- folk rock, rock
- 38 min
- 10 tracks
- Hear Music
So Beautiful or So What is the twelfth solo studio album by American folk rock singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was released on April 8, 2011, by Hear Music.
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Character
Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
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Metacritic 85/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.9/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph5/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- The Guardian4/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A
- Pitchfork6.7/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- The Times4/5 ★
- USA Today3.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- 1Getting Ready for Christmas Day4:07
- 2The Afterlife3:40
- 3Dazzling Blue4:32
- 4Rewrite3:50
- 5Love and Hard Times4:09
- 6Love Is Eternal Sacred Light4:02
- 7Amulet1:37
- 8Questions for the Angels3:50
- 9Love & Blessings4:18
- 10So Beautiful or So What4:09
10 tracks, 38 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Paul Simon
- Label
- Hear Music
- Released
- 2011
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- ZA
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