Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar | ||||
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Released | May 23, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 1972–1997 [1] | |||
Genre | Folk rock, soft rock, worldbeat | |||
Length | 77:06 [2] | |||
Label | Warner Music Group | |||
Producer | Paul Simon, Roy Halee, Oscar Hernández, Phil Ramone, Russ Titelman, Muscle Shoals | |||
Paul Simon chronology | ||||
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Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar is the fifth greatest hits album by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on May 23, 2000 [1] by the Warner Music Group. Although the album was a chart success across Europe, it was not issued in the United States. [1] The title of the album is taken from the first line of the song "Graceland".
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
William Ruhlmann of AllMusic called it "by far the best [Paul Simon] collection ever released." [1]
# | Song | Year | Time |
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1 | "Graceland" | 1986 | 4:47 |
2 | "You Can Call Me Al" | 1986 | 4:41 |
3 | "Mother and Child Reunion" | 1972 | 2:59 |
4 | "The Cool, Cool River" | 1990 | 4:33 |
5 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | 1976 | 3:07 |
6 | "The Obvious Child" | 1990 | 4:11 |
7 | "The Boy in the Bubble" | 1987 | 3:57 |
8 | "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" | 1983 | 3:43 |
9 | "Late in the Evening" | 1980 | 3:54 |
10 | "Bernadette" | 1997 | 3:28 |
11 | "Slip Slidin' Away" | 1977 | 4:45 |
12 | "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" | 1973 | 3:22 |
13 | "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" | 1987 | 5:49 |
14 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | 1976 | 3:22 |
15 | "Kodachrome" | 1973 | 3:28 |
16 | "Loves Me Like a Rock" | 1973 | 3:14 |
17 | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" | 1972 | 2:43 |
18 | "Hearts and Bones" | 1983 | 5:38 |
19 | "Trailways Bus" | 1997 | 5:15 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [4] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Canada (Music Canada) [5] | Gold | 50,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [6] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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