This Better Be Good

~ Release by Paul Simon (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1CD
#TitleRatingLength
1Kodachrome
engineer:
Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Phil Ramone
co-producer:
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roger Hawkins
electric guitar:
Jimmy Johnson (guitar, producer, Muscle Shoals rhythm section)
guitar:
Pete Carr (US guitarist) and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
keyboard:
Barry Beckett
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Kodachrome (in 1973)
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
4.253:34
2Peace Like a River
3:20
3Loves Me Like a Rock
engineer:
Jerry Masters (US bassist & engineer, in The Hombres) and Phil Ramone
co-producer:
The Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and Phil Ramone
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
David Hood (Muscle Shoals, AL guitarist and trombonist)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Roger Hawkins
guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
additional guest background vocals and background vocals [vocal group]:
The Dixie Hummingbirds
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama, United States
recording of:
Loves Me Like a Rock
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
4.653:34
4Late in the Evening
engineer:
Jim Boyer (producer/engineer) and Phil Ramone
producer:
Phil Ramone and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
mixer:
Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar:
Hugh McCracken
bass guitar [bass]:
Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman Stick)
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:
Eric Gale
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
background vocals and lead vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
brass [horns] arranger:
Dave Grusin (American pianist and score composer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1980)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1980)
recorded at:
A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Late in the Evening
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.), ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) and Paul Simon Music (in 1980)
part of:
One‐Trick Pony (1980 film soundtrack)
44:05
5Slip Slidin’ Away
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1977)
part of:
Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1978 (number: 48)
recording of:
Slip Slidin’ Away
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1977)
4.354:47
6Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass:
Russell George (bassist/violinist)
guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and David Spinozza
percussion:
Airto Moreira (percussionist)
vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
arranger:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1971)
4.52:45
7Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
recording of:
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
additional writer:
Joseph Shabalala
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
5:41
8Mother and Child Reunion
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass:
Jackie Jackson (reggae bassist)
drums (drum set):
Winston Grennan
guitar:
Huks Brown, Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Wallace Wilson (JM reggae musician, memb. "The Crystallites")
organ:
Neville Hinds
percussion:
Denzil Laing
piano:
Larry Knechtel
background vocals:
Cissy Houston, Renelle Stafford and Deidre Tuck
vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
arranger:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Mother and Child Reunion
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music (in 1971)
4.253:06
9American Tune
engineer:
Roger Quested and Phil Ramone
co-producer:
Paul Samwell-Smith
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Bob Cranshaw
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Grady Tate
guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
keyboard:
Bobby James (US jazz keyboardist, arranger and producer)
strings arranger:
Del Newman (British conductor, orchestrator, arranger)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1973)
recorded at:
Morgan Studios (Morgan Sound Studios) in Willesden, Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 262)
recording of:
American Tune
publisher:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1973)
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
43:47
10Under African Skies
assistant engineer:
Mark Cobrin and Steven Strassman
engineer:
Roy Halee
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:
Bakithi Kumalo
drums (drum set):
Isaac Mtshali
guitar:
Adrian Belew, Chikapa “Ray” Phiri and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
percussion:
Ralph MacDonald
vocals:
Linda Ronstadt and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
additional arranger:
Chikapa “Ray” Phiri
recorded at:
Amigo Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States and The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (from 1985-05 until 1986-04)
mixed at:
The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986)
recording of:
Under African Skies
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1986)
4.153:37
11Señorita With a Necklace of Tears
acoustic guitar and electric guitar:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass:
Bakithi Kumalo
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
harp [96-tone harp]:
Skip La Plante
percussion:
Jamey Haddad and Steve Shehan
reed organ [pump reed organ]:
Alain Mallet
vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Señorita With a Necklace of Tears
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
33:43
12Bernadette
acoustic guitar, guitar [hi string guitar] and lead vocals:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass:
John Beal (American Broadway bassist)
bell tree:
Bobby Allende
celesta [celeste], glockenspiel, synthesizer and vibraphone [vibes]:
Oscar Hernandez (American pianist, arranger and producer)
drums (drum set):
Robby Ameen
guitar:
Paul Livant and Vincent Nguini
piano:
Horace Ott
tenor saxophone:
Bill Holloman
background vocals:
Milton Cardona, Ray de la Paz, Kevin Harrison and Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1997)
commentary:
Segment One: Born in Puerto Rico / Satin Summer Nights / Quality / Bernadette / The Vampires by Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Bernadette
writer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) and Derek Walcott
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
43:31
13Train in the Distance
recording of:
Train in the Distance
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) and Paul Simon Music
34:25
14The Obvious Child
recording of:
The Obvious Child
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music (in 1990)
4:11
15Father and Daughter
recording of:
Father and Daughter
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
part of:
The 75th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
4:13
16Sure Don’t Feel Like Love
recording engineer and programming:
Andy Smith (Engineer at the famous "The Hit Factory", New York.)
producer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
mixer:
Tchad Blake
bass:
Alex Al
drums (drum set):
Steve Gadd (drummer)
electronic instruments:
Brian Eno
guitar family:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
recording of:
Sure Don’t Feel Like Love
lyricist and composer:
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:
Paul Simon Music
33:57

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Wikidata:Q7785610 [info]