Paul Simon Graceland Mp-3 1986 torrent

Graceland (album)
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Graceland
Studio album by Paul Simon
Released August 25, 1986
Recorded October 1985 – June 1986
Studio New York City, London, Los Angeles, Louisiana and South Africa
Genre
Worldbeatpoprockfolk
Length 43:18
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Paul Simon

Graceland is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was produced by Simon, engineered by Roy Halee and released on August 25, 1986, by Warner Bros. Records.

In the early 1980s, Simon's relationship with his former musical partner Art Garfunkel had deteriorated, his marriage to actress Carrie Fisher had collapsed, and his previous record, Hearts and Bones (1983), had been a commercial failure. In 1984, after a period of depression, Simon became fascinated by a bootleg cassette of mbaqanga, South African street music. He and Halee visited Johannesburg, where they spent two weeks recording with South African musicians. Further recordings were held in the United States, with guest musicians including Linda Ronstadt, the Everly Brothers, Louisiana band Good Rockin' Dopsie and the Twisters, and Mexican-American band Los Lobos.

Graceland features an eclectic mixture of genres, including pop, rock, a cappella, zydeco, isicathamiya and mbaqanga. Simon wrote songs inspired by the recordings made in Johannesburg, collaborating with African and American artists. He received criticism for breaking the cultural boycott of South Africa because of its policy of apartheid. Following its completion, Simon toured alongside South African musicians, performing their music and songs from Graceland.

Graceland became Simon's most successful studio album and his highest-charting album in over a decade; it is estimated to have sold up to 16 million copies worldwide. It was lauded by critics, won the 1987 Grammy for Album of the Year, and is frequently cited as one of the best albums of all time. In 2006, it was added to the United States' National Recording Registry as "culturally, historically, or aesthetically important".[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except where noted.
Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "The Boy in the Bubble" Forere Motloheloa, Simon 3:59
2. "Graceland" 4:48
3. "I Know What I Know" General MD Shirinda, Simon 3:13
4. "Gumboots" Lulu Masilela, Jonhjon Mkhalali, Simon 2:44
5. "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" Joseph Shabalala, Simon 5:45
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "You Can Call Me Al" 4:39
2. "Under African Skies" 3:37
3. "Homeless" Shabalala, Simon 3:48
4. "Crazy Love, Vol. II" 4:18
5. "That Was Your Mother" 2:52
6. "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints" 3:15
Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–11 on CD reissues.
General
Complete name : Paul Simon\Graceland\01 The Boy in the Bubble.mp3
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 3.64 MiB
Duration : 3 min 58 s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 128 kb/s
Album : Graceland
Album/Performer : Paul Simon
Track name : The Boy in the Bubble
Track name/Position : 1
Performer : Paul Simon
Composer : Forere Motloheloa/Paul Simon
Publisher : Rhino
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 1986

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Format settings : Joint stereo
Duration : 3 min 58 s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 128 kb/s
Channel(s) : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 kHz
Frame rate : 38.281 FPS (1152 SPF)
Compression mode : Lossy
Stream size : 3.64 MiB (100%)
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