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Track Listings
| 1. Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 2. My Little Town |
| 3. I'd Do It For Your Love |
| 4. 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover |
| 5. Night Game |
| 6. Gone At Last |
| 7. Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy |
| 8. Have A Good Time |
| 9. You're Kind |
| 10. Silent Eyes |
| 11. Slip Slidin' Away (Demo) |
| 12. Gone At Last (Original Demo w/The Jessy Dixon Singers) |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Paul Simon's third solo album unifies the varied threads running through its predecessors--confessional ballads, wily story songs, agnostic spirituals and snapshots of modern life, circa 1975, are extensions of the models on his self-titled debut and--There Goes Rhymin' Simon. Here, Simon and producer Phil Ramone establish a more cohesive, explicitly urban setting that burnishes the artist's acoustic folk accents to spotlight his sophistication as an inventive composer and, as always, deft wordsmith. Included is his last great collaboration with Art Garfunkel, the bittersweet "My Little Town", a pop gospel romp with Phoebe Snow on "Gone at Last", and the sly adulterer's solution of "Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover" (arguably the antithesis of Willie Dixon's classic "29 Ways"), along with the tender "I Do It for Your Love" and the woozy, dissolute "Have a Good Time". Best of all, of course, is the brilliant title song, shifting from anecdotal verse to soaring bridge and coloured by keening strings and Phil Woods's knowing tenor-sax solo. Simon was crazy, like a fox. --Sam Sutherland
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Digitally remastered! Subtle 1975 solo album, with 2 rare BONUS tracks. Includes "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" and "My Little Town". Cameo by Art Garfunkel.
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Theres a good reason this album won a Grammy. Best Album of 1975 is due rewards for one of the strongest of Simon's early solo catalogue. It is littered with tracks that have now become 'classics' including the funky US Number One (50 Ways To Leave Your Lover), the final studio collaboration between Simon & Garfunkel (My Little Town) and the beautiful title track (Still Crazy After All These Years). And yet the rest of the album resonates in acoustic melodies that characterises Simon's early solo work.
This remastered edition also features a somewhat raw but still interesting edition of Slip Slidin' Away that is otherwise condemned only to Greatest Hits compilations.
A must for Simon fans, and a superbly produced album for anyone else.
This remastered edition also features a somewhat raw but still interesting edition of Slip Slidin' Away that is otherwise condemned only to Greatest Hits compilations.
A must for Simon fans, and a superbly produced album for anyone else.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When I played this cd for the first time, I cried, partly cos I realised how much I'd missed it, and partly because it took me back to when I was a teenager. Simon is a poet that also writes great music, and, for me, this is his best.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
“Still Crazy After All These Years” was Paul Simon's third solo album and decidedly different from his previous efforts, “Paul Simon” and “Rhymin' Simon.” For one thing, Simon's songs are much more introspective this time around, most of them dealing seriously with the subject of lost love (Of course, if you remember seeing Simon hosting “Saturday Night Life” and trying to sing the title song while dressed up as a giant turkey that seriousness is somewhat tempered). Musically, Simon is focusing more on the piano than the guitar in his compositions, and producer Phil Ramone clearly played a role in coming up with Simon’s new sound on this album. Taken together those two factors would explain why “My Little Town,” the song where Simon reunites with Art Garfunkel, sounds so different from previous Simon & Garfunkle songs. The album made it to the top of the Billboard charts in 1975 and three of the songs made it to the Top 40: the duet with Phoebe Snow, “Gone At Last” (#23), “50 Ways to Leave Your Lover” (#1), and “Still Crazy After All These Years” (#40). Those last two are the choice cuts off of the album and both reflect a wry sensibilities in the lyrics that was never as prominent in Simon’s earlier work. The same applies to “My Little Town,” and it is easy in retrospect to look at that song and “Night Games” as reflecting Simon’s dark side. I was surprised that “Still Crazy After All These Years” was Simon’s only #1 album, but “Graceland” only made it to #3. It is rather gratifying to know that Simon’s serious work was more popular than his “fun” songs like “Kodachrome” and “Loves Me Like a Rock.” The bottom line is that Paul Simon is one of those artists for whom a greatest hits collection does not suffice and the goal should be to have as many of their albums in your music library as possible tracing his ongoing musical evolution.
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Still Crazy after all These Years
Really enjoyed this one, but then if you like Paul Simon your never disappointed. can't wait to buy the essential Paul Simon if this CD is anything to go by
Published 2 months ago by jennifer Harrison
Sublime
Quite simply Paul Simon does not put a single foot wrong throughout the course of this whole album. Each track is perfectly crafted and polished until they shine like jewels. Read more
Published 2 months ago by F. Perry
Great album
I had this album years ago, after watching a program about Simon & Garfunkle, I remembered how good this was, so I had to purchase it again. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Ms. Margaret Betsy Rackley
Nostalgia
I used to own this album as a vinyl LP when it first came out and I'd forgotten how very good it was: its wistful nostalgic quality has become even more poignant over the years as... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Keith Miller
Suggestions?
I feel it would be helpful if a list of the music on an album could be included in the description, as often I don't know what is there.
Published 9 months ago by E. Grace
Paul Simon at a solo peak
Every album Paul Simon produced in the early to mid 70's is worth buying and this is no exception. There are some great songs: the title track, "My Little Town" with Art Garfunkel,... Read more
Published on 27 Nov 2007 by S J Buck
Classic Simon!
I remember buying this album when it was originally released.At the time I thought it was not as catchy as its predecessors 'Paul Simon' and 'There Goes Rhymin Simon'. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Michael Bermingham
not simon's best
Compared with greats such as 'Paul Simon Songbook', 'Paul Simon', 'There goes rhymin Simon' and others, this album is not nearly as good - yes, 'Still crazy' and '50 ways' are... Read more
Published on 7 July 2006 by Martyn
One more year on the line
A lyrical masterpiece. Simon's mature songwriting encapsulates the paradoxical nature of life. He tells us that he is 'having a good time' while acknowledging that 'his life's a... Read more
Published on 24 May 2003 by AGC2070
The best Paul Simon by far a must for any S & G fans.
I have litened to all the tracks there are some really good tracks on here from Still crazy all the way to Silent eyes. My favourites Night Game and Have a good time. Read more
Published on 31 Jan 2000 by kalgore@lineone.net
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