Still Crazy After All These Years
| Still Crazy After All These Years | ||||
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Jazz pop[3] | ||||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Paul Simon chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Still Crazy After All These Years | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |   [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo
1976
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"My Little Town" reunited Simon with former partner Art Garfunkel on record for the first time since 1970, while "Gone at Last" was a duet between Simon and Phoebe Snow. Two tracks featured members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as a backing band.
The title track has been recorded by Rosemary Clooney (on her 1993 album Still on the Road), Ray Charles (on his 1993 album My World), Karen Carpenter (on her self-titled solo album released posthumously in 1996) and Willie Nelson (on the soundtrack of the 2000 motion picture Space Cowboys).
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Simon
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "My Little Town" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "I Do It for Your Love" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Night Game" | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Gone at Last" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Have a Good Time" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "You're Kind" | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Silent Eyes" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 35:24 | |
Personnel
- Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 9), electric guitar (5), string arrangements (7), horn arrangements (7, 9)
- Fender Rhodes(1), acoustic piano (2)
- Bob James – woodwind arrangements (1), string arrangements (1, 3), Fender Rhodes (7, 8)
- Kenneth Ascher – Fender Rhodes (3), organ (4)
- Sivuca – accordion (3), vocal solo (3)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (6)
- Leon Pendarvis – acoustic piano (10)
- Pete Carr – electric guitar (2)
- Joe Beck – electric guitar (3, 8, 9)
- Jerry Friedman – electric guitar (3)
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (4, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (9)
- John Tropea – electric guitar (4)
- David Hood – bass (1, 2)
- Tony Levin – bass (3, 4, 5, 7–10)
- Gordon Edwards– bass (6)
- Roger Hawkins – drums (1, 2)
- Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 7-10)
- Grady Tate – drums (6)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica (5)
- Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (1), saxophone (7)
- Eddie Daniels – saxophone (7)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (7)
- Phil Woods – alto sax solo (8)
- David Mathews – horn arrangements (2, 8)
- Art Garfunkel – vocals (2)
- Patti Austin – backing vocals (4)
- Valerie Simpson– backing vocals (4, 8)
- Phoebe Snow – backing vocals (4), vocals (6)
- The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals (6)
- Chicago Community Choir – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Paul Simon – producer
- Phil Ramone – producer, engineer
- Jerry Masters – engineer (2)
- Glenn Berger – recording
- Bert Szerlip – recording
- John Berg – design
- Anthony Maggiore – design
- Edie Baskin – cover photography
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[29] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
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- ISBN 9781442257696.
- ^ Ruhlmann, William. "Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
- ^ Powers, Ann (November 2006). "Back Catalogue: Paul Simon". Blender. No. 53. New York.
- ^ Kot, Greg (October 14, 1990). "The Evolution Of Simon's Diverse Solo Career". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
- ^ Browne, David (January 18, 1991). "Rating Paul Simon's albums". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
- ^ Sweeting, Adam (August 6, 2004). "Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years". Record Collector. London. p. 97.
[With] Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before.
- ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Torn, Luke (October 2004). "St. Paul's Gospel". Uncut. No. 89. London.
- ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-02-12
- MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
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- Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin' Simon" (ASP). Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
- ^ Allmusic – Still Crazy After All These Years> Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
- ^ "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
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- ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Recording Industry Association of America.