Disc 1
1. The Sound Of Silence (Live At Webster Hall, 2011)
2. The Boxer (Live In Central Park, 1991)
3. Bridge Over Troubled Water - Aretha Franklin (Studio Version)
4. Mother And Child Reunion
5. Tenderness
6. Peace Like A River
7. American Tune
8. Kodachrome
9. Something So Right
10. Late In The Evening
11. Train In The Distance
12. Hearts And Bones
13. Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War
14. Still Crazy After All These Years
15. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
16. The Boy In The Bubble
17. Graceland

Disc 2
1. Obvious Child
2. Further To Fly
3. The Cool, Cool River
4. Spirit Voices
5. Born In Puerto Rico
6. Quality
7. Darling Lorraine
8. Look At That
9. Senorita With A Necklace Of Tears
10. That’s Me
11. Another Galaxy
12. Father And Daughter
13. Rewrite
14. Love And Hard Times
15. So Beautiful Or So What

Disc 1, Track 1 previously unreleased
Disc 1, Track 2 from Paul Simon’s Concert in the Park, Warner Bros. 9 26737-2, 1991
Disc 1, Track 3 from Atlantic single 2796, 1971
Disc 1, Tracks 4 & 6 from Paul Simon, Columbia LP KC-30750, 1972
Disc 1, Tracks 5, 7-9 from There Goes Rhymin’ Simon, Columbia LP KC-32280, 1973
Disc 1, Track 10 from One Trick Pony, Warner Bros. LP 3472, 1980
Disc 1, Tracks 11-13 from Hearts and Bones, Warner Bros. LP 23942, 1983
Disc 1, Track 14 from Still Crazy After All These Years, Columbia LP PC-33540, 1975
Disc 1, Tracks 15-17 from Graceland, Warner Bros. LP 25447, 1986
Disc 2, Tracks 1-4 from The Rhythm of the Saints, Warner Bros. LP 26098, 1990
Disc 2, Tracks 5-6 from Songs from the Capeman, Warner Bros. CD 46814, 1997
Disc 2, Tracks 7-9 from You’re the One, Warner Bros. CD 47844, 2000
Disc 2, Tracks 10-12 from Surprise, Warner Bros. CD 49982, 2006
Disc 2, Tracks 13-15 from So Beautiful or So What, Hear Music CD HRM-32814-2, 2011

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The tracklist is up now. Some interesting choices, not the least of which is Aretha Franklin's studio recording of Bridge Over Troubled Water.

I just ordered it. I imagine there's a whole sub-category of Paul Simon Greatest Hits and Live album collectors. I've got 'em all and come to expect one or the other (or both) after each new studio album.

The track listing is up at The Second Disc...

http://theseconddisc.com/2011/09/16/lat ... ongwriter/

Best,

Joe

Per Second Disc, Sound of Silence on disc 1 is the only thing previously unreleased. I'll be giving this one a pass.

I love and respect Paul Simon, but...talk about someone whose work has been compiled to death...I'll also take a pass.

Having just wrapped up my reappraisal of Paul Simon's catalog last week, I was curious to find out what songs he would choose for this compilation. I was pleased to find some lesser-known songs like "Train In The Distance," "Rene And Georgette Magritte...," "Quality," "Darling Lorraine" and "Father And Daughter." It isn't a comprehensive compilation, and certainly not the best place to turn for a novice, which makes me wonder who this will appeal to (other than Simon fanatics who have to own everything with his name on it).

What's hilarious, is of the munerous comps, there STILL isn't one that has gotten it right in terms of all the hits. The Essential Paul Simon comes closest, but for God's sake, what does itt ake for them to actually get it right???
I realize this was compiled by Simon so I expected this one to be like this, and it is OK, but hits like "Allergies" and "One TRick Pony" never appear and it is beyond annoying.

Allergies was a hit? It would be nice to see

A) a comp that included "Proof" from The Rhythm of the Saints instead Further to Fly or ugh Spirit Voices again.
B) a comp with a solid round up of Capeman songs
C) a comp that included ONLY the title track from You're the One


Nice to see the only 3 essential tracks from Hearts and Bones included though.

Yeah, "Allergies" got to #44 on the singles charts in 1983 and spent 10 weeks on the chart. Funny, as "Graceland", a better and far better-known song crawled to #81. Go figure. Anyway, it should be on one of these comps! "Proof" should also be there, and I agree on You're The One-the title track is great, not much else.
As for Capeman-the less the better.

I'd love for someone to release a compilation of Paul Simon compositions recorded by other aritsts....

This was a good buy for 2 CD set with a very nice booklet for less than $14.00. By the way, Vic A. did the comp remastering.

Rick A.

Well I can see that if someone doesn't like the two distinct styles of music that make the album, but it has a few very good tracks.