Still Crazy After All These Years

"Gone at Last"
Still Crazy After All These Years
Studio album by Paul Simon
Released	25 October 1975
Recorded	1975
Studio	A&R Recording, New York City[1]
Genre	Folk rock, pop rock, soul
Length	36:25 (original album); 45:32 (2004 CD reissue)
Label	Columbia
Producer	Paul Simon, Phil Ramone
Paul Simon chronology
Singles from Still Crazy After All These Years
	"Gone at Last"; Released: 1975; "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover"; Released: December 1975; "Still Crazy After All These Years"; Released: 1976;

Still Crazy After All These Years is the fourth solo studio album by Paul Simon. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (#1), "Gone at Last" (#23), "My Little Town" (#9, credited to Simon & Garfunkel), and the title track (#40). It won two Grammy Awards for Album of the Year and Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1976.

Retrospective professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
Christgau's Record Guide	B[5]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[6]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[7]
The Guardian	[8]
Record Collector	[9]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[10]
Uncut	[11]

"My Little Town" reunited Simon with former partner Art Garfunkel for the first time since 1970, while "Gone at Last" was a duet between Simon and Phoebe Snow. Several tracks featured members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section as a backing band.

The title track has been recorded by Rosemary Clooney (on her 1993 album Still on the Road), Ray Charles (on his 1993 album My World), Karen Carpenter (on her self-titled solo album released posthumously in 1996), and Willie Nelson (on the soundtrack of the 2000 motion picture Space Cowboys).

Track listing

All tracks written by Paul Simon.

Side one

"Still Crazy After All These Years" – 3:26
"My Little Town" – 3:51
"I Do It for Your Love" – 3:35
"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" – 3:37
"Night Game" – 2:58

Side two

"Gone at Last" – 3:40
"Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy" – 3:14
"Have a Good Time" – 3:26
"You're Kind" – 3:20
"Silent Eyes" – 4:12

Sides one and two were combined as tracks 1–10 on CD reissues.

Bonus tracks (2004 remaster)

"Slip Slidin' Away" (Demo) – 5:30
"Gone at Last" (Original Demo) w/ The Jessy Dixon Singers – 4:38

Personnel

Paul Simon – vocals, acoustic guitar (2, 3, 4, 9), electric guitar (5), horn and string arrangements
John Tropea – electric guitar (4)
Patti Austin – background vocals
Art Garfunkel – vocals (2)
Phoebe Snow – background vocals, vocals (6)
Joe Beck – electric guitar (3, 8, 9)
Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (1), saxophone (7)
Bob James – piano, Fender Rhodes piano (7, 8) , string and horn arrangements
David Sanborn – saxophone (7)
Grady Tate – drums (6)
Pete Carr – electric guitar (2)
Sivuca – accordion and vocals (3)
Ralph MacDonald – percussion (2, 3, 4, 6, 8)
Chicago Community Choir – background vocals
Barry Beckett – Fender Rhodes (1), piano (2)
Eddie Daniels – saxophone (7)
Gordon Edwards – bass guitar (6)
Jerry Friedman – electric guitar (3)
Steve Gadd – drums (3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Roger Hawkins – drums (1, 2)
David Hood – bass guitar (1, 2)
The Jessy Dixon Singers – background vocals
Tony Levin – bass guitar (3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10)
Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (4, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (9)
Leon Pendarvis – piano (10)
Dave Mathews – horn arrangements
Valerie Simpson – background vocals
Richard Tee – piano (6)
Toots Thielemans – harmonica (5)
Phil Woods – alto saxophone (8)
Kenneth Ascher – Hammond organ (4), Fender Rhodes, piano (3)
Uncredited – flute (1), percussion (9), Hammond organ (6), oboe (3), strings, horns, brass, woodwinds

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1975/76)	Position
Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart[12]	39
Canadian RPM Albums Chart[13]	8
Dutch Mega Albums Chart[14]	11
Finnish Albums Chart[15]	29
Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[16]	18
New Zealand Albums Chart[17]	24
Norwegian Albums Chart[18]	8
Swedish Albums Chart[19]	9
UK Albums Chart[20]	6
United States Billboard Pop Albums[21]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1975)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart[22]	82
Chart (1976)	Position
Canadian Albums Chart[23]	64
U.S. Billboard Year-End[24]	14

Certifications


Region	Certification
Canada (Music Canada)[25]	Platinum
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold
United States (RIAA)[27]	Gold

References

"New York, New York 1975: Oh What a Year!". mixonline.com.
Ruhlmann, William. "Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2012.
Powers, Ann (November 2006). "Back Catalogue: Paul Simon". Blender. No. 53. New York.
Kot, Greg (October 14, 1990). "The Evolution Of Simon's Diverse Solo Career". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
Christgau, Robert (1981). "S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Larkin, Colin (2011). "Simon, Paul". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
Browne, David (January 18, 1991). "Rating Paul Simon's albums". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
Sweeting, Adam (August 6, 2004). "Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
"Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years". Record Collector. London. p. 97. [With] Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before.
Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Paul Simon". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. pp. 736–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
Torn, Luke (October 2004). "St. Paul's Gospel". Uncut. No. 89. London.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
Library and Archives Canada. Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-02-12
"dutchcharts.nl Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
"charts.nz – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
"norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin' Simon" (ASP). Retrieved 2011-08-19.
"swedishcharts.com Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-28.
"The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
Allmusic – Still Crazy After All These Years> Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
"RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
"RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.
"Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.
"Canadian album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Music Canada.
"British album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Still Crazy After All These Years in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
"American album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

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[1] "New York, New York 1975: Oh What a Year!". mixonline.com.

