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Rank the Tracks: Paul Simon's Graceland (1986)

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I've a reason to believe we all will be received in Graceland...



Paul Simon's "Graceland" (1986)

Tracklisting:
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
02 | Graceland
03 | I Know What I Know
04 | Gumboots
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
06 | You Can Call Me Al
07 | Under African Skies
08 | Homeless
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
10 | That Was Your Mother
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints

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06 | You Can Call Me Al
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
02 | Graceland
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | I Know What I Know
08 | Homeless
07 | Under African Skies
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
04 | Gumboots
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
10 | That Was Your Mother
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One of the acclaimed albums I always wished I could get into more. It always just felt to me like the commercialization of music I like much better without the pop element added to the mix. No "personal" favorites, but I do really like the first two, and the next four are pretty good, as well.

06 | You Can Call Me Al
02 | Graceland
07 | Under African Skies
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
04 | Gumboots
03 | I Know What I Know
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
10 | That Was Your Mother
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
08 | Homeless

Overall album rating: 5.63 (Okay)
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05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
02 | Graceland
08 | Homeless
06 | You Can Call Me Al
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | I Know What I Know
07 | Under African Skies
04 | Gumboots
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
10 | That Was Your Mother
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
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This might be the album I have heard the most in my life. Big fan, obviously. I like every track here.

02 | Graceland
07 | Under African Skies
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | I Know What I Know
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
10 | That Was Your Mother
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
04 | Gumboots
06 | You Can Call Me Al
08 | Homeless
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Results after the first week of voting:

01 | Graceland | 2,0 points
02 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes | 3,3 points
03 | You Can Call Me Al | 4,0 points
04 | The Boy in the Bubble | 4,3 points
05 | Under African Skies | 4,8 points
06 | I Know What I Know | 5,5 points
07 | Homeless | 7,8 points
08 | Gumboots | 7,8 points
09 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints | 8,3 points
10 | That Was Your Mother | 9,3 points
11 | Crazy Love, Vol. II | 9,3 points
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Honorio wrote: 02 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes | 4,7 points
03 | You Can Call Me Al | 4,0 points
04 | The Boy in the Bubble | 4,3 points
There seems to be some kind of error here :greetings-waveyellow:
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Oops, sorry, the correct points for "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" were 3,3
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"Don't want to end up a cartoon in a cartoon graveyard."

01 | You Can Call Me Al
02 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | Graceland
04 | I Know What I Know
05 | Gumboots
06 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
07 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
08 | Under African Skies
09 | That Was Your Mother
10 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
11 | Homeless
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01 | You Can Call Me Al
02 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | Graceland
04 | I Know What I Know
05 | Homeless
06 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
07 | Under African Skies
08 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
09 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
10 | Gumboots
11 | That Was Your Mother

A very good, even daring album, but it has always seemed odd juxtaposing buoyant music with cerebral unease in the lyrics.
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02 | Graceland
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
06 | You Can Call Me Al
08 | Homeless
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | I Know What I Know
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
07 | Under African Skies
04 | Gumboots
10 | That Was Your Mother
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
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05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
02 | Graceland
06 | You Can Call Me Al
03 | I Know What I Know
07 | Under African Skies
04 | Gumboots
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
10 | That Was Your Mother
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
08 | Homeless
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1. Graceland
2. Boy in the Bubble
3. Homeless
4. All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
5. Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
6. You Can Call Me Al
7. Under African Skies
8. I Know What I Know
9. Crazy Love, Vol. II
10. Gumboots
11. That Was Your Mother
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06 | You Can Call Me Al
02 | Graceland
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
03 | I Know What I Know
07 | Under African Skies
08 | Homeless
04 | Gumboots
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
10 | That Was Your Mother
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
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1. You can call me Al
2. Under African skies
3. Graceland
4. Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
5. The boy in the bubble
6. All around the world or the myth of fingerprints
7. That was your mother
8. I know what I know
9. Crazy love, vol. II
10. Gumboots
11. Homeless
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05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
08 | Homeless
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
04 | Gumboots
03 | I Know What I Know
07 | Under African Skies
02 | Graceland
06 | You Can Call Me Al
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
10 | That Was Your Mother

First 6 are on my all-time list.
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One of the most beautiful and brilliant, shining albums I know. Also, it belongs to a very small group of completely flawless albums.

03 | I Know What I Know
05 | Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
06 | You Can Call Me Al
01 | The Boy in the Bubble
02 | Graceland
11 | All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
07 | Under African Skies
08 | Homeless
04 | Gumboots
10 | That Was Your Mother
09 | Crazy Love, Vol. II
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Ethics aside, it would be a shame if Linda Ronstadt hadn't ended up on the album as her and Simon's voices work beautifully on Under African Skies. If I'd heard the full album in time for the 1986 poll, that and maybe the amusing I Know What I know would make my ballot.

07| Under African Skies
03| I Know What I Know
04| Gumboots
01| The Boy in the Bubble
08| Homeless
05| Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes
02| Graceland
11| All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints
06| You Can Call Me Al
09| Crazy Love, Vol II
10| That Was Your Mother
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