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*25 AUGUST 1986*
(i was 2)
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*’43 MINUTES’ / ’18 SECONDS’*
*11 SONGS*
*for average song length of ~ ‘3 minutes’ / ’56 seconds’*
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*SIDE 1*
*THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE*
*GRACELAND*
*I KNOW WHAT I KNOW*
*GUMBOOTS*
*DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES*
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*SIDE 2*
*UNDER AFRICAN SKIES*
*HOMELESS*
*”CRAZY LOVE” (VOLUME 2)*
*”THAT WAS YOUR MOTHER”*
*”ALL AROUND THE WORLD” (OR “THE MYTH OF FINGERPRINTS”)*
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(“graceland” is the 7th solo studio album by american singer-songwriter ‘paul simon’)
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(produced by ‘simon’ and ‘roy halee’, the album was released on ’25 august 1986′ by ‘warner brothers records’)
(in the early 1980s, simon’s career hit a low point)
(following a very successful but contentious reunion with former partner ‘art garfunkel’, simon’s marriage fell apart and his previous record, Hearts and Bones (1983), was a significant commercial disappointment)
(in 1984, after a period of depression, ‘simon’ became fascinated with a bootleg cassette of ‘south african’ township music)
(he planned a trip to ‘johannesburg’ in the new year with ‘halee’, where he spent two weeks recording with ‘south african’ musicians)
(recorded between 1985–86, graceland features an eclectic mixture of musical styles, including ‘pop’, ‘rock’, ‘a cappella’, ‘zydeco’, ‘isicathamiya’, and ‘mbaqanga’)
(‘simon’ created new compositions inspired by the recordings made in ‘johannesburg’, collaborating with both African and american artists)
(‘simon’ faced controversy for seemingly breaking the ‘cultural boycott’ imposed by the rest of the world against ‘south africa’ because of its policy of ‘apartheid’)
(in addition, some critics viewed graceland as an exploitive appropriation of their ‘culture’)
(following its completion, ‘simon’ toured alongside ‘south african’ musicians, combining the music of graceland and their own music)
(despite the controversy, graceland was a major commercial hit, becoming simon’s most successful studio album)
(his highest-charting effort in over a decade, simon’s return to the forefront of popular music was considered a remarkable comeback in a fickle music industry)
(it attracted excellent reviews from music critics, won the 1987 grammy award for ‘Album of the Year’, and sold over 16 million copies worldwide)
(‘graceland’ has frequently been called one of the best albums of the 1980s, and is present on lists of ‘greatest albums’ created by numerous publications)
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(it was added to the ‘national recording registry’ in 2007, having been judged to meet the registry’s admission criterion of being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically important”)
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*👨🔬🕵️♀️🙇♀️*SKETCHES*🙇♂️👩🔬🕵️♂️*
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👈👈👈 ☜ *“HEART + BONES” (1983)*
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*“THE RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS” (1990)* ☞ 👉👉👉
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👈👈👈☜*“PAUL SIMON SOLO ALBUMS”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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💕💝💖💓🖤💙🖤💙🖤💙🖤❤️💚💛🧡❣️💞💔💘❣️🧡💛💚❤️🖤💜🖤💙🖤💙🖤💗💖💝💘
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