Paul Simon

Newark, US

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Long Play (LP) Aug 29, 1986 Warner Bros. Records 25447-1

Sixth solo album and masterpiece. Recorded in Johannesburg, South Africa and New York with South African musicians. Won Grammy for Album of the Year (1987). Features township jive, Zulu choral music (Ladysmith Black Mambazo), and Tex-Mex influences (Los Lobos). Singles: 'You Can Call Me Al' (#23 US, #4 UK), 'Graceland', 'The Boy in the Bubble', 'Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes'. Over 16 million copies sold worldwide. Controversially broke the UN cultural boycott of apartheid-era South Africa. Produced by Paul Simon.

Graceland

Disc 1 (Digital Media)

1 The Boy in the Bubble 3:59
2 Graceland 4:48
3 I Know What I Know 3:13
4 Gumboots 2:42
5 Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 5:34
6 You Can Call Me Al 4:39
7 Under African Skies 3:34
8 Homeless 3:45
9 Crazy Love, Vol. II 4:17
10 That Was Your Mother 2:51
11 All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints 3:14