''Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin is a live album by

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor whose career has spanned six decades. He is one of the most acclaimed songwriters in popular music, both as a solo artist and as half of folk roc ...

, released in March 1974 by

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. It was recorded in the wake of the release of ''

There Goes Rhymin' Simon ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' is the third solo studio album by American musician Paul Simon released on May 5, 1973. It contains songs spanning several styles and genres, such as gospel ("Loves Me Like a Rock") and Dixieland ("Take Me to the Mar ...

'', which produced a number of hit singles ("

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" and "

Loves Me Like a Rock "Loves Me Like a Rock" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his third studio album, ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. It features background vocals from the Dixie ...

") and radio staples (" Something So Right" and "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"), at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and Carnegie Hall in New York during Simon's 1973–74 tour. The album featured both

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and

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influences, both in the arrangements and the performance style of the guests Simon was joined by Urubamba for " El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)", "

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", and "

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", then brought out the Jessy Dixon Singers for the rest of the concert, before concluding with "

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" on his own. The album was Simon's first live release and showed him performing

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songs solo in concert for the first time, alternating with his solo songs. Near the end of the album, an audience member calls out for Simon to "say a few words." He replies: "Say a few words? Well, let's hope that we continue to live." The album was a moderate success. It reached No. 33 in the U.S. and was eventually certified gold by the

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. However, it failed to chart at all in the UK. Further, two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album: the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel " The Sound of Silence" as the

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, along with Simon's debut single "

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" on the

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Track listing

All tracks composed by

, except where indicated.

Side 1

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his second, self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. Lyrical subject The song is about two boys ("Me a ...

" – 2:47 #" Homeward Bound" – 2:45 #"

American Tune "American Tune" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the third single from his third studio album, ''There Goes Rhymin' Simon'' (1973), released on Columbia Records. The song, a meditation on the American experience, ...

" – 3:58 #" El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" (Simon, Jorge Milchberg,

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) – 4:08 #"

" – 5:11 #"

" – 6:11

Side 2

" – 4:00 #" The Sound of Silence" – 4:27 #"Jesus Is the Answer" (

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) – 3:28 #" Bridge over Troubled Water" – 7:10 #"

" – 3:16 #"

" – 4:35 * Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–12 on CD reissues.

2011 Reissue bonus tracks

" – 2:55 #" Something So Right" – 4:34

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References

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