- folk rock, rock, pop, folk pop
- 35 min
- 11 tracks
- Columbia House
Paul Simon is the second solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- earnestironic
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Blender5/5 ★
- Chicago Tribune4/4 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideA+
- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- Record Collector4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Mother and Child Reunion3:10
- 2Duncan4:43
- 3Everything Put Together Falls Apart2:02
- 4Run That Body Down3:55
- 5Armistice Day3:58
- 6Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard2:45
- 7Peace Like a River3:23
- 8Papa Hobo2:36
- 9Hobo’s Blues1:21
- 10Paranoia Blues2:58
- 11Congratulations3:43
11 tracks, 35 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Paul Simon
- Label
- Columbia House
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CA
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