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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = In the Blue Light
| name = In the Blue Light
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Paul Simon]]
| artist = [[Paul Simon]]
| Cover = In The Blue Light Cover.jpg
| cover = In The Blue Light Cover.jpg
| Released = September 7, 2018
| released = September 7, 2018
| Label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
| label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
| producer =
| Producer = {{flat list|
* [[Paul Simon]]
* [[Paul Simon]]
* [[Roy Halee]]
* [[Roy Halee]]
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| prev_title = [[Stranger to Stranger]]
}}
| prev_year = 2016
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| Last album = ''[[Stranger to Stranger]]''<br />(2016)
| next_title =
| This album = '''''In the Blue Light'''''<br />(2018)
| Next album =
| next_year =
}}
}}


'''''In the Blue Light''''' is the fourteenth solo [[studio album]] by American [[folk rock]] singer-songwriter [[Paul Simon]]. Produced by Paul Simon and [[Roy Halee]], it is set to be released on September 7, 2018, through [[Legacy Recordings]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-simon-reworks-old-favorites-on-new-album-in-the-blue-light-698298/|title=Paul Simon Reworks Old Favorites on New Album 'In the Blue Light'|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=July 12, 2018|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> The album consists of re-recordings of select lesser-known songs from Simon's catalog, often altering their original arrangements, harmonic structures, and lyrics. The songs were recorded with the instrumental ensemble [[yMusic]], including guitarist Bill Frisell, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and [[The National (band)|the National]]'s [[Bryce Dessner]]. The album's title is a reference to the lyrics in the song "How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns" from the 1980 album [[One-Trick Pony (album)|One-Trick Pony]].
'''''In the Blue Light''''' is the fourteenth solo [[studio album]] by American [[folk rock]] singer-songwriter [[Paul Simon]]. Produced by Paul Simon and [[Roy Halee]], it was released on September 7, 2018, through [[Legacy Recordings]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/paul-simon-reworks-old-favorites-on-new-album-in-the-blue-light-698298/|title=Paul Simon Reworks Old Favorites on New Album 'In the Blue Light'|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|date=July 12, 2018|work=Rolling Stone|access-date=July 12, 2018}}</ref> The album consists of re-recordings of select lesser-known songs from Simon's catalog, often altering their original arrangements, harmonic structures, and lyrics. The songs were recorded with the instrumental ensemble [[yMusic]], including guitarist Bill Frisell, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and [[The National (band)|the National]]'s [[Bryce Dessner]]. The album's title is a reference to the lyrics in the song "How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns" from the 1980 album ''[[One-Trick Pony (album)|One-Trick Pony]]''.

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==Unreleased recordings==
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In an interview for CBC Radio, Simon confirmed that more songs were recorded during sessions for the album but ultimately left off the finished record.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/paul-simon-doesn-t-want-to-be-a-paul-simon-cover-band-1.4809668|title=Paul Simon doesn't want to be 'a Paul Simon cover band'|date=September 5, 2018|work=CBC Radio|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> Outtakes include a number of unspecified songs from ''You're the One'' and a re-recording of "[[The Sound of Silence]]" based on the arrangement of Simon's live version from recent years, with yMusic in addition. If and how those songs will be released remains unknown.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
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| extra_column = Original album
| extra_column = Original album
| title1 = One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
| title1 = One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor
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| extra1 = ''[[There Goes Rhymin' Simon]]'' (1973)
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| length1 =
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| extra1 = ''[[There Goes Rhymin' Simon]]'' (1973)
| title2 = Love
| title2 = Love
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| extra2 = ''[[You're the One (album)|You're the One]]'' (2000)
| length2 =
| length2 =
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| extra2 = ''[[You're the One (album)|You're the One]]'' (2000)
| title3 = Can't Run But
| title3 = Can't Run But
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| length3 =
| extra3 = ''[[The Rhythm of the Saints]]'' (1990)
| extra3 = ''[[The Rhythm of the Saints]]'' (1990)
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| length3 =
| title4 = How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns
| title4 = How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns
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| extra4 = ''One-Trick Pony'' (1980)
| length4 =
| length4 =
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| extra4 = ''One-Trick Pony'' (1980)
| title5 = Pigs, Sheep and Wolves
| title5 = Pigs, Sheep and Wolves
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| length5 =
| extra5 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
| extra5 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
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| length5 =
| title6 = [[Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War|René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War]]
| title6 = [[Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War|René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War]]
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| extra6 = ''[[Hearts and Bones]]'' (1983)
| length6 =
| length6 =
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| extra6 = ''[[Hearts and Bones]]'' (1983)
| title7 = The Teacher
| title7 = The Teacher
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| extra7 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
| length7 =
| length7 =
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| extra7 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
| title8 = Darling Lorraine
| title8 = Darling Lorraine
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| length8 =
| extra8 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
| extra8 = ''You're the One'' (2000)
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| length8 =
| title9 = Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
| title9 = Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy
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| extra9 = ''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]'' (1975)
| length9 =
| length9 =
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| extra9 = ''[[Still Crazy After All These Years]]'' (1975)
| title10 = Questions for the Angels
| title10 = Questions for the Angels
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| extra10 = ''[[So Beautiful or So What]]'' (2011)
| length10 =
| length10 =
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| extra10 = ''[[So Beautiful or So What]]'' (2011)
}}
}}

