Paul Simon - Graceland Remastered And Expanded Flac(hufc/IARG)

Title........: Paul Simon - Graceland
Label........: Rhino Records
Release Type.: Album
Genre........: Rock & Pop
Source.......: CDDA
Format.......: Flac
Release Date.: 26 July 2004
Rip Date.....: 17 Febuary 2011
Tracks.......: 14
Covers.......: All
Total Size...: 131 mb

Through the mist of subsequent pale imitations, it is difficult now to recall the enormous impact of this trans-cultural album. The mould-breaking blend of rock and African rhythms is exemplified by "Homeless," an exquisitely melancholic evocation of African beauty and desolation. The stirring harmonies of Ladysmith Black Mambazo illuminate "Homeless" and "Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes." The element of humour in the latter is echoed in "You Can Call Me Al," a hit single. The lyrics are finely crafted and the result is a structure of impeccable proportions. There are angels in the architecture.



1. The Boy In The Bubble
2. Graceland
3. I Know What I Know
4. Gumboots
5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
6. You Can Call Me Al
7. Under African Skies
8. Homeless
9. Crazy Love Vol. II
10. That Was Your Mother
11. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints
12. Homeless (Demo) (Bonus Track)
13. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (Bonus Track)
14. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints (Early Version) (Bonus Track)

Rolling Stone (11/89) - Ranked #5 in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Best Albums Of The Eighties."

Rolling Stone (12/11/03, p.116) - Ranked #81 in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums Of All Time" - "...Simon created an album about isolation and redemption that transcended 'world music' to become the whole world's soundtrack..."