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| artist = [[Paul Simon]]
| artist = [[Paul Simon]]
| cover = In The Blue Light Cover.jpg
| cover = In The Blue Light Cover.jpg
| genre = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length = 43:49
| released = September 7, 2018
| released = September 7, 2018
| label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]
| label = [[Legacy Recordings|Legacy]]

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In the Blue Light
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 7, 2018
GenrePop
Length43:49
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 guests including the instrumental ensemble yMusic, 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" with music based on the arrangement of Simon's live version from recent years. 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)4:01
2."Love"You're the One (2000)4:10
3."Can't Run But"The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)3:29
4."How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns"One-Trick Pony (1980)4:30
5."Pigs, Sheep and Wolves"You're the One (2000)4:00
6."René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog After the War"Hearts and Bones (1983)4:44
7."The Teacher"You're the One (2000)3:45
8."Darling Lorraine"You're the One (2000)7:13
9."Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy"Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)3:59
10."Questions for the Angels"So Beautiful or So What (2011)4:01

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.