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Title information

You Can Call Me Al

Paul Simon

Graceland

Date of recording

1986, New York

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Performers

Paul Simon (Soloist) (vocals)

* 13.10.1941, Newark Heights, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Chikapa Phiri (guitar)

* 23.3.1947, Mpumalanga, South Africa

† 12.7.2017, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Isaac Mtshali (drums)
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (percussion)

* 15.3.1944, Harlem, New York (NY), United States

† 18.12.2011, Stamford, Connecticut (CT), United States

Rob Mounsey (synthesizer)

* 2.12.1952, Berea, Ohio (OH), United States

Adrian Belew (guitar)

* 23.12.1949, Covington, Kentucky (KY), United States

Ronnie Cuber (bass sax, baritone sax)

* 25.12.1941, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 7.10.2022

Authors

Paul Simon (Composer, Text author, Arranger)

* 13.10.1941, Newark Heights, New Jersey (NJ), United States

Chikapa Phiri (Arranger)

* 23.3.1947, Mpumalanga, South Africa

† 12.7.2017, Mbombela, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Album information

Graceland

Paul Simon

Graceland

Year of production

1986

Record Label

Warner Bros. Records

Tracks

  • 1. The Boy In The Bubble
  • 2. Graceland
  • 3. I Know What I Know
  • 4. Gumboots
  • 5. Diamonds On The Soles Of Her Shoes
  • 6. You Can Call Me Al
  • 7. Under African Skies
  • 8. Homeless
  • 9. Crazy Love, Vol. Ii
  • 10. That Was Your Mother
  • 11. All Around The World Or The Myth Of Fingerprints