The Essential Paul Simon [Bonus DVD] (2007)

About this title: Released five years after Warner's last Paul Simon comp, the single-disc The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin', the double-disc The Essential Paul Simon is a full 17 tracks heftier than its predecessor and contains all but one of its 19 songs (MIA is the latter-day "Love," which only hardcore fans will recognize as from You're the One, and they're not quite the market for this set anyway). It's also slimmer than the 1993 box Paul Simon 1964-1993, which spanned three discs but also encompassed his '60s recordings with Art Garfunkel, plus a single the duo recorded as ... read more

Tracks:

1. Mother and Child Reunion [Simon]
2. Loves Me Like a Rock [Simon]
3. Me and Julio Down by the School Yard [Simon]
4. Duncan [Simon]
5. Kodachrome [Simon]
6. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover [Simon]
7. Slip Slidin' Away [Simon]
8. Gone at Last [Simon]
9. Something So Right [Simon]
10. Late in the Evening [Simon]
11. Hearts and Bones [Simon]
12. Take Me to the Mardi Gras [Simon]
13. That Was Your Mother [Simon]
14. American Tune [Simon]
15. Peace Like a River [Simon]
16. Stranded in a Limousine [Simon]
17. Train in the Distance [Simon]
18. The Late Great Johnny Ace [Simon]
19. Still Crazy After All These Years [Simon]
20. Graceland [Simon]
21. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes [Simon/Shabalala]
22. The Boy in the Bubble [Simon/Motloheloa]
23. You Can Call Me Al [Simon]
24. Under African Skies [Simon]
25. The Obvious Child [Simon]
26. Born at the Right Time [Simon]
27. The Cool, Cool River [Simon]
28. Spirit Voices [Simon]
29. Adios Hermanos [Simon]
30. Born in Puerto Rico [Simon/Walcott]
31. Quality [Simon/Walcott]
32. Darling Lorraine [Simon]
33. Hurricane Eye [Simon]
34. Father and Daughter [Simon]
35. Outrageous [Simon/Eno]
36. Wartime Prayers [Simon]
37. Me and Julio Down by the School Yard [DVD] [Simon]
38. You Can Call Me Al [DVD] [Simon]
39. The Boy in the Bubble [DVD] [Simon]
40. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes [DVD] [Simon]
41. The Obvious Child [DVD] [Simon]
42. Father and Daughter [DVD] [Simon]
43. Mrs. Robinson [DVD] [Simon]
44. Loves Me Like a Rock ] [DVD] [From Saturday Night Live] [Simon]
45. Sweeney Sisters [DVD] [Simon]
46. Homeward Bound [DVD]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.