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==Unreleased recordings==

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In an interview for CBC Radio Paul Simon confirmed that more songs were recorded during sessions for the album but ultimately left off the finished record.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.cbc.ca/radio/q/paul-simon-doesn-t-want-to-be-a-paul-simon-cover-band-1.4809668|title=Paul Simon doesn't want to be 'a Paul Simon cover band'|date=September 5, 2018|work=CBC Radio|access-date=September 5, 2018}}</ref> Outtakes include a number of unspecified songs from ''You're The One'' and a re-recording of [[The Sound of Silence]] based on the arrangement of Simon's live version from recent years, with yMusic in addition. If and how those songs will be released remains unknown.


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Albums produced by Roy Halee]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Roy Halee]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Paul Simon]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Paul Simon]]
[[Category:Upcoming albums]]
[[Category:Legacy Recordings albums]]
[[Category:Legacy Recordings albums]]

Revision as of 14:30, 6 September 2018

In the Blue Light
Studio album by
Paul Simon
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
LabelLegacy
Producer
Paul Simon chronology
Stranger to Stranger
(2016) 		In the Blue Light
(2018)

In the Blue Light is the fourteenth solo studio album by American folk rock singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Produced by Paul Simon and Roy Halee, it was released on September 7, 2018, through Legacy Recordings.[1] The album consists of re-recordings of select lesser-known songs from Simon's catalog, often altering their original arrangements, harmonic structures, and lyrics. The songs were recorded with the instrumental ensemble yMusic, including guitarist Bill Frisell, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis and the National's Bryce Dessner. The album's title is a reference to the lyrics in the song "How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns" from the 1980 album One-Trick Pony.

Unreleased recordings

In an interview for CBC Radio, Simon confirmed that more songs were recorded during sessions for the album but ultimately left off the finished record.[2] Outtakes include a number of unspecified songs from You're the One and a re-recording of "The Sound of Silence" based on the arrangement of Simon's live version from recent years, with yMusic in addition. If and how those songs will be released remains unknown.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Simon

No.TitleOriginal albumLength
1."One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor"There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) 
2."Love"You're the One (2000) 
3."Can't Run But"The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) 
4."How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns"One-Trick Pony (1980) 
5."Pigs, Sheep and Wolves"You're the One (2000) 
6."René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War"Hearts and Bones (1983) 
7."The Teacher"You're the One (2000) 
8."Darling Lorraine"You're the One (2000) 
9."Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy"Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) 
10."Questions for the Angels"So Beautiful or So What (2011) 

References

  1. ^ Kreps, Daniel (July 12, 2018). "Paul Simon Reworks Old Favorites on New Album 'In the Blue Light'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Paul Simon doesn't want to be 'a Paul Simon cover band'". CBC Radio. September 5, 2018. Retrieved September 5, 2018.
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