There Goes Rhymin' Simon

by Paul Simon

There Goes Rhymin' Simon cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 May 1973
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 50:08
  • Community rating: 4.01/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Departing from the darker, more introspective tone of his solo debut, the recording sessions brought the songwriter to Muscle Shoals Sound Studio to collaborate with their famed rhythm section. The inclusion of gospel backing vocals and Dixieland brass arrangements showcased a newfound, expansive musical optimism and deep engagement with classic American roots styles.

Genres

Descriptors: folk, melodic, acoustic, piano, harmonies, male-vocals, storytelling

Tracklist

  1. Kodachrome (3:35)
  2. Tenderness (2:55)
  3. Take Me to the Mardi Gras (3:30)
  4. Something so Right (4:36)
  5. One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor (3:48)
  6. American Tune (3:47)
  7. Was a Sunny Day (3:44)
  8. Learn How to Fall (2:47)
  9. St. Judy's Comet (3:21)
  10. Loves Me Like a Rock (3:40)
  11. Let Me Live In Your City - Work In Progress (4:21)
  12. Take Me to the Mardi Gras (Acoustic Demo) (2:31)
  13. American Tune (Unfinished Demo) (4:03)
  14. Loves Me Like a Rock (Acoustic Demo) (3:24)

Credits

  • Bob Cranshaw - bass, electric bass [elec. bass]
  • David Hood - bass
  • Roger Hawkins - drums, percussion
  • Pete Carr - guitar, electric guitar [elec. guitar]
  • Lee Hulko - lacquer cut by
  • Anthony Heilbut - other [thanks to]
  • Jimmy Johnson - electric guitar [elec. guitar]
  • Barry Beckett - keyboards, piano, keyboards, vibraphone [vibes]

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