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You're the One (2000)

Where the lyrics of You're the One take you, and where it was really made.

Paul Simon's tenth solo album was recorded at The Hit Factory in New York and was nominated for the 2001 Grammy for Album of the Year.

Key places

Recorded at The Hit Factory (2000)

Recording site The Hit Factory — The album's recording and mixing are credited to The Hit Factory in New York. Several engineers are listed under this studio credit. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• You're the One: tenth solo studio album by Paul Simon
• Released in 2000, listed as 2000-10-02
• Eleven tracks, all written by Paul Simon
• Tracks: That's Where I Belong, Darling Lorraine, Old, You're the One, The Teacher, Look at That, Señorita with a Necklace of Tears, Love, Pigs, Sheep and Wolves, Hurricane Eye, Quiet
• Jewel case edition with a 16-page booklet, made in Germany
• Songs copyright dated 1999 and 2000, held by Paul Simon Music (BMI)

Background

• Paul Simon's tenth solo album, released in 2000
• Nominated for Album of the Year at the Grammy Awards 2001

Recording

• Recorded and mixed at The Hit Factory, New York
• Second engineers: Claudius Mittendorfer, Rob Murphy, Steve Schweidel
• Recording and mixing engineer credited as Andy Smith
• Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering, Portland

Sources: it.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Paul Simon (born October 13, 1941, Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.
• He met Art Garfunkel in elementary school in 1953 and they became known as Simon & Garfunkel in the 1960s.
• The duo's folk-rock hits such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", "America" and "The Boxer" defined the 1960s counterculture.
• Their final album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970), is among the best-selling albums of all time.

Career

• As a solo artist, Simon explored gospel, reggae, soul and world music.
• Paul Simon (1972), There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) and Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) drew acclaim and hits such as "Mother and Child Reunion" and "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover".
• Graceland (1986), incorporating South African influences, became his most successful and acclaimed album.
• He wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman (1998), which was poorly received.
• His later albums include You're the One (2000), So Beautiful or So What (2011), Stranger to Stranger (2016) and Seven Psalms (2023).
• He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice and won 16 Grammy Awards.

Honors

• He received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2001 and the first Library of Congress Gershwin Prize in 2007.
• He co-founded the Children's Health Fund, a nonprofit providing medical care to children.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Released 2 October 2000 as Paul Simon's tenth solo studio album
• The album carries eleven songs, all credited to Paul Simon
• Recording and mixing took place at The Hit Factory in New York
• Mastering was done at Gateway Mastering in Portland
• The jewel case edition includes a 16-page booklet

Reappraisal

• Italian Wikipedia links an AllMusic review of the album by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
• The same Italian page also links a Metacritic entry for the album
• The album's track listing and credits are recorded consistently across Italian, Japanese and Discogs pages

Records

• Nominated for Album of the Year at the 2001 Grammy Awards
• Japanese Wikipedia also records this 2001 Grammy nomination for the best album category

Sources: it.wikipedia.org · ja.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The album was recorded at The Hit Factory, a New York studio, with Andy Smith credited for recording and mixing.
• Mastering was handled by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering in Portland.
• "Darling Lorraine" at 6:39 is the longest track on the album.
• The jewel case edition includes a 16-page booklet and was made in Germany.
• All eleven songs are credited to Paul Simon, with copyright held by Paul Simon Music (BMI).

Sources: it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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