Negotiations and Love Songs is a compilation album of songs by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. It consists of songs released from 1971 to 1986. The title of the compilation is taken from a line in the song "Train in the Distance".
| Negotiations and Love Songs | ||||
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| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | October 18, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1971–1986 | |||
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| Genre | Folk rock, folk, worldbeat | |||
| Length | 67:58 (LP) 63:07 (CD) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paul Simon, Russ Titelman, Phil Ramone, Roy Halee, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau | (B) |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Paul Simon, except "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes", co-written by Joseph Shabalala.
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Mother and Child Reunion" | Paul Simon (1972) | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" | Paul Simon | 2:41 |
| 3. | "Something So Right" | There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) | 4:28 |
| 4. | "St. Judy's Comet" | There Goes Rhymin' Simon | 3:17 |
| 5. | "Loves Me Like a Rock" | There Goes Rhymin' Simon | 3:18 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Kodachrome" | There Goes Rhymin' Simon | 3:32 |
| 2. | "Have a Good Time" | Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) | 3:23 |
| 3. | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | Still Crazy After All These Years | 3:31 |
| 4. | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | Still Crazy After All These Years | 3:24 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Late in the Evening" | One-Trick Pony (1980) | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Slip Slidin' Away" | Greatest Hits, Etc. (1977) | 4:43 |
| 3. | "Hearts and Bones" | Hearts and Bones (1983) | 5:38 |
| 4. | "Train in the Distance" | Hearts and Bones | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Original release | Length |
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| 1. | "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" | Hearts and Bones | 3:43 |
| 2. | "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" | Graceland (1986) | 5:46 |
| 3. | "You Can Call Me Al" | Graceland | 4:39 |
| 4. | "Graceland^" | Graceland | 4:48 |
^ "Graceland" appears only on the LP edition of the album.
Personnel
edit- Paul Simon – vocals, guitar (2–6, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (8, 12), background vocals (10, 16–17), electric guitar (14), six-string electric bass (16)
Additional musicians
- Huk Brown – lead guitar (1)
- Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar (1)
- Neville Hinds – organ (1)
- Jackie Jackson – bass guitar (1)
- Winston Grennan – drums (1)
- Denzil Laing – percussion (1)
- Larry Knechtel – piano (1)
- Cissy Houston – singer (1)
- Renelle Stafford – singer (1)
- Deirdre Tuck – singer (1)
- Von Eva Sims – singer (1)
- David Spinoza – guitar (2–3)
- Airto Moreira – percussion (2, 12–13)
- Russel George – bass guitar (2)
- Alexander Gafa – guitar (3)
- Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (3)
- Richard Davis – acoustic bass (3)
- Grady Tate – drums (3)
- Bobby James – keyboard (3), electric piano (7)
- Bobby Scott – piano (3)
- Don Elliot – vibes (3)
- Pete Carr – electric guitar (4, 6)
- David Hood – bass guitar (4–6, 9)
- Roger Hawkins – percussion (4–6, 9)
- Barry Beckett – keyboard, vibes (4, 6), electric piano (9)
- The Dixie Hummingbirds – vocal group (5)
- Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar (6)
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (7–8, 10)
- Joe Beck – electric guitar (7)
- Tony Levin – bass guitar (7–8, 10)
- Steve Gadd – drums (7–8, 10–12)
- Ralph McDonald – percussion (7–8, 10–11, 16)
- Phil Woods – saxophone solo (7)
- Valerie Simpson – background vocals (7–8)
- Ken Asher – organ (8)
- John Tropea – electric guitar (8)
- Phoebe Snow – vocal background (8)
- Patti Austin – vocal background (8)
- Mike Brecker – saxophone solo (9)
- Eric Gale – electric guitar (10)
- Anthony Jackson – percussion (11), contrabass guitar (12–14)
- Richard Tee – piano (11), Fender Rhodes (12–14)
- The Oak Ridge Boys – vocal group (11)
- Dean Parks – hi-string guitar (12–13)
- Michael Mainieri – vibes (tracks 12–13), marimba (12)
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar (13)
- Jeff Porcaro – drums (13)
- Jess Levy – cello (13)
- Peter Gordon – French horn (13)
- Mark Rivera – alto sax (13)
- Rob Sabino – piano (14)
- Wells Christie – Synclavier (14)
- The Harptones – background vocals (14)
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – guitar (15–17)
- Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar (15–17)
- Isaac Misthali – drums (15–16)
- Youssou N'Dour – percussion (15)
- Babacar Faye – percussion (15)
- Assane Thiam – percussion (15)
- Earl Gardner – trumpet (15)
- Leonard Pickett – tenor sax (15)
- Alex Foster – alto sax (15)
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals (15)
- Rob Mounsey – synthesizer (16)
- Adrian Belew – guitar synthesizer (16)
- Ronald E. Cuber – bass sax (track 16), baritone sax (16)
- John Faddis – trumpet (16)
- Ronald E. Brecker – trumpet (16)
- Lewis Michael Soloff – trumpet 16)
- Alan Rubin – trumpet (16)
- David W. Bargeron – trombone (16)
- Kim Allan Cissel – trombone (16)
- Morris Goldberg – pennywhistle solo (16)
- Vusi Khumalo – drums (17)
- Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion (17)
- Demola Adepoju – pedal steel guitar (17)
- The Everly Brothers – vocals (17)
Technical
- Paul Simon – producer (1–17), co-arranger (track 16)
- Russ Titelman – producer (12–14)
- Roy Halee – producer (1–2, 12–14), compilation assembler
- Phil Ramone – producer (3, 5, 7–11)
- Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – producer (4–6)
- Quincy Jones – string arranger (3)
- Dave Mathews – horn arranger (7)
- Bob James – woodwind and string arranger (9)
- Dave Grusin – horn arranger (10)
- The Harptones – background vocal arranger (14)
- George Delerue – orchestration (14)
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – co-arranger (16)
- Greg Calbi – mastering
- Robert Mapplethorpe – front cover photo
Charts
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Weekly chartsedit
Year-end chartsedit
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| France (SNEP)[7] | Gold | 100,000* |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[9] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[10] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Notes
edit- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- ^ "australian-charts.com Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
- ^ "charts.nz – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
- ^ "The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ Allmusic – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
- ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
- ^ "French album certifications – Paul Simon – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on August 25, 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". Recording Industry Association of America.