The Obvious Child (track)
by Paul Simon
Year: 1990
From the album The Rhythm Of The Saints (track #1)
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The Obvious Child appears on the following album(s) by Paul Simon:
- The Rhythm Of The Saints (track #1) (this album) (1990)
- Anthology (track #29) (compilation) (1993)
- Paul Simon's Concert In The Park (track #1) (1991)
- Paul Simon 1964/1993 (track #45) (compilation) (1993)
- The Essential Paul Simon (track #25) (compilation) (2007)
- The Ultimate Collection (track #14) (compilation) (2015)
- Greatest Hits: Shining Like A National Guitar (track #6) (compilation) (2000)
- The Concert In Hyde Park (track #11) (2017)
- Live In New York City (track #1) (2012)
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Condition: Used
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| 04/07/2025 07:50 | AndyLish79 | 12,881 | 84/100 | |
| 01/15/2025 15:04 | 14,374 | 85/100 | ||
| 07/15/2024 19:47 | Johnnyo | 43,181 | 80/100 | |
| 04/19/2024 21:51 | phmusic | 62,861 | 100/100 | |
| 04/04/2024 15:35 | 12,480 | 85/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 2% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 83.6/100, a mean average of 85.1/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 85.1/100. The standard deviation for this track is 8.1.
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