- folk rock
- 33 min
- 12 tracks
- CBS
The Paul Simon Songbook is the debut solo studio album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in the UK in 1965 by CBS. Featuring Simon alone, it was recorded in London after he emigrated there, following the U.S. release and subsequent limited success of Simon & Garfunkel's debut album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M.
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Spare, classical in form, grave and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- intimateepic
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Tracks
- A1He Was My Brother2:58
- A2Kathy’s Song3:42
- A3The Side of a Hill2:28
- A4A Simple Desultory Philippic2:25
- A5Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall"2:27
- A6Patterns2:27
- B1I Am a Rock2:52
- B2Leaves That Are Green2:41
- B3A Church Is Burning3:38
- B4April Come She Will1:55
- B5The Sound of Silence3:19
- B6A Most Peculiar Man2:26
12 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Paul Simon
- Label
- CBS
- Released
- 1965
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Cassette
- Country
- GB
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