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Paul Simon - The Essential Paul Simon (2007/2015) [Official Digital Download 24/96]
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Paul Simon - The Essential Paul Simon (2007/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1-96 kHz | Time - 151:09 minutes | 2,79 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/44.1-96 kHz | Time - 151:09 minutes | 2,79 GB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
After Simon & Garfunkel broke up, Paul continued to do right by Columbia and his fans, releasing album after astonishingly successful album. Here are 36 essentials from those: his hits Mother and Child Reunion; Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard; Duncan; Kodachrome; Loves Me Like a Rock; 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover; Still Crazy After All These Years; Slip Slidin' Away; Late in the Evening; You Can Call Me Al; Graceland; The Boy in the Bubble, and more!
Are 36 songs enough to truly encompass the 'essential' items in the catalog of a master craftsman like Paul Simon? Probably not, but it's a healthy dose, and a damned fine anthology regardless. Roughly chronological in sequence, „The Essential Paul Simon“ focuses exclusively on the folk-rock hero's post-Garfunkel days, and follows his maturation as a songwriter and record-maker.
In retrospect, it quickly becomes apparent that the cross-genre concoctions of his celebrated 1986 album, „Graceland“, had been part of his modus operandi all along: see the reggae lilt of 'Mother and Child Reunion,' the salsa flavor of 'Late in the Evening,' and the gospel glow of 'Loves Me Like a Rock.' Whatever the musical mode, every song on this satisfying collection is powered by Simon's rocket-science harmonic know-how and vivid poetic imagery, making this a powerful musical snapshot of an artist constantly in motion.
Tracklist:
01. Mother and Child Reunion
02. Loves Me Like a Rock
03. Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
04. Duncan
05. Kodachrome
06. 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
07. Slip Slidin' Away
08. Gone at Last (with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers)
09. Something so Right
10. Late in the Evening
11. Hearts and Bones (Remastered)
12. Take Me to the Mardi Gras
13. That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters)
14. American Tune
15. Peace Like a River
16. Stranded in a Limosine
17. Train In the Distance
18. The Late Great Johnny Ace (Remastered)
19. Still Crazy After All These Years
20. Graceland
21. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
22. The Boy In the Bubble
23. You Can Call Me Al
24. Under African Skies
25. The Obvious Child
26. Born at the Right Time
27. The Cool, Cool River
28. Spirit Voices
29. Adios Hermanos
30. Born in Puerto Rico
31. Quality
32. Darling Lorraine
33. Hurricane Eye
34. Father and Daughter (44.1 kHz)
35. Outrageous (44.1 kHz)
36. Wartime Prayers (44.1 kHz)
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2018-03-03 03:06:36
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Analyzed: Paul Simon / The Essential Paul Simon
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -1.61 dB -9.94 dB 4:11 34-Father and Daughter
DR6 -1.61 dB -9.26 dB 3:24 35-Outrageous
DR6 -1.61 dB -10.60 dB 4:50 36-Wartime Prayers
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1474 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.47 dB -10.99 dB 3:10 01-Mother and Child Reunion
DR11 -0.46 dB -13.60 dB 3:40 02-Loves Me Like a Rock
DR10 -0.36 dB -12.52 dB 2:45 03-Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
DR10 -1.92 dB -14.42 dB 4:43 04-Duncan
DR10 -0.72 dB -13.40 dB 3:35 05-Kodachrome
DR10 -0.01 dB -13.31 dB 3:38 06-50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
DR10 -0.40 dB -12.43 dB 4:45 07-Slip Slidin' Away
DR10 -0.72 dB -12.93 dB 3:40 08-Gone at Last (with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers)
DR10 -0.60 dB -13.97 dB 4:37 09-Something so Right
DR10 -0.53 dB -12.53 dB 4:03 10-Late in the Evening
DR10 -0.52 dB -14.66 dB 5:39 11-Hearts and Bones (Remastered)
