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Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' is a live album by Paul Simon, released in March 1974 by Columbia Records. It was recorded in the wake of the release of There Goes Rhymin' Simon, which produced a number of hit singles ("Kodachrome" and "Loves Me Like a Rock") and radio staples ("Something So Right" and "Take Me to the Mardi Gras"), at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana and Carnegie Hall in New York during Simon's 1973–74 tour.[1]

Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
Live album by Paul Simon
Released	April 13th 1974
Recorded	2–3 June 1973 & 2 November 1973
Venue	Carnegie Hall, New York City University of Notre Dame, South Bend (Indiana)
Genre	Rock
Length	51:56
Label	Columbia, Warner Bros.
Producer	Phil Ramone
Paul Simon chronology
There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' (1974) Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)

Simon was joined by Urubamba and the Jessy Dixon Singers,^{[citation needed]} who performed on "Jesus Is the Answer".^{[citation needed]}

The album was Simon's first live release and showed him performing Simon & Garfunkel songs solo in concert for the first time. The variety of songs and richness of styles helped with the album's appeal. Most notable was Simon's fascination with gospel, something that materialized in the arrangements on many of the songs, taking distance from Simon's classical folk early style.

Near the end of the album, an audience member calls out for Simon to "say a few words." He replies: "Say a few words? Well, let's hope that we continue to live."

The album was a moderate success. It reached No. 33 in the U.S. and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA. However, it failed to chart at all in the UK. Further, two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album: the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" as the A-side, along with Simon's debut single "Mother and Child Reunion" on the B-side.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	C+[2]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Paul Simon, except where indicated.

Side 1

1. "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" – 2:47
2. "Homeward Bound" – 2:45
3. "American Tune" – 3:58
4. "El Cóndor Pasa (If I Could)" (Simon, Jorge Milchberg, Daniel Alomía Robles) – 4:08
5. "Duncan" – 5:11
6. "The Boxer" – 6:11

Side 2

1. "Mother and Child Reunion" – 4:00
2. "The Sound of Silence" – 4:27
3. "Jesus Is the Answer" (Andraé Crouch, Sandra Crouch) – 3:28
4. "Bridge over Troubled Water" – 7:10
5. "Loves Me Like a Rock" – 3:16
6. "America" – 4:35

• Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–12 on CD reissues.

2011 Reissue bonus tracks

13. "Kodachrome" – 2:55
14. "Something So Right" – 4:34

Charts

References

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