Negotiations and Love Songs

Negotiations and Love Songs is a compilation album of songs by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. It consists of songs released from 1971 to 1986. The title of the compilation is taken from a line in the song "Train in the Distance".

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Negotiations and Love Songs
Greatest hits album by
Paul Simon
ReleasedOctober 18, 1988
Recorded1971–1986
Studio
GenreFolk rock, folk, worldbeat
Length67:58 (LP)
63:07 (CD)
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerPaul Simon, Russ Titelman, Phil Ramone, Roy Halee, Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section
Paul Simon chronology
Graceland
(1986)		 Negotiations and Love Songs
(1988)		 The Rhythm of the Saints
(1990)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes", co-written by Joseph Shabalala

Side one
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Mother and Child Reunion"Paul Simon (1972)2:48
2."Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"Paul Simon2:41
3."Something So Right"There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)4:28
4."St. Judy's Comet"There Goes Rhymin' Simon3:17
5."Loves Me Like a Rock"There Goes Rhymin' Simon3:18
Side two
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Kodachrome"There Goes Rhymin' Simon3:32
2."Have a Good Time"Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)3:23
3."50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"Still Crazy After All These Years3:31
4."Still Crazy After All These Years"Still Crazy After All These Years3:24
Side three
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Late in the Evening"One-Trick Pony (1980)3:55
2."Slip Slidin' Away"Greatest Hits, Etc. (1977)4:43
3."Hearts and Bones"Hearts and Bones (1983)5:38
4."Train in the Distance"Hearts and Bones4:22
Side four
No.TitleOriginal releaseLength
1."Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War"Hearts and Bones3:43
2."Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"Graceland (1986)5:46
3."You Can Call Me Al"Graceland4:39
4."Graceland"Graceland4:48
  • "Graceland" appears only on the LP edition of the album.

Personnel
  • Paul Simon – vocals, guitar (tracks 2–6, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 12), background vocals (tracks 10, 16–17), electric guitar (track 14), six-string electric bass (track 16)
Additional musicians
  • Huk Brown – lead guitar (track 1)
  • Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar (track 1)
  • Neville Hinds – organ (track 1)
  • Jackie Jackson – bass guitar (track 1)
  • Winston Grennan – drums (track 1)
  • Denzil Laing – percussion (track 1)
  • Larry Knechtel – piano (track 1)
  • Cissy Houston – singer (track 1)
  • Renelle Stafford – singer (track 1)
  • Deirdre Tuck – singer (track 1)
  • Von Eva Sims – singer (track 1)
  • David Spinoza – guitar (tracks 2–3)
  • Airto Moreira – percussion (tracks 2, 12–13)
  • Russel George – bass guitar (track 2)
  • Alexander Gafa – guitar (track 3)
  • Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (track 3)
  • Richard Davis – acoustic bass (track 3)
  • Grady Tate – drums (track 3)
  • Bobby James – keyboard (track 3)
  • Bobby Scott – piano (track 3)
  • Don Elliot – vibes (track 3)
  • Pete Carr – electric guitar (tracks 4, 6)
  • David Hood – bass guitar (tracks 4–6, 9)
  • Roger Hawkins – percussion (tracks 4–6, 9)
  • Barry Beckett – keyboard, vibes (tracks 4, 6), electric piano (track 9)
  • The Dixie Hummingbirds – vocal group (track 5)
  • Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar (track 6)
  • Bob James – electric piano (track 7)
  • Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (tracks 7–8, 10)
  • Joe Beck – electric guitar (track 7)
  • Tony Levin – bass guitar (tracks 7–8, 10)
  • Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 7–8, 10–12)
  • Ralph McDonald – percussion (tracks 7–8, 10–11, 16)
  • Phil Woods – saxophone solo (track 7)
  • Valerie Simpson – background vocals (tracks 7–8)
  • Ken Asher – organ (track 8)
  • John Tropea – electric guitar (track 8)
  • Pheobe Snow – vocal background (track 8)
  • Patti Austin – vocal background (track 8)
  • Mike Brecker – saxophone solo (track 9)
  • Eric Gale – electric guitar (track 10)
  • Anthony Jackson – percussion (track 11), contrabass guitar (track 12–14)
  • Richard Tee – piano (track 11), Fender Rhodes (track 12–14)
  • The Oak Ridge Boys – vocal group (track 11)
  • Dean Parks – hi-string guitar (tracks 12–13)
  • Michael Mainieri – vibes (tracks 12–13), marimba (track 12)
  • Marcus Miller – bass guitar (track 13)
  • Jeff Porcaro – drums (track 13)
  • Jess Levy – cello (track 13)
  • Peter Gordon – French horn (track 13)
  • Mark Rivera – alto sax (track 13)
  • Rob Sabino – piano (track 14)
  • Wells Christie – Synclavier (track 14)
  • The Harptones – background vocals (track 14)
  • Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – guitar (tracks 15–17)
  • Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar (tracks 15–17)
  • Isaac Misthali – drums (tracks 15–16)
  • Youssou N'Dour – percussion (track 15)
  • Babacar Faye – percussion (track 15)
  • Assane Thiam – percussion (track 15)
  • Earl Gardner – trumpet (track 15)
  • Leonard Pickett – tenor sax (track 15)
  • Alex Foster – alto sax (track 15)
  • Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals (track 15)
  • Rob Mounsey – synthesizer (track 16)
  • Adrian Belew – guitar synthesizer (track 16)
  • Ronald E. Cuber – bass sax (track 16), baritone sax (track 16)
  • John Faddis – trumpet (track 16)
  • Ronald E. Brecker – trumpet (track 16)
  • Lewis Michael Soloff – trumpet (track 16)
  • Alan Rubin – trumpet (track 16)
  • David W. Bargeron – trombone (track 16)
  • Kim Allan Cissel – trombone (track 16)
  • Morris Goldberg – pennywhistle solo (track 16)
  • Vusi Khumalo – drums (track 17)
  • Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion (track 17)
  • Demola Adepoju – pedal steel guitar (track 17)
  • The Everly Brothers – vocals (track 17)
Technical
  • Paul Simon – co-producer (tracks 1–14), producer (tracks 15–17), co-arrangements (track 16)
  • Russ Titelman – co-producer (tracks 12–14)
  • Roy Halee – co-producer (tracks 1–2, 12–14), compilation assembler
  • Phil Ramone – co-producer (tracks 3, 5, 7–11)
  • Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – co-producer (4–6)
  • Quincy Jones – string arrangements (track 3)
  • Dave Mathews – horn arrangements (track 7)
  • Bob James – woodwind and string arrangements (track 9)
  • Dave Grusin – horn arrangements (track 10)
  • The Harptones – background vocal arrangements (track 14)
  • George Delerue – orchestration (track 14)
  • Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – co-arrangements (track 16)
  • Greg Calbi – mastering
  • Robert Mapplethorpe – front cover photo

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
France (SNEP)[7] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[8] Platinum 15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[9] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[10] Platinum 1,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Notes
  1. Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  2. "australian-charts.com Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (ASP). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved January 25, 2012.
  3. "charts.nz – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved August 28, 2011.
  4. "The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986" (PHP). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
  5. Allmusic – Negotiations and Love Songs: 1971 – 1986 > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
  6. "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2011.
  7. "French album certifications – Paul Simon – Greatest Hits" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  8. "New Zealand album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". Recorded Music NZ.
  9. "British album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". British Phonographic Industry.
  10. "American album certifications – Paul Simon – Negotiations and Love Songs". Recording Industry Association of America.
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