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2,020 Albums You Must Hear Before the World Ends
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The melding of South African styles and Simon's trademark sensibility made for one of the most intriguing albums--not to mention commercial hits--of the '80s. At once lively, thoughtful, gorgeous, and tough, Graceland acknowledges splits both in South Africa's social fabric and in Simon's personal life (the title track is a clear descendant of the earlier "Hearts and Bones," a song about the singer-songwriter's brief marriage to Carrie Fisher). Humor is hardly absent from the mix, though; witness the addled "I Know What I Know" and the fable-like "You Can Call Me Al.&q
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Manufacturer: Rhino Records
Release date: 27 July 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227890421 UPC: 081227890421
Release date: 27 July 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0081227890421 UPC: 081227890421
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"He loved Africa. Africa loved him Jaded after Hearts and Bones, Paul Simon recruited the cream of South Africa’s musicians and loosened up. The result was Simon’s biggest-selling and best solo work, a renewal of his superstar status, the magical hit “The Boy in the Bubble” and the appearance of a world-music section in your local record store. Standout tracks: “The Boy in the Bubble,” “Homeless”"
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