Paul Simon: The Rhythm Of The Saints (Expanded + Remastered) CD Track Listing
Paul Simon
The Rhythm Of The Saints (Expanded + Remastered) (1990)
The Rhythm Of The Saints (Expanded + Remastered)\n2004 Warner Strategic Marketing\n\nOriginally Released 1990\nCD Edition Released October 16, 1990 (September 14, 1990)\nRemastered + Expanded CD Edition Released July 13, 2004\n\nAMG EXPERT REVIEW: Though he recorded the album's prominent percussion tracks in Brazil, Paul Simon fashioned The Rhythm of the Saints as a deliberate follow-up to the artistic breakthrough and commercial comeback that was the South Africa-tinged Graceland. Several of the musicians who had appeared previously were back, along with some of the New York session players who had worked with Simon in the 1970s, and the overall sound was familiar to fans of Graceland. Further, Simon's nonlinear lyrical approach was carried over: he continued to ruminate about love, aging, and the onslaught of modern life in disconnected phrases and images that created impressions rather than telling straightforward stories. But where Graceland had seamlessly merged its styles into an exuberant whole, The Rhythm of the Saints was less well digested. Those drum tracks never seemed integrated effectively into what had been dubbed over them; at the same time, they tended to lock the songs into musical patterns that reined them in from the kind of excitement the South African music on Graceland generated, making the melodies harder to grasp. At the same time, Simon sang his lyrics in a less involved way, which sometimes made them seem like collections of random lines rather than the series of striking observations Graceland seemed to contain. No Paul Simon album could be lacking in craft or quality, and The Rhythm of the Saints was a typically tasteful effort. But this time around, Simon hadn't quite succeeded in bringing the wide-ranging elements together; the album sold about half as many copies as Graceland (that is to say, a none-too-shabby two million), and that's about right -- where Graceland was an exotic adventure, The Rhythm of the Saints was more of an anthropology lesson. ~ William Ruhlmann\n\nAmazon.com Editorial Review\nAfter the success of Graceland, Simon's meshing of South African rhythms with his own overtly self-conscious singer-songwriter pop, Simon figured he'd best keep traveling. This album follows him to South America, where he indulges in Brazilian music and still manages to make it sound like Paul Simon. His quirky, introspective lyrics are front and center; set to the beat of multiple drummers, the effect is soothing and unexpectedly rich. "The Coast" is a brilliant narrative about traveling musicians and "The Obvious Child" handles Simon's neurotic obsession with middle age with a lightheartedness unheard in his '70s solo work. --Rob O'Connor \n\nHalf.com Album Credits\nAdrian Belew, Contributing Artist\nHugh Masakela, Contributing Artist\nJ.J. Cale, Contributing Artist\nKim Wilson, Contributing Artist\nMichael Brecker, Contributing Artist\nMilton Nascimento, Contributing Artist\nNana Vasconcelos, Contributing Artist\nRandy Brecker, Contributing Artist\nUakti, Contributing Artist\nRoy Halee, Engineer\nPaul Simon, Producer\n\n\nAlbum Notes\nPersonnel includes: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar); Vincent Nguini (guitar, bass, clave); Georges Seba, Martin Atangana (electric guitar); Ringo Star, Ray Phiri (guitar); C.J. Chenier (accordion); Charles Doherty (alto & tenor saxophones); Jude Bethel (tenor saxophone); Errol Ince (trumpet); Dave Bargeron (euphonium); Clifton Anderson (trombone); Greg Phillinganes (synthesizer); Bakithi Kumalo (bass); Grupo Cultural Olodum, Steve Gadd (drums); Mingo Araujo, Remy Kabocka, Ya Yo De La Nelson, Sidinho, Dom Chacal (percussion); Briz, Karen Bernod, Myrna Lynn Gomila, Kia Y. Jeffries, Florence Gnimagnon, Charlotte Mbango, Djana'd, Elolongue Mbango Catherine, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (background vocals).\n\nPrincipally recorded at The Hit Factory, New York; Transamerica Studios, Impressao Digital Studios and Multi Studios Rio De Janiero, Brazil; Studio Guillhaume Tell, Paris, France.\n\nAs singer/songwriter Frank Tedesso once put it, GRACELAND is the mountaintop and RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS is the mist around the peak. The latter certainly does seem to pick up where it's South African-flavored predecessor left off. Though RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS relies on the traditional musical forms of a different part of the world (Brazil), Simon uses a somewhat similar strategy. He wraps his very American voice and lyrics around the rhythms and harmonies of a culture much more dependent on polyrhythms. In the process, he creates a new paradigm that is simultaneously familiar and excitingly fresh.A new development is the undercurrent of social protest in the lyrics, something that GRACELAND only hinted at. A running lyrical theme is the intrusion of science and civilization upon nature, and the catastrophic results. When he finds no solutions in the world of men, Simon turns to the divine. On "The Cool, Cool River," he supplicates himself, with the understanding that "these prayers are the memory of God." However close he may get to heaven, RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS definitely finds Simon treading a step or two north of the earth.
This folk cd contains 14 tracks and runs 61min 59sec.
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: Music
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: music songs tracks folk Rock
- Paul Simon - The Obvious Child (04:10)
- Paul Simon - Can't Run But (03:36)
- Paul Simon - The Coast (05:04)
- Paul Simon - Proof (04:39)
- Paul Simon - Further To Fly (05:36)
- Paul Simon - She Moves On (05:03)
- Paul Simon - Born At The Right Time (03:48)
- Paul Simon - The Cool, Cool River (04:33)
- Paul Simon - Spirit Voices (03:56)
- Paul Simon - The Rhythm Of The Saints (04:20)
- Paul Simon - Born At The Right Time (Original Acoustic Demo) (03:50)
- Paul Simon - Thelma (Outtake) (04:14)
- Paul Simon - The Coast (Work-In-Progress) (05:13)
- Paul Simon - Spirit Voices (Work-In-Progress) (03:48)
