Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' explained

Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
Type:	live
Artist:	Paul Simon
Cover:	LiveRhymin-Front.jpg
Released:	March 1974
Recorded:	2–3 June & 2 November 1973
Venue:	Carnegie Hall, New York City University of Notre Dame, South Bend (Indiana)
Genre:	Rock
Length:	51:56
Label:	Columbia, Warner Bros.
Producer:	Phil Ramone
Prev Title:	There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Prev Year:	1973
Next Title:	Still Crazy After All These Years
Next Year:	1975

Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' is a live album by Paul Simon, released in March 1974 by Columbia Records. It was recorded in the wake of the release of There Goes Rhymin' Simon, which produced a number of hit singles ("Kodachrome" and "Loves Me Like a Rock") and radio staples ("Something So Right" and "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"), at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and Carnegie Hall in New York during Simon's 1973–74 tour.^[1] The album featured both Latin and gospel influences, both in the arrangements and the performance style of the guests

Simon was joined by Urubamba for "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)", "Duncan", and "The Boxer", then brought out the Jessy Dixon Singers for the rest of the concert, before concluding with "America" on his own.

The album was Simon's first live release and showed him performing Simon & Garfunkel songs solo in concert for the first time, alternating with his solo songs.

Near the end of the album, an audience member calls out for Simon to "say a few words." He replies: "Say a few words? Well, let's hope that we continue to live."

The album was a moderate success. It reached No. 33 in the U.S. and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. However, it failed to chart at all in the UK. Further, two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album: the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" as the A-side, along with Simon's debut single "Mother and Child Reunion" on the B-side.

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Simon, except where indicated.

Side 1

1. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 2:47
2. "Homeward Bound" – 2:45
3. "American Tune" – 3:58
4. "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" (Simon, Jorge Milchberg, Daniel Alomía Robles) – 4:08
5. "Duncan" – 5:11
6. "The Boxer" – 6:11

Side 2

1. "Mother and Child Reunion" – 4:00
2. "The Sound of Silence" – 4:27
3. "Jesus Is the Answer" (Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch) – 3:28
4. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 7:10
5. "Loves Me Like a Rock" – 3:16
6. "America" – 4:35

• Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–12 on CD reissues.

2011 Reissue bonus tracks

13. "Kodachrome" – 2:55
14. "Something So Right" – 4:34

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1974)	Position
Canadian RPM Albums Chart^[2]	27
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart^[3]	9
Norwegian Albums Chart^[4]	19
US Billboard Top Albums^[5]	33

Certifications

Notes and References

1. Gardner. Marilyn and Hy. Glad you asked that. Evening Sun (Baltimore). March 4, 1974.
2. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.5015a&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=c6btf3r8hs459qqt5ln3o3dcv5 2012-02-12
3. Book: Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Oricon Entertainment. Roppongi, Tokyo. 2006. 4-87131-077-9. ja.
4. Web site: norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon - There Goes Rhymin' Simon. ASP. 2011-08-19.
5. Allmusic - Still Crazy After All These Years> Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums