1972 Paul Simon – Paul Simon

.Paul Simon é o segundo álbum solo de estúdio do cantor e compositor americano Paul Simon . Foi lançado em janeiro de 1972, quase dois anos depois que ele se separou do parceiro musical de longa data Art Garfunkel. Seu primeiro álbum solo foi gravado na Inglaterra em 1965, mas permaneceu inédito nos EUA (exceto por um breve período em 1969) até 1981, quando apareceu no box set Collected Works de 5 LPs. Originalmente lançado pela Columbia Records, Paul Simon foi então lançado sob o selo Warner Bros. e agora está de volta com a Columbia pela Sony. O álbum liderou as paradas no Reino Unido, Japão e Noruega e alcançou a quarta posição na Billboard Pop Albums dos EUA. Em 1986, foi certificado como platina.

Tracks

1  Mother And Child Reunion (Paul Simon) 03:09
2  Duncan (Paul Simon) 04:43
3  Everything Put Together Falls Apart (Paul Simon) 02:01
4  Run That Body Down (Paul Simon) 03:54
5  Armistice Day (Paul Simon) 03:57
6  Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard (Paul Simon) 02:44
7  Peace Like A River (Paul Simon) 03:23
8  Papa Hobo (Paul Simon) 02:35
9  Hobo’s Blues (Paul Simon; Stéphane Grappelli) 01:20
10  Paranoia Blues (Paul Simon) 02:58
11  Congratulations (Paul Simon) 03:51

Musicians

1 Mother And Child Reunion

Bass	Jackie Jackson
Drums	Winston Grennan
Guitar	Hux Brown
Guitar	Wallace Wilson
Organ	Neville Hinds
Piano	Larry Knechtel
Percussion	Denzil Laing
Background Vocals	Cissy Houston
Background Vocals	Deirdre Tuck Corley
Background Vocals	Renelle Stafford
Background Vocals	Von Eva Sims
Vocals	Paul Simon

2 Duncan

Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Charango	Los Incas
Flute	Los Incas
Percussion	Los Incas
Vocals	Paul Simon

3 Everything Put Together Falls Apart

Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Electric Piano	Larry Knechtel
Harmonium	Larry Knechtel
Vocals	Paul Simon

4 Run That Body Down

Bass	Ron Carter
Drums	Hal Blaine
Guitar	Jerry Hahn
Acoustic Guitar	David Spinozza
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Vibraphone	Mike Mainieri
Vocals	Paul Simon

5 Armistice Day

Guitar	Jerry Hahn
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Horns	Fred Lipsius
Horns	Jack Schroer
Percussion	Airto Moreira
Vocals	Paul Simon

6 Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard

Bass	Russell George
Acoustic Guitar	David Spinozza
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Percussion	Airto Moreira
Vocals	Paul Simon

7 Peace Like A River

Bass	Joe Osborn
Drums	Victor Martinez
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Vocals	Paul Simon

8 Papa Hobo

Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Harmonium	Larry Knechtel
Harmonica	Charlie McCoy
Vocals	Paul Simon

9 Hobo’s Blues

Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Violin	Stéphane Grappelli

10 Paranoia Blues

Drums	Hal Blaine
Slide Guitar	Stefan Grossman
Horns	Jack Schroer
Horns	Steve Turre
Percussion	Paul Simon
Vocals	Paul Simon

11 Congratulations

Bass	Joe Osborn
Drums	Hal Blaine
Acoustic Guitar	Paul Simon
Organ	Larry Knechtel
Piano	Larry Knechtel
Vocals	Paul Simon

Liner Notes

Producer – Paul Simon
Engineer – Roy Halee (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11)
Engineer – Bernard Estardy (Tracks 2, 9)
Engineer – Phil Ramone (Track 6)
Engineer – Rudy Hill (Track 10)
Mastered By – George Horn

Design – John Berg, Ron Coro
Photography – P.A. Harper

Recorded At Dynamic Sounds Studios
Recorded At Studio CBE
Recorded At Western Recorders
Recorded At CBS Studios, NY
Recorded At CBS Studios, San Francisco
Phonographic Copyright CBS Records
Copyright CBS Records
Copyright Paul Simon