Track Listing

1. Still Crazy After All These Years
2. My Little Town - Art Garfunkel, Paul Simon
3. I Do It for Your Love
4. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
5. Night Game
6. Gone at Last - Jessy Dixon Singers, Paul Simon, Phoebe Snow
7. Some Folks' Lives Roll Baby
8. Have a Good Time
9. You're Kind
10. Silent Eyes
11. Slip Slidin' Away [#][*][Demo Version]
12. Gone at Last [Original Demo][#][*] - Jessy Dixon Singers, Paul Simon

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6622 in Music
• Brand: SIMON,PAUL
• Released on: 2004-07-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Extra tracks, Original recording remastered
• Dimensions: .16 pounds

Album Description
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. Rhino. 2006.

Amazon.com essential recording
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 colored by keening strings and Phil Woods's knowing tenor-sax solo. Simon was crazy, like a fox. --Sam Sutherland

Customer Reviews

Crazy Thirty Years On
Still Crazy After All These Years is Paul Simon's masterpiece. The album perfectly captures all of his strong suits, songwriter, understated vocals and great arrangements. It also contains a collaboration with his erstwhile partner Art Garfunkel. The song, "My Little Town" is a brilliant piece of music, with lush orchestration, nostalgic lyrics and of course the beautiful harmonies of the two men. "50 Ways To Leave Your Lover" is shuffling song about infidelity that became Mr. Simon's only number one solo single. "Come At Last" is a gospel flavored duet with Phoebe Snow and "Have A Good Time" is fast paced tune. "I Do It For Your Love" is a jazzy song with great lyrics and the title track is one of his all-time greatest songs. The album became his first and only solo number one album and won the 1975 Grammy for Album of The Year. The remastered sound is a great improvement over the original cd issue. The two bonus songs really don't add much to collection, but the demo version of "Gone At Last" is worth a listen.

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, "50 Ways To Leave Your Love", "Gone At last" and "Have a Good Time". The other tracks certainly aren't weak, but for me these are the best.

The musicians on the album are all first-rate. The drummer is mainly Steve Gadd (including his famous intro to 50 Ways) with Grady Tate on one track. Theres variously Michael Brecker, Phil Woods, David Sanborn and Eddie Daniels playing Saxophone (all top Jazz players). Phil Woods plays the storming solo Saxophone outro to "Have a Good Time".

The highlight for me (as a Pianist) is the late Richard Tee's superb uptempo Gospel Piano playing on "Gone at Last". It won't be to everybodies taste but its easily my favourite track on the album. If you like that style of playing investigate albums by the group Stuff of which Richard Tee and Steve Gadd were both members - as indeed was Gordon Edwards who plays bass on "Gone at Last".

After this album Simon never reached these heights again until the release of Graceland 11 years later. This is a laid-back masterpiece and should be in your collection.

Paul Simon in a different direction
The best way to describe this album would be "melodically pleasing and mellow". In fact, the mellow atmosphere combined with the excellent songwriting will show you that Paul Simon really is a great singer and songwriter. He can do it all, folks. Buy this collection for a completely consistent album.