Songs from The Capeman
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Songs from The Capeman | ||
Studio album by Paul Simon | ||
Released | 1997 | |
Recorded | 1997 | |
Genre | Rock | |
Length | 55.03 | |
Label | Warner Bros. | |
Producer(s) | Roy Halee | |
Professional reviews | ||
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Paul Simon chronology | ||
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991 1991 |
Songs from The Capeman 1997 |
You're the One 2000 |
Songs from The Capeman is an album released in 1997 by Paul Simon. It contains original cast performances from the Broadway musical he wrote and produced called The Capeman. A departure musically from his earlier work, the album features doo wop, rock 'n' roll and Puerto Rican rythmns. The play was a commercial flop, losing $11 million and the album did not sell well. It peaked at 42 on the Billboard 200.[1]
[edit] Track listing
- Adios Hermanos
- Born In Puerto Rico
- Satin Summer Nights
- Bernadette
- The Vampires
- Quality
- Can I Forgive Him
- Sunday Afternoon
- Killer Wants To Go To College
- Time is an Ocean
- Virgil
- Killer Wants To Go To College II
- Trailways Bus
- Shoplifting Clothes
- Born In Puerto Rico (sung by José Feliciano)
- Can I Forgive Him (demo)
The music is written by Simon, lyrics also by Simon together with Derek Walcott.
14-16 are bonus tracks on the remastered CD-edition from July 2004.