Track Listing

1. All to God
2. Wishes and Stars
3. Audit
4. Shooting Star
5. Tennessee
6. Ha Ha
7. Cactus Flower Rag
8. All I Have Are Memories
9. Shine
10. Berkeley Girl

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #10180 in Music
• Brand: Dig
• Released on: 2009-10-13
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .12 pounds

Customer Reviews

Incredible debut
I can't believe I am only the 2nd person to review this album. Yes, it may be highly derivative, but who better to be influenced by than Paul Simon, especially when he is your father. The album is chock full of melodies that will not leave your head easily, a sign of a truly great album. I find myself constantly humming songs from it. The guitar playing is great and Harper often employs the finger picking style of play that his father uses so effectively. His voice fits the music perfectly and at times, it sounds as if Paul himself is singing even though his involvement in this album was limited to co-writing three songs. While the lyrics may not be on par with his father's, whose is? My personal favorite song is "The Shine," but I cannot say enough great things about the album as a whole. "Berkeley Girl" is the only song that borrows a little too heavily from S&G in my opinion both with its lyrics and similarity to the great S&G song "The Dangling Conversation." Nevertheless, if this were a Simon and Garfunkel album, it would not only be a massive success, but would be a welcome addition to their body of work. As an additonal note, and I don't know if Amazon will print this, but the Itunes version of the album contains two excellent bonus tracks and is less expensive.

It goes on the "take to the desert island" list
I really like this album a lot. It must have been difficult for Harper to try to step out of his Dad's shadow, and I think he has done that with this endeavor. Some of the songs sound more like Simon and Garfunkel. It is a very melodic and beautifully recorded CD. It would be on my list for the "desert island".

Simon Evolution
I was most curious to see how Harper's efforts would compare with his famous father; to learn if he'd been able to meet the expected quality standards, yet put his own clear stamp on the music - and just what type of music had he chosen to make. He has done extremely well! The music constantly reminds me of the best of the 60's (Simon & Garfunkel, of course, but also Buffalo Springfield and others), with interesting and clearly understandable lyrics, yet has a strong contemporary sound. It's an interesting blend of folk, contemporary country, and intelligent rock. It's become our most frequently played CD! I've bought 3 copies - one for the home system, one for the car, and one for a friend, who is also quite positive about it.