Paul Simon

Paul Simon is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel. The album represented the definitive announcement of the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel. Originally released on Columbia Records, it is nowadays issued under the Warner Bros. label. After Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon taught songwriting classes at New York Universit... more

Paul Simon is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in January 1972, nearly two years after he split up with longtime musical partner Art Garfunkel. The album represented the definitive announcement of the breakup of Simon & Garfunkel. Originally released on Columbia Records, it is nowadays issued under the Warner Bros. label. After Simon & Garfunkel split in 1970, Simon taught songwriting classes at New York University during the summer of 1971. Among the students he taught were the Roche Sisters, Maggie and Terre, and singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester who remembers that as a teacher, Simon was nervous. He listened to the students' songs and offered suggestions and criticism, often dissecting the lyrics and drawing comparisons with his own work, while offering autobiographical insights into how his own work progressed and from where he drew his inspiration. Then Simon traveled to San Francisco to record some demos, and began to work with different... less