Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar
by Paul Simon
- Type: Compilation
- Released: 1 May 2000
- Label: Warner Bros.
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:16:56
- Community rating: 3.97/5 from 1 rating
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Collection of Simon's Warner Bros. solo catalogue, from his 1972 solo debut through 'Graceland' and 'The Rhythm of the Saints'. Its title adapts a line from his song 'Kodachrome'.
Genres
Descriptors: compilation, storytelling, melodic, male-vocals, diverse, acoustic
Tracklist
- Graceland (4:47)
- You Can Call Me Al (4:41)
- Mother And Child Reunion (2:58)
- The Cool, Cool River (4:33)
- 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover (3:07)
- The Obvious Child (4:10)
- The Boy In The Bubble (3:58)
- Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War (3:43)
- Late In The Evening (3:54)
- Bernadette (3:28)
- Slip Slidin' Away (4:45)
- Take Me To The Mardi Gras (3:22)
- Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes (5:49)
- Still Crazy After All These Years (3:22)
- Kodachrome (3:28)
- Loves Me Like A Rock (3:15)
- Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (2:43)
- Hearts And Bones (5:38)
- Trailways Bus (5:15)
Credits
- Demola Adepoju - steel guitar [pedal]
- Ronnie Cuber - baritone saxophone, bass saxophone
- Adrian Belew - guitar [synthesizer]
- Morris Goldberg - tin whistle [pennywhistle]
- Hux Brown - guitar [lead]
- Wallace Wilson - guitar [rhythm]
- Charles Doherty - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone
- Nan谩 Vasconcelos - berimbau, percussion [ground]
- Roy Halee - producer, producer [associate]
- Andy Smith - engineer [executive]
- Peter Doggett - liner notes
- Keith Blake - mastered by [digital]
- Phil Ramone - producer
- Antonio Luis Alves De Souza - directed by [groupo cultural olodum]
- Russ Titelman - producer
- Dave Grusin - arranged by [horns]
- Derek Walcott - lyrics by [co-writer]
- Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section - producer
- Joseph Shabalala - lyrics by [beginning]
- Bob James - arranged by [woodwinds and strings]