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Still Crazy After All These Years

December 15, 2023

Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo studio album by Paul Simon. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (No. 1), "Gone at Last" (No. 23), "My Little Town" (No. 9, credited to Simon & Garfunkel), and the title track (No. 40). It won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1976.

Still Crazy After All These Years
Studio album by
Paul Simon
ReleasedOctober 17, 1975 (1975-10-17)[1]
RecordedMay and June 1975
StudioA&R Recording, New York City[2]
GenreFolk rock, pop rock, soul
Length35:24
LabelColumbia
ProducerPaul Simon, Phil Ramone
Paul Simon chronology
Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
(1974) 		Still Crazy After All These Years
(1975) 		Greatest Hits, Etc.
(1977)
Singles from Still Crazy After All These Years
  1. "Gone at Last"
    Released: August 1975
  2. "My Little Town"
    Released: October 1975
  3. "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"
    Released: December 1975
  4. "Still Crazy After All These Years"
    Released: March 1976

"My Little Town" reunited Simon with former partner Art Garfunkel on record for the first time since 1970, while "Gone at Last" was a duet between Simon and Phoebe Snow. Two tracks featured members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as a backing band.

The title track has been recorded by Rosemary Clooney (on her 1993 album Still on the Road), Ray Charles (on his 1993 album My World), Karen Carpenter (on her self-titled solo album released posthumously in 1996), Willie Nelson (on the soundtrack of the 2000 motion picture Space Cowboys), and Robert Ellis (on his 2016 self-titled solo album).

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Paul Simon

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Still Crazy After All These Years"3:26
2."My Little Town"3:51
3."I Do It for Your Love"3:35
4."50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"3:37
5."Night Game"2:58
Side two
No.TitleLength
1."Gone at Last"3:40
2."Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy"3:14
3."Have a Good Time"3:26
4."You're Kind"3:20
5."Silent Eyes"4:12
Total length:35:24

Personnel edit

Production edit

  • Paul Simon – producer
  • Phil Ramone – producer, engineer
  • Jerry Masters – engineer (2)
  • Glenn Berger – recording
  • Bert Szerlip – recording
  • John Berg – design
  • Anthony Maggiore – design
  • Edie Baskin – cover photography

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[26] Platinum 100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] Gold 100,000^
United States (RIAA)[28] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References edit

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  4. ^ Powers, Ann (November 2006). "Back Catalogue: Paul Simon". Blender. No. 53. New York.
  5. ^ Kot, Greg (October 14, 1990). "The Evolution Of Simon's Diverse Solo Career". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  6. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  7. ^ Larkin, Colin (2011). "Simon, Paul". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-595-8.
  8. ^ Browne, David (January 18, 1991). "Rating Paul Simon's albums". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  9. ^ Sweeting, Adam (August 6, 2004). "Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years". Record Collector. London. p. 97. [With] Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before.
  11. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Paul Simon". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. pp. 736–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  12. ^ Torn, Luke (October 2004). "St. Paul's Gospel". Uncut. No. 89. London.
  13. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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  17. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
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  20. ^ "swedishcharts.com Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
  21. ^ "The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
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  27. ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". British Phonographic Industry.
  28. ^ "American album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Recording Industry Association of America.

