Paul Simon - Hearts And Bones download mp3 album
Hearts and Bones is the sixth solo studio album by Paul Simon. It was released in 1983. The album was originally intended to be called Think Too Much, but Mo Ostin, president of Warner Bros. Records, persuaded Simon to change it to Hearts and Bones. The album was written and recorded following Simon & Garfunkel's The Concert in Central Park in 1981, and the world tour of 1982-1983.
Paul Simon and Carrie Fisher. Hearts And Bones started its life on a yellow notepad as Into the Liquid Unknown. Simon toyed with different variations of the opening line, including Two Wanderings Jews and Almost Two Wanderings Jews, until he reached just the right amount of One and One Half. Simon found it humorous, but it is also true, Fisher being half Jewish. In the Cinemax TV special Album Flash on Hearts and Bones that aired on January 10th 1984, Simon said: I try in the first line of a song to say something that is true. Not an emotional truth but a fact. The polarity between great songs such as Hearts and Bones and the lesser songs on the album did not escape Simon. In an interview with Paul Zollo, included in the recommended book Songwriters on Songwriting, Simon said: Thats one of my best songs. It took a long time to write it and its very true.
Paul Simon is Jewish, Carrie is half Jewish, hence the line, "One and a half wandering Jews. When asked if he made a conscious effort to put religious overtones in the song, Simon replied: "No, it wasn't conscious. In fact, I thought it was actually funny. For the Hearts And Bones album, Simon took a different approach to his songwriting. The imagery started to get a little interesting.
One of Paul Simon's most accomplished albums, Hearts & Bones is also among his least appreciated, a commercial disappointment at the time of its release due more to Simon's darker themes than to any discernible decline in his powers as a songwriter or instincts as a producer . I don’t know what Paul Simon was thinking when he decided to include on an album two versions of one song. There are A and B versions of Think Too Much, similar only in title and concept. The better one is the one that should be here.
Producer – Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Russ Titelman. Written-By, Vocals, Backing Vocals – Paul Simon. Matrix, Runout: 923 942-2, P+O-A. Hearts And Bones (CD, Album, RE, RM). Legacy, Sony Music.
Tracklist Hide Credits
| A1 | AllergiesAcoustic Guitar – Paul SimonArranged By [Horns] – Dave Matthews Bass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve Ferrone, Steve GaddElectric Guitar – Dean ParksElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Greg PhillinganesGuitar [Solo] – Al Di MeolaPercussion – Airto MoreiraSynthesizer – Rob Mounsey, Rob Sabino |
| A2 | Hearts And BonesAcoustic Guitar – Paul SimonBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve GaddElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard TeeGuitar [Hi-string] – Dean ParksPercussion – Airto MoreiraVibraphone, Marimba – Michael Mainieri* |
| A3 | When Numbers Get SeriousBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve FerroneElectric Guitar – Eric GaleKeyboards – Richard TeePercussion – Airto MoreiraSynthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom Coppola |
| A4 | Think Too Much (B)Acoustic Guitar – Paul SimonBass – Marcus MillerBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve GaddElectric Guitar – Dean ParksMarimba – Michael Mainieri*Percussion – Airto MoreiraPiano – Richard TeeSynthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom Coppola |
| A5 | Song About The MoonAcoustic Guitar – Paul SimonBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonDrums – Steve GaddElectric Guitar – Dean ParksElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Greg PhillinganesSynthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom CoppolaVocoder – Rob Mounsey |
| B1 | Think Too Much (A)Bass – Bernard EdwardsDrums – Steve FerroneElectric Guitar – Nile RodgersSynthesizer [Synclavier] – Tom Coppola |
| B2 | Train In The DistanceAlto Saxophone – Mark RiveraBass – Marcus MillerBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonCello – Jess Levy*Drums – Jeff PorcaroElectric Guitar – Dean ParksElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Richard TeeFrench Horn – Peter Gordon Percussion – Airto MoreiraVibraphone – Michael Mainieri* |
| B3 | René And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The WarBacking Vocals [Arranged & Perfomed By] – The HarptonesBass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonElectric Guitar – Paul SimonElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer – Richard TeeOrchestrated By – George Delerue*Piano – Rob SabinoSynthesizer [Synclavier] – Wells Christie |
| B4 | Cars Are CarsArranged By [Horns] – Dave Matthews Bass Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony JacksonElectric Guitar – Nile RodgersProgrammed By [Linn Drum Machine] – Nile Rodgers, Paul SimonSynthesizer – Rob Sabino |
| B5 | The Late Great Johnny AceAcoustic Guitar – Paul SimonBass Clarinet – George MargeCello – Frederick Zlotkin*Composed By, Orchestrated By [Closing] – Philip GlassConductor [Closing], Synthesizer – Michael RiesmanDrums – Steve GaddElectric Guitar – Dean Parks, Sid McGinnisElectric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – Greg PhillinganesFlute – Carol WincencSynthesizer – Michael BoddickerViola – Jill JaffeViolin – Marin Alsop |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Paul Simon
- Recorded At – Warner Bros. Recording Studios
- Recorded At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
- Recorded At – Power Station
- Recorded At – Mediasound
- Recorded At – Atlantic Studios
- Recorded At – Sigma Sound Studios, New York
- Mixed At – Regent Sound Studios, New York City
Credits
- Art Direction – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff, Paula Greif
- Co-producer – Lenny Waronker (tracks: A1, A5, B5)
- Design – Jeri McManus
- Engineer [Additional] – Gene Paul, Jason Corsaro, James Dougherty*, Lee Herschberg, Mark Linett
- Engineer [Digital] – Tom Bates
- Engineer [Second] – Andy Hoffman, Dan Nash, David Greenberg*, Eric Korte, Jim Santis*, Ken Deane, Stuart Gitlin, Terry Rosiello
- Engineer, Mixed By – Roy Halee
- Mastered By – Greg Calbi
- Photography By [Inner Sleeve] – Arthur Elgort
- Producer – Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Russ Titelman
- Programmed By [Synclavier] – David Nichtern
- Vocals, Backing Vocals – Paul Simon
- Written-By – Paul Simon
Notes
Released with printed inner lyrics and credits sleeve.Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 190758351513
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 23942-1, 1-23942 | Paul Simon | Hearts And Bones (LP, Album, All) | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Bros. Records | 9 23942-1, 1-23942 | US | 1983 |
| 23942-1 | Paul Simon | Hearts And Bones (LP, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 23942-1 | Australia | 1983 |
| none | Paul Simon | Hearts And Bones (2011 Remaster) (14xFile, FLAC, Album, RE, RM, 44.) | Legacy Recordings | none | Germany | 2015 |
| 92-3942-4 | Paul Simon | Hearts And Bones (Cass, Album) | Warner Bros. Records | 92-3942-4 | Germany | 1983 |
| 88697932692 | Paul Simon | Hearts And Bones (CD, Album, RE, RM) | Legacy, Sony Music | 88697932692 | Europe | 2011 |
