Graceland

Type

Album
Description

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.
MusicBrainz ID

19847822-1430-3380-9cf1-bc45545b34ac

Releases (1)


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