Late In The Evening (track)
by Paul Simon
Year: 1980
From the album One-Trick Pony (track #1)
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Late In The Evening appears on the following album(s) by Paul Simon:
- One-Trick Pony (track #1) (this album) (1980)
- Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986 (track #10) (compilation) (1988)
- Anthology (track #18) (compilation) (1993)
- Paul Simon's Concert In The Park (track #19) (1991)
- Paul Simon 1964/1993 (track #33) (compilation) (1993)
- The Essential Paul Simon (track #10) (compilation) (2007)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #12) (compilation) (2015)
- Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar (track #9) (compilation) (2000)
- The Paul Simon Collection - On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' (track #8) (compilation) (2003)
- The Concert In Hyde Park (track #25) (2017)
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| ! | 08/15/2026 14:38 | Exist-en-ciel | 177,611 | 71/100 |
| ! | 06/29/2026 11:32 |  AAL2014 | 42,238 | 76/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2025 12:42 | AndyLish79 | 13,228 | 84/100 |
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The best track on the album. The only true Simon classic on the LP and a hint of the more world music style to come on, Graceland, and, rythym of the saints. Great track.
Romanelli TOP 100 COMMENTER 05/09/2013 18:19 | #75621
Simon is at his best when playing in a foreign rhythym. This song is no exception...easily the highlight of this album.
