Still Crazy After All These Years
1975 studio album by Paul Simon
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Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on October 25, 1975, by Columbia Records. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (No. 1), "Gone at Last" (No. 23, credited to Paul Simon/Phoebe Snow), "My Little Town" (No. 9, credited to Simon & Garfunkel), and the title track (No. 40). It won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1976.
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| Released | October 25, 1975[1] | |||
| Studio | A&R Recording, New York[2] | |||
| Genre | Jazz pop[3] | |||
| Length | 35:24 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Blender |  [5] |
| Chicago Tribune | [6] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B[7] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [8] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Record Collector | [11] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [12] |
| Uncut | [13] |
Recording
"My Little Town" reunited Simon with former partner Art Garfunkel on record for the first time since 1970, while "Gone at Last" was a duet between Simon and Phoebe Snow. Two tracks featured members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as a backing band.
Covers
The title track has been recorded by Rosemary Clooney (on her 1993 album Still on the Road), Ray Charles (on his 1993 album My World), Karen Carpenter (on her self-titled solo album released posthumously in 1996) and Willie Nelson (on the soundtrack of the 2000 motion picture Space Cowboys).
"I Do It for Your Love" was covered by David Sanborn on his self-titled 1976 album, as well as Karen Carpenter, and Herbie Hancock on his album Possibilities (2005) featuring Paul Simon.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Paul Simon.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Still Crazy After All These Years" | 3:26 |
| 2. | "My Little Town" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "I Do It for Your Love" | 3:35 |
| 4. | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | 3:37 |
| 5. | "Night Game" | 2:58 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 6. | "Gone at Last" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy" | 3:14 |
| 8. | "Have a Good Time" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "You're Kind" | 3:20 |
| 10. | "Silent Eyes" | 4:12 |
| Total length: | 35:24 | |
Personnel
- Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 9), electric guitar (5), string arrangements (7), horn arrangements (7, 9)
- Barry Beckett – Fender Rhodes (1), acoustic piano (2)
- Bob James – woodwind arrangements (1), string arrangements (1, 3), Fender Rhodes (7, 8)
- Kenneth Ascher – Fender Rhodes (3), organ (4)
- Sivuca – accordion (3), vocal solo (3)
- Richard Tee – acoustic piano (6)
- Leon Pendarvis – acoustic piano (10)
- Pete Carr – electric guitar (2)
- Joe Beck – electric guitar (3, 8, 9)
- Jerry Friedman – electric guitar (3)
- Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (4, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (9)
- John Tropea – electric guitar (4)
- David Hood – bass guitar (1, 2)
- Tony Levin – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7–10)
- Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (6)
- Roger Hawkins – drums (1, 2)
- Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 7–10)
- Grady Tate – drums (6)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
- Toots Thielemans – harmonica (5)
- Michael Brecker – tenor sax solo (1), saxophone (7)
- Eddie Daniels – saxophone (7)
- David Sanborn – saxophone (7)
- Phil Woods – alto sax solo (8)
- David Mathews – horn arrangements (2, 8)
- Art Garfunkel – vocals (2)
- Patti Austin – backing vocals (4)
- Valerie Simpson – backing vocals (4, 8)
- Phoebe Snow – backing vocals (4), vocals (6)
- The Jessy Dixon Singers – backing vocals (6)
- Chicago Community Choir – backing vocals (10)
Production
- Paul Simon – producer
- Phil Ramone – producer, engineer
- Jerry Masters – engineer (2)
- Glenn Berger – recording
- Bert Szerlip – recording
- John Berg – design
- Anthony Maggiore – design
- Edie Baskin – cover photography
Charts
Weekly charts |
Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Canada (Music Canada)[27] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[28] | Gold | 100,000^ |
| United States (RIAA)[29] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||