[2] Ruhlmann, William. "Still Crazy After All These Years – Paul Simon". AllMusic. Retrieved July 20, 2012.

[3] Powers, Ann (November 2006). "Back Catalogue: Paul Simon". Blender. No. 53. New York.

[4] Kot, Greg (October 14, 1990). "The Evolution Of Simon's Diverse Solo Career". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 22, 2018.

[5] Christgau, Robert (1981). "S". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor and Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[6] Larkin, Colin (2011). "Simon, Paul". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.

[7] Browne, David (January 18, 1991). "Rating Paul Simon's albums". Entertainment Weekly. New York. Retrieved February 17, 2016.

[8] Sweeting, Adam (August 6, 2004). "Paul Simon, Still Crazy After All These Years". The Guardian. London. Retrieved September 18, 2020.

[9] "Paul Simon: Still Crazy After All These Years". Record Collector. London. p. 97. [With] Simon enlisting a crack squad of New York jazz session players for a record that was clearly more personal than anything that had gone before.

[10] Sheffield, Rob (2004). "Paul Simon". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Fireside Books. pp. 736–37. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.

[11] Torn, Luke (October 2004). "St. Paul's Gospel". Uncut. No. 89. London.

[auchart-12] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[13] Library and Archives Canada. Archived 2015-11-18 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-02-12

[nlchart-14] "dutchcharts.nl Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-28.

[FINchart-15] Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.

[Jachart-16] Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.

[nzchart-17] "charts.nz – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2011-08-28.

[norcharts-18] "norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon – There Goes Rhymin' Simon" (ASP). Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[sechart-19] "swedishcharts.com Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (ASP). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-28.

[UKchart-20] "The Official Charts Company – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years" (PHP). UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19.

[USchart-21] Allmusic – Still Crazy After All These Years> Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums

[CAYearend75-22] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on 2013-07-24. Retrieved 2011-10-10.

[CAYearend76-23] "RPM Top 100 Albums of 1976". RPM. Archived from the original on 2014-02-24. Retrieved 2011-10-03.

[USYearend76-24] "Top Pop Albums of 1976". Archived from the original on 2007-09-26. Retrieved 2007-09-26.

[CanadaPaul_SimonStill_Crazy_After_All_These_YearsalbumCertRef-25] "Canadian album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Music Canada.

[United_KingdomPaul_SimonStill_Crazy_After_All_These_YearsalbumCertRef-26] "British album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Still Crazy After All These Years in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[United_StatesPaul_SimonStill_Crazy_After_All_These_YearsalbumCertRef-27] "American album certifications – Paul Simon – Still Crazy After All These Years". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.

Paul Simon
Discography Songs recorded Songs written
Studio albums	The Paul Simon Songbook (1966) Paul Simon (1972) There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973) Still Crazy After All These Years (1975) One-Trick Pony (1980) Hearts and Bones (1983) Graceland (1986) The Rhythm of the Saints (1990) Songs from The Capeman (1997) You're the One (2000) Surprise (2006) So Beautiful or So What (2011) Stranger to Stranger (2016) In the Blue Light (2018)
Live albums	Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon's Concert in the Park Live in New York City The Concert in Hyde Park
Compilations	Greatest Hits, Etc. Negotiations and Love Songs The Paul Simon Anthology Paul Simon 1964/1993 Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar Recorded as Jerry Landis The Essential Paul Simon This Better Be Good The Ultimate Collection
Film and theater	The Paul Simon Special (1977) One-Trick Pony (1980) Paul Simon in Concert (1981) The All-Star Gospel Session (1987) Graceland: The African Concert (1987) Paul Simon's Concert in the Park (1991) Born at the Right Time (1992) Classic Albums: Graceland (1997) The Capeman (theater, 1998) You're The One - In Concert (2000) Live at the Tower Theatre 2003 Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (2009) So Beautiful or So What (Deluxe Limited Edition) (2011) Live in New York City (2012) Paul Simon's Graceland Journey: Under African Skies (2012) The Concert in Hyde Park (2017)
Tours	One-Trick Pony Tour 1980 Never Ending Tour 1999 On Stage Together Tour
Related	Simon & Garfunkel Edie Brickell (wife) Harper Simon (son)