You're the One is the tenth solo studio album by Paul Simon, released in 2000. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2001, with Simon becoming the first artist to be nominated in that category in five consecutive decades (1960s-2000s). (In 2006, Paul McCartney became the only other artist to match this feat with Chaos and Creation in the Backyard).
| You're the One | ||||
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| Released | October 3, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 - 2000 | |||
| Studio | The Hit Factory (New York City, New York) | |||
| Genre | Pop, folk rock, worldbeat | |||
| Length | 44:09 56:45 (2004 re-issue) | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Paul Simon | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   link |
| Robert Christgau |  link |
| Rolling Stone | link |
| Q | (Nov 2000 p.109) |
You're the One was also considered a comeback after the failure of Simon's Broadway musical, The Capeman, and concept album for the musical, Songs from The Capeman, which peaked at #42 on the Billboard 200.
The album was remastered and re-released in 2004, accompanied with three bonus live tracks.
Track listing edit
All songs written and arranged by Paul Simon.
- Side one
- "That's Where I Belong" – 3:12
- "Darling Lorraine" – 6:39
- "Old" – 2:19
- "You're the One" – 4:27
- "The Teacher" – 3:36
- Side two
- "Look at That" – 3:54
- "Señorita with a Necklace of Tears" – 3:41
- "Love" – 3:50
- "Pigs, Sheep and Wolves" – 3:58
- "Hurricane Eye" – 4:12
- "Quiet" – 4:17
Bonus tracks from the 2004 reissue of the album
- "That's Where I Belong" (Live) – 3:42
- "Old" (Live) – 2:40
- "Hurricane Eye" (Live) – 6:00
Personnel edit
- Paul Simon – vocals, electric guitar (1-4, 6, 7, 8, 10), acoustic guitar (7, 8, 10), sitar (8)
- Alain Mallet – Wurlitzer electric piano (1), reed organ (4, 7, 11)
- Clifford Carter – celesta (2, 6, 10), keyboard glockenspiel (10)
- Vincent Nguini – electric guitar (1-4, 6, 8, 9, 10), acoustic guitar (10)
- Mark Stewart – electric guitar (2), cello (2), dobro (7, 9), sitar (7), pedal steel gong (9), banjo (10), trumpet (11)
- Larry Campbell – pedal steel guitar (5, 6)
- Jay Elfenbein – vihuela (1, 2, 11), vielle (1)
- Bakithi Kumalo – bass (1-4, 7, 8, 9)
- Peter Herbert – electric upright bass (4, 11)
- Abraham Laboriel – bass (5, 6, 10)
- Steve Gadd – drums (1-7, 9, 10)
- Jamey Haddad – percussion (1-10)
- Steve Shehan – percussion (1-10)
- Dan Duggan – hammered dulcimer (10)
- Steve Gorn – bamboo flute (1, 5, 6, 8)
- Evan Ziporyn – clarinet (1, 5), tenor saxophone (2, 4), soprano saxophone (3)
- Andy Snitzer – tenor saxophone (2, 4), soprano saxophone (3)
- Howard Levy – harmonica (5)
- Skip LaPlante – harp (7, 11), steel bowls (11), whirly tube (11)
- Stanley Silverman – French horn arrangements (2, 5)
Production edit
- Paul Simon – producer, arrangements
- Andy Smith – recording, mixing
- Claudius Mittendorfer – second engineer
- Rob Murphy – second engineer
- Steve Schweidel – second engineer
- Jim Corona – music technician, logistics technician
- Nika Aldrich – technical support
- Flip Scipio – technical support
- Brent Spear – technical support
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
- Vaughn Hazell – personal assistant
- Greg Foley – design
- Lynn Goldsmith – art direction, photography
- Jeffrey Kramer – management
- Eddie Simon – management
Charts and certifications edit
Weekly charts edit
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Certifications edit
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References edit
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Paul Simon – You're the One" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Paul Simon – You're the One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7095". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 18, 2014.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Paul Simon – You're the One" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Paul Simon – You're the One". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Paul Simon – You're the One" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Italiancharts.com – Paul Simon – You're the One". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Paul Simon - You're the One". Oricon. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Paul Simon – You're the One". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Paul Simon – You're the One". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Paul Simon – You're the One". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 29, 2011.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 19, 2011.
- ^ "Paul Simon Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 DVDs" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Paul Simon – You're the One". British Phonographic Industry.
- ^ "American album certifications – Paul Simon – re the One". Recording Industry Association of America.