December 15, 2023
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Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo studio album by Paul Simon Recorded and released in 1975 the album produced four U S Top 40 hits 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover No 1 Gone at Last No 23 My Little Town No 9 credited to Simon amp Garfunkel and the title track No 40 It won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1976 Still Crazy After All These YearsStudio album by Paul SimonReleasedOctober 17 1975 1975 10 17 1 RecordedMay and June 1975StudioA amp R Recording New York City 2 GenreFolk rock pop rock soulLength35 24LabelColumbiaProducerPaul Simon Phil RamonePaul Simon chronologyPaul Simon in Concert Live Rhymin 1974 Still Crazy After All These Years 1975 Greatest Hits Etc 1977 Singles from Still Crazy After All These Years Gone at Last Released August 1975 My Little Town Released October 1975 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover Released December 1975 Still Crazy After All These Years Released March 1976Retrospective professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 3 Blender 4 Chicago Tribune 5 Christgau s Record GuideB 6 Encyclopedia of Popular Music 7 Entertainment WeeklyB 8 The Guardian 9 Record Collector 10 The Rolling Stone Album Guide 11 Uncut 12 My Little Town reunited Simon with former partner Art Garfunkel on record for the first time since 1970 while Gone at Last was a duet between Simon and Phoebe Snow Two tracks featured members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as a backing band The title track has been recorded by Rosemary Clooney on her 1993 album Still on the Road Ray Charles on his 1993 album My World Karen Carpenter on her self titled solo album released posthumously in 1996 Willie Nelson on the soundtrack of the 2000 motion picture Space Cowboys and Robert Ellis on his 2016 self titled solo album Contents 1 Track listing 2 Personnel 3 Production 4 Charts 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 5 Certifications 6 ReferencesTrack listing editAll tracks are written by Paul SimonSide oneNo TitleLength1 Still Crazy After All These Years 3 262 My Little Town 3 513 I Do It for Your Love 3 354 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 3 375 Night Game 2 58 Side twoNo TitleLength1 Gone at Last 3 402 Some Folks Lives Roll Easy 3 143 Have a Good Time 3 264 You re Kind 3 205 Silent Eyes 4 12Total length 35 24Personnel editPaul Simon vocals acoustic guitar 2 3 4 9 electric guitar 5 string arrangements 7 horn arrangements 7 9 Barry Beckett Fender Rhodes 1 acoustic piano 2 Bob James woodwind arrangements 1 string arrangements 1 3 Fender Rhodes 7 8 Kenneth Ascher Fender Rhodes 3 organ 4 Sivuca accordion 3 vocal solo 3 Richard Tee acoustic piano 6 Leon Pendarvis acoustic piano 10 Pete Carr electric guitar 2 Joe Beck electric guitar 3 8 9 Jerry Friedman electric guitar 3 Hugh McCracken electric guitar 4 7 8 acoustic guitar 9 John Tropea electric guitar 4 David Hood bass 1 2 Tony Levin bass 3 4 5 7 10 Gordon Edwards bass 6 Roger Hawkins drums 1 2 Steve Gadd drums 3 4 7 10 Grady Tate drums 6 Ralph MacDonald percussion 2 3 4 6 8 Toots Thielemans harmonica 5 Michael Brecker tenor sax solo 1 saxophone 7 Eddie Daniels saxophone 7 David Sanborn saxophone 7 Phil Woods alto sax solo 8 David Mathews horn arrangements 2 8 Art Garfunkel vocals 2 Patti Austin backing vocals 4 Valerie Simpson backing vocals 4 8 Phoebe Snow backing vocals 4 vocals 6 The Jessy Dixon Singers backing vocals 6 Chicago Community Choir backing vocals 10 Production editPaul Simon producer Phil Ramone producer engineer Jerry Masters engineer 2 Glenn Berger recording Bert Szerlip recording John Berg design Anthony Maggiore design Edie Baskin cover photographyCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1975 76 PositionAustralian Kent Music Report Albums Chart 13 39Canadian RPM Albums Chart 14 8Dutch Mega Albums Chart 15 11Finnish Albums Chart 16 29Japanese Oricon Albums Chart 17 18New Zealand Albums Chart 18 24Norwegian Albums Chart 19 8Swedish Albums Chart 20 9UK Albums Chart 21 6United States Billboard Pop Albums 22 1 Year end charts edit Chart 1975 PositionCanadian Albums Chart 23 82Chart 1976 PositionCanadian Albums Chart 24 64U S Billboard Year End 25 14Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesCanada Music Canada 26 Platinum 100 000 United Kingdom BPI 27 Gold 100 000 United States RIAA 28 Gold 500 000 Shipments figures based on certification alone References edit BPI New York New York 1975 Oh What a Year mixonline com October 2015 Ruhlmann William Still Crazy After All These Years Paul Simon AllMusic Retrieved July 20 2012 Powers Ann November 2006 Back Catalogue Paul Simon Blender No 53 New York Kot Greg October 14 1990 The Evolution Of Simon s Diverse Solo Career Chicago Tribune Retrieved January 22 2018 Christgau Robert 1981 S Christgau s Record Guide Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor and Fields ISBN 0 89919 026 X Retrieved March 12 2019 via robertchristgau com Larkin Colin 2011 Simon Paul The Encyclopedia of Popular Music 5th concise ed Omnibus Press ISBN 978 0 85712 595 8 Browne David January 18 1991 Rating Paul Simon s albums Entertainment Weekly New York Retrieved February 17 2016 Sweeting Adam August 6 2004 Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years The Guardian London Retrieved September 18 2020 Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years Record Collector London p 97 With Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before Sheffield Rob 2004 Paul Simon In Brackett Nathan Hoard Christian eds The New Rolling Stone Album Guide 4th ed Fireside Books pp 736 37 ISBN 0 7432 0169 8 Torn Luke October 2004 St Paul s Gospel Uncut No 89 London Kent David 1993 Australian Chart Book 1970 1992 St Ives NSW Australian Chart Book ISBN 0 646 11917 6 Library and Archives Canada Archived 2015 11 18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012 02 12 dutchcharts nl Paul Simon Still Crazy After All These Years ASP dutchcharts nl in Dutch MegaCharts Retrieved 2011 08 28 Pennanen Timo 2006 Sisaltaa 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