Graceland

by Paul Simon

Listeners: 19
Avg. rating: 4.3
Popularity: 818

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Release details

Released: August 29th, 1986
Type: Album
Genres: Pop Rock Folk Pop Rock Folk Rock
Labels: Warner Bros. Records

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Popular reviews

Review by Will Charczuk

4.5/5 stars
29 Jul 2024

Timeless. A must listen.
For me, memories of summer and the beach and driving with the windows down.
The album itself is an interesting academic exercise of forcing comparing more traditional African music with zydeco by placing tracks of those styles together. The African tracks are standouts, the zydeco tracks are kind of forgettable by comparison but still good.

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Professional reviews

Source	Rating
AllMusic (William Ruhlmann)	5/5 stars
American Songwriter (Andrew Leahey – June 28, 2012)	5/5 stars
Entertainment Weekly (David Browne – January 18, 1991)	A
Pitchfork (Joe Tangari – August 1, 2012)	9.2/10
Rolling Stone (Jody Rosen – June 5, 2012)	5/5 stars

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Last updated: February 11th, 2021·MusicBrainz

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