DR11 -0.66 dB -14.65 dB 3:31 12-Take Me to the Mardi Gras
DR9 -0.34 dB -10.51 dB 2:53 13-That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters)
DR10 -0.68 dB -13.45 dB 3:47 14-American Tune
DR10 -1.71 dB -14.49 dB 3:23 15-Peace Like a River
DR11 -0.93 dB -14.56 dB 3:11 16-Stranded in a Limosine
DR12 -0.67 dB -14.75 dB 5:12 17-Train In the Distance
DR12 -0.52 dB -16.41 dB 4:53 18-The Late Great Johnny Ace (Remastered)
DR10 -0.13 dB -12.97 dB 3:26 19-Still Crazy After All These Years
DR7 -0.27 dB -9.99 dB 4:51 20-Graceland
DR8 -0.27 dB -10.78 dB 5:51 21-Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.87 dB 3:59 22-The Boy In the Bubble
DR8 -0.28 dB -10.62 dB 4:41 23-You Can Call Me Al
DR7 -0.27 dB -10.81 dB 3:37 24-Under African Skies
DR11 -0.26 dB -13.36 dB 4:10 25-The Obvious Child
DR11 -0.26 dB -12.82 dB 3:48 26-Born at the Right Time
DR11 -0.26 dB -13.76 dB 4:33 27-The Cool, Cool River
DR10 -0.61 dB -12.79 dB 3:56 28-Spirit Voices
DR9 -1.66 dB -12.87 dB 4:42 29-Adios Hermanos
DR11 -0.81 dB -14.62 dB 4:54 30-Born in Puerto Rico
DR9 -0.88 dB -12.08 dB 4:19 31-Quality
DR8 -0.65 dB -11.69 dB 6:39 32-Darling Lorraine
DR9 -0.65 dB -11.71 dB 4:12 33-Hurricane Eye
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Number of tracks: 33
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2794 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2018-03-03 03:06:36
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Analyzed: Paul Simon / The Essential Paul Simon
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR6 -1.61 dB -9.94 dB 4:11 34-Father and Daughter
DR6 -1.61 dB -9.26 dB 3:24 35-Outrageous
DR6 -1.61 dB -10.60 dB 4:50 36-Wartime Prayers
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Number of tracks: 3
Official DR value: DR6
Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1474 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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Analyzed: Paul Simon / The Essential Paul Simon
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR8 -0.47 dB -10.99 dB 3:10 01-Mother and Child Reunion
DR11 -0.46 dB -13.60 dB 3:40 02-Loves Me Like a Rock
DR10 -0.36 dB -12.52 dB 2:45 03-Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
DR10 -1.92 dB -14.42 dB 4:43 04-Duncan
DR10 -0.72 dB -13.40 dB 3:35 05-Kodachrome
DR10 -0.01 dB -13.31 dB 3:38 06-50 Ways to Leave Your Lover
DR10 -0.40 dB -12.43 dB 4:45 07-Slip Slidin' Away
DR10 -0.72 dB -12.93 dB 3:40 08-Gone at Last (with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers)
DR10 -0.60 dB -13.97 dB 4:37 09-Something so Right
DR10 -0.53 dB -12.53 dB 4:03 10-Late in the Evening
DR10 -0.52 dB -14.66 dB 5:39 11-Hearts and Bones (Remastered)
DR11 -0.66 dB -14.65 dB 3:31 12-Take Me to the Mardi Gras
DR9 -0.34 dB -10.51 dB 2:53 13-That Was Your Mother (with Good Rockin' Dopsie And The Twisters)
DR10 -0.68 dB -13.45 dB 3:47 14-American Tune
DR10 -1.71 dB -14.49 dB 3:23 15-Peace Like a River
DR11 -0.93 dB -14.56 dB 3:11 16-Stranded in a Limosine
DR12 -0.67 dB -14.75 dB 5:12 17-Train In the Distance
DR12 -0.52 dB -16.41 dB 4:53 18-The Late Great Johnny Ace (Remastered)
DR10 -0.13 dB -12.97 dB 3:26 19-Still Crazy After All These Years
DR7 -0.27 dB -9.99 dB 4:51 20-Graceland
DR8 -0.27 dB -10.78 dB 5:51 21-Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
DR8 -0.20 dB -10.87 dB 3:59 22-The Boy In the Bubble
DR8 -0.28 dB -10.62 dB 4:41 23-You Can Call Me Al
DR7 -0.27 dB -10.81 dB 3:37 24-Under African Skies
DR11 -0.26 dB -13.36 dB 4:10 25-The Obvious Child
DR11 -0.26 dB -12.82 dB 3:48 26-Born at the Right Time
DR11 -0.26 dB -13.76 dB 4:33 27-The Cool, Cool River
DR10 -0.61 dB -12.79 dB 3:56 28-Spirit Voices
DR9 -1.66 dB -12.87 dB 4:42 29-Adios Hermanos
DR11 -0.81 dB -14.62 dB 4:54 30-Born in Puerto Rico
DR9 -0.88 dB -12.08 dB 4:19 31-Quality
DR8 -0.65 dB -11.69 dB 6:39 32-Darling Lorraine
DR9 -0.65 dB -11.71 dB 4:12 33-Hurricane Eye
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Number of tracks: 33
Official DR value: DR10
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2794 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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