One-Trick Pony is an album released by Paul Simon in 1980.
Paul Simon's One-Trick Pony is an album released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Simon also stars. Despite their similarities, the album and film are musically distinct, each featuring different versions of the same songs, as well as certain songs that appear exclusively on either the film or the album. The album is best known for the track "Late in the Evening" whic...
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One-Trick Pony is an album released by Paul Simon in 1980.
Paul Simon's One-Trick Pony is an album released concurrently with the film of the same name, in which Simon also stars. Despite their similarities, the album and film are musically distinct, each featuring different versions of the same songs, as well as certain songs that appear exclusively on either the film or the album. The album is best known for the track "Late in the Evening" which was a hit for Simon in 1980, peaking at #6 in the U.S. Two of the tracks (the title song and "Ace in the Hole") were recorded live at the Agora Theatre and Ballroom in Cleveland, Ohio in September 1979. The rest are studio cuts.
The record features several top session musicians (who also appeared in the movie as the character Jonah's backing band), including Eric Gale on lead guitar, Richard Tee on piano, Tony Levin on bass, and Steve Gadd on drums.
In 2004, One-Trick Pony was remastered and re-released by Warner Bros. Records. This reissue...
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