-hopping could be.}}
10. ^{{cite journal |title=Paul Simon: Paul Simon |journal=Record Collector |location=London |issue= |date= |page=97 |quote=[H]is hunger to explore different musical styles is evident on his eponymous 1972 release...}}
11. ^{{cite book |chapter=Paul Simon |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |authorlink=Rob Sheffield |pages=736–37 |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |year=2004 |publisher=Fireside Books |edition=4th |location=London |isbn=0-7432-0169-8}}
12. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cg24.php |title=Consumer Guide (24) |newspaper=The Village Voice |location=New York |date=March 2, 1972 |accessdate=May 15, 2010 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |authorlink=Robert Christgau}}
13. ^{{cite journal |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/paul-simon-19720302 |title=Paul Simon: Paul Simon |journal=Rolling Stone |location=New York |date=March 2, 1972 |accessdate=May 15, 2010 |last=Landau |first=Jon |authorlink=Jon Landau}}
14. ^STEREO REVIEW, July 1972, Vol. 28, #1, p. 84.
15. ^Stereo Review, February 1973, Vol. 30, #2, p. 81.
16. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/virgin_1000_v3.htm |title=Rocklist |accessdate=October 13, 2018}}
17. ^1 {{Cite book|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, NSW|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}
18. ^http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.7733&type=1&interval=20&PHPSESSID=lo0152od4caliufjkgh3mkphk6
19. ^{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Paul Simon – Paul Simon|work=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=MegaCharts|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+Simon&titel=Paul+Simon&cat=a|accessdate=May 2, 2013}}
20. ^{{cite book | first= Timo | last= Pennanen | year= 2006 | title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 | edition= 1st | publisher= Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava | location= Helsinki| isbn= 978-951-1-21053-5 | page= 263 | language= Finnish }}
21. ^1 {{cite web | url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1972.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia – Gli album più venduti del 1972|language=Italian | publisher = hitparadeitalia.it | accessdate =May 2, 2013}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/music/specialeng/051221_01.html|title= 21 世紀洋楽元年到来！? 2005年年間洋楽チャート大発表！|work=oricon.co.jp|language=Japanese|publisher=Oricon Style|accessdate=2011-08-07}}
23. ^{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon – Paul Simon|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Paul+Simon&titel=Paul+Simon&cat=a|accessdate=2011-08-08}}
24. ^{{cite book |last=Salaverri|first=Fernando|title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002|edition=1st |date=September 2005|publisher=Fundación Autor-SGAE|location=Spain|isbn=84-8048-639-2}}
25. ^{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bSgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Paul+simon#|title=Billboard – March 25 – 1973|accessdate=2012-02-12|author1=Nielsen Business Media|first1=Inc|date=1972-03-25}}
26. ^{{Cite web|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209095720/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=3|archivedate=February 9, 2008|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/all_the_no1_albums.php?show=3|title=Number 1 Albums – 1970s|publisher=The Official Charts Company|accessdate=May 2, 2013}}
27. ^[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r18020/charts-awards|accessdate=accessdate=May 2, 2013|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic – Paul Simon > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums]
28. ^{{cite web| url=http://www.officialcharts.de/album.asp?artist=Paul+Simon&title=Paul+Simon&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Paul Simon: Paul Simon|language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=May 2, 2013}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1972&cat=a |title=Dutch charts jaaroverzichten 1972|format=ASP|language=Dutch|accessdate=April 1, 2014}}
30. ^{{cite web|url=http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music/music_a1970-74.html|title=Top-ten of the Japanese Year-End Albums Charts 1970–1974|publisher=Oricon|language=Japanese|accessdate=2011-08-10|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716110547/http://entamedata.web.fc2.com/music/music_a1970-74.html|archivedate=July 16, 2012|df=mdy-all}}
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