You Can Call Me Al (track)
by Paul Simon

You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
Year: 1986
From the album Graceland (track #6)
Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 294 votes)
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1986 PAUL SIMON "YOU CAN CALL ME AL-Gumboots" 7"45 WB28667+PS NOS NM wax
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Paul Simon Graceland Vinyl Record 45 “You Can Call Me Al”
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Paul Simon Graceland 1986 Warner Bros CD You Can Call Me Al World VG
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You Can Call Me Al ratings

Average Rating: 
89/100 (from 294 votes)
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04/04/2026 03:22 stareaterogni0n  Ratings distribution  4,66070/100
 
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03/09/2026 04:01 alexandermause  Ratings distribution  17,71985/100
 
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 88.6/100, a mean average of 87.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 89.0/100. The standard deviation for this track is 12.4.

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From 04/04/2024 15:19 | #302850
One of the coolest songs ever! Very nostalgic.
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From 06/19/2016 00:01 | #169095
Love the music video, and the way he sings is fantastic. It's like he's just talking to you. He's telling you a story but moving his voice up and down at times to categorize it as singing. It sounds so regular but I can't wrap my head around it.
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