The Paul Simon Anthology is the fourth greatest hits compilation album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, which was released in 1993. It featured one previously unreleased track, "Thelma".
Track listing
CD 1
- "The Sound of Silence" â 3:06
- "Cecilia" â 2:54
- "El Condor Pasa" â 3:06
- "The Boxer" â 5:08
- "Mrs. Robinson" â 3:54
- "Bridge over Troubled Water" â 4:49
- "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" â 2:42
- "Peace Like a River" â 3:16
- "Mother and Child Reunion" â 2:59
- "American Tune" â 3:44
- "Loves Me Like a Rock" â 3:18
- "Kodachrome" â 3:30
- "Gone at Last" â 3:29
- "Still Crazy After All These Years" (Live) â 3:50
- "Something So Right" â 4:30
- "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" â 3:06
- "Slip Slidin' Away" â 4:44
- "Late in the Evening" â 3:55
- "Hearts and Bones" â 5:38
- "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" â 3:42
CD 2
- "The Boy in the Bubble" â 4:01
- "Graceland" â 4:50
- "Under African Skies" â 3:37
- "That was Your Mother" â 2:53
- "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" â 5:48
- "You Can Call Me Al" â 4:42
- "Homeless" â 3:50
- "Spirit Voices" â 3:58
- "The Obvious Child" â 4:10
- "Can't Run But" â 3:36
- "Thelma" â 4:16
- "Further to Fly" â 5:35
- "She Moves On" â 4:57
- "Born at the Right Time" (Live) â 5:08
- "The Cool, Cool River" (Live) â 5:44
- "The Sound of Silence" (Live) â 5:41
Personnel
Musicians
- Ademola Adepoju â pedal steel guitar
- Francisco Aguabella â congas
- Artur Andres â percussion
- Mingo Araújo â castanet, conga, drums, percussion, surdo, talking drum
- Ken Ascher â organ
- Patti Austin â background vocals
- Cyro Baptista â percussion
- Barry Beckett â keyboard
- Adrian Belew â guitar
- Beloba â percussion
- Hal Blaine â conga, drums, percussion
- Michael Brecker â saxophone
- Randy Brecker â piccolo trumpet, trumpet
- Briz â background vocals
- Bob Bushnell â bass guitar
- J.J. Cale â guitar
- Pete Carr â guitar
- Anthony Carrillo â bongos
- Fred Carter Jr. â guitar
- Tony Cedras â keyboard
- Dom Chacal â bata, bongos, conga, gourd, percussion
- Wells Christy â synclavier
- Kim Cissel â trombone
- Bob Cranshaw â bass guitar
- Jorge Ferreira da Silva â percussion
- Wilson DasNeves â cowbell, percussion
- The Dixie Hummingbirds â vocal group
- Jerry Douglas â Dobro
- Pete Drake â Dobro, pedal steel guitar
- Gordon Edwards â bass guitar
- Don Elliott â vibraphone
- The Everly Brothers â vocals
- Jon Faddis â trumpet
- Babacar Faye â percussion
- Alex Foster â alto saxophone
- Steve Gadd â drums
- Alexander Gafa â guitar
- Eric Gale â electric guitar
- Earl Gardner â trumpet
- Art Garfunkel â vocals
- Russell George â bass guitar
- Florence Gnimagnon â background vocals
- Morris Goldberg â penny whistle
- Gordinho â surdo
- Al Gorgoni â guitar
- Bobby Gregg â drums
- Winston Grennan â drums
- The Harptones â vocals
- Roger Hawkins â drums
- Giovanni Hidalgo â conga
- Neville Hinds â organ
- David Hood â bass guitar
- Cissy Houston â vocals
- Johnny Hoyt â saxophone
- Anthony Jackson â bass guitar, contrabass guitar
- Jackie Jackson â bass guitar
- Alonzo Johnson â bass
- Jimmy Johnson â guitar
- Remy Kabocka â talking drum
- Vusi Khumalo â drums
- Larry Knechtel â keyboards, piano, bass
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo â vocals
- Denzil Laing â percussion
- Tony Levin â bass guitar
- Ralph MacDonald â percussion
- Makhaya Mahlangu â percussion
- Mike Mainieri â marimba, vibraphone
- Marçalzinho â percussion
- Hugh Masekela â flugelhorn
- Mazzola â chicote
- Charlie McCoy â harmonica
- Hugh McCracken â electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Victor Montanez â drums
- Airto Moreira â percussion
- Sidinho Moreira â bongos, conga, percussion, surdu, tambourine
- Forere Motloheloa â accordion
- Rob Mounsey â synthesizer
- Isaac Mtshali â drums
- Muscle Shoals â rhythm section
- Youssou N'Dour â percussion
- Milton Nascimento â lyrics, vocals
- Vincent Nguini â guitar, claves, bass guitar
- The Oak Ridge Boys â vocal group
- Joe Osborn â bass guitar
- Dean Parks â hi-string guitar
- Greg Phillinganes â synthesizer
- Chikapa "Ray" Phiri â arranger, guitar, guitar arrangements
- Leonard Pickett â tenor saxophone
- Raphael Rabello â guitar
- Décio Ramos â percussion
- Sherman Robertson â guitar
- Linda Ronstadt â vocals
- Alan Rubin â trumpet
- Alton Rubin â drums
- Dave Rubin â washboard
- Armand Sabal-Lecco â bass guitar
- Robert Sabino â piano
- Paulinho Santos â percussion
- Paulo Sérgio Santos â chicote
- Bobby Scott â piano
- John Selolwane â guitar
- Joseph Shabalala â vocals
- Paul Simon â vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer
- Valerie Simpson â background vocals
- Von Eva Sims â vocals
- Phoebe Snow â vocals
- Pedro Sorongo â percussion, scraper
- David Spinozza â guitar
- Renelle Stafford â vocals
- Rigo Star â guitar
- Grady Tate â drums
- Richard Tee â Fender Rhodes, keyboards, piano, synthesizer
- Assane Thaim â percussion
- John Tropea â electric guitar
- Deidre Tuck â vocals
- Uakti â percussion
- Naná Vasconcelos â conga, gourd, percussion, triangle
- Kim Wilson â harmonica
Production
Joseph Shabalala â composer, lyricist
- Paul Simon â arranger, composer, lyrics, producer
- Steven Strassman â assistant engineer
- Peter Thwaites â assistant engineer
- Russ Titelman â producer
- Richard Travali â assistant engineer
- Paul Zollo â liner notes
Charts
Certifications
References