Hearts and Bones

by Paul Simon

Overview

Hearts and Bones was a commercial disaster, the lowest-charting new studio album of Paul Simon's career. It is also his most personal collection of songs, one of his most ambitious, and one of his best. It retains a personal vision, one largely devoted to the challenges of middle-aged life, among them a renewed commitment to love; the title song was a notable testament to new romance, while "Train in the Distance" reflected on romantic discord. Elsewhere, "The Late Great Johnny Ace" was his meditation on John Lennon's murder and how it related to the mythology of pop music. Musically, Simon moved forward and backward simultaneously, taking off from the jazz fusion style of his last two albums into his old loves of doo wop and rock & roll while also incorporating current sounds with such new collaborators as dance music producer Nile Rodgers and minimalist composer Philip Glass. The result was Simon's most impressive collection in a decade and the most underrated album in his catalog. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	06/08/2018
Label:	Legacy
UPC:	0190758351513
Rank:	64641

Tracks

1. Allergies
2. Hearts and Bones
3. When Numbers Get Serious
4. Think Too Much (b)
5. Song About the Moon
6. Think Too Much (a)
7. Train in the Distance
8. Rene and George Magritte With Their Dog After the War
9. Cars Are Cars
10. The Late Great Johnny Ace

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paul Simon   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Bernard Edwards   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Marcus Miller   Guitar (Bass),Guest Artist,Bass
Mike Mainieri   Vibraphone,Marimba,Guest Artist,Vocals (Background)
Greg Phillinganes   Synthesizer,Piano,Keyboards,Fender Rhodes
Robert Sabino   Keyboards,Piano,Synthesizer
Steve Gadd   Guest Artist,Drums
Eric Gale   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Richard Tee   Guest Artist,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Fender Rhodes
Sid McGuiness   Guitar
Al Di Meola   Guest Artist,Guitar,Soloist
Airto Moreira   Guest Artist,Percussion
Nile Rodgers   Guest Artist,Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Marin Alsop   Violin
Steve Ferrone   Drums
The Harptones   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jesse Levy   Cello
Peter Gordon   Horn,French Horn
David Nichtern   Synclavier
Dean Parks   Guitar,Hi String Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Jeff Porcaro   Drums
Michael Riesman   Conductor,Synthesizer
Rob Mounsey   Vocoder,Synthesizer
Michael Boddicker   Synthesizer
Michael Mainieri, Jr.   Marimba,Vibraphone,Vocals (Background)
George Marge   Clarinet,Clarinet (Bass)
Gordon Edwards   Bass
Carol Wincenc   Flute
Wells Christy   Synclavier,Synthesizer
Mark Rivera   Saxophone,Sax (Alto)
Tom Coppola   Synclavier,Synthesizer
Jill Jaffe   Viola
Anthony Jackson   Bass,Guitar,Contrabass Guitar
Frederick Zlotkin   Cello
Sid McGinnis   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Rob Sabino   Piano,Synthesizer
Michael Mainieri   Marimba,Vibraphone
Wells Christie   Synclavier
Rob Savino   Synthesizer

Technical Credits

David Nichtern   Programming
Russ Titelman   Audio Production,Producer
Paul Simon   Audio Production,Drum Programming,Composer,Producer,Programming
Roy Halee   Audio Production,Mixing,Engineer,Producer
Terry Rosiello   Engineer
The Harptones   Vocal Arrangement
Greg Calbi   Mastering
Gene Paul   Engineer
Lenny Waronker   Producer
Mark Linett   Engineer
Nile Rodgers   Programming,Drum Programming
Tom Bates   Digital Engineer
Dan Nash   Engineer
Andy Hoffman   Engineer
David Greenberg   Engineer
Jason Corsaro   Engineer
Lee Herschberg   Engineer
Philip Glass   Composer,Orchestration
Georges Delerue   Orchestration
Ken Deane   Engineer
Jimmy Santis   Engineer
Eric Korte   Engineer
Kimberly Boyle   Production Assistant
James Dougherty   Engineer
Paula Greif   Art Direction
Jeri McManus   Design
Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff   Art Direction
Arthur Elgort   Photography
Dave Matthews   Horn Arrangements
Julie Hooker   Production Assistant