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Call Me
Al
Q: Who sang you can call
me al with Paul Simon in 1986? Please help to otherwise my
marriage may not last! Thanks- Elizabeth
A: Hello
Elizabeth-
Thank you for taking the time to send me
your question.
Hold up on those divorce papers!!!! lol!
Below is a listing from the liner notes
of the Graceland Remastered album (on which "You Can Call Me Al"
appears) that lists all personnel connected with that album. I also
have an excerpt from the original Graceland which denotes who did
what on that particular track..
I am guessing that one of you thinks
Chevy Chase sang not he track, perhaps? I've heard people say this
before, however, it is not the case. Chevy does appear in the video
and lip synchs and pretends to play various instruments in the
video. However, Paul's is the only voice on the recording.
I will note that Chevy did appear with
Paul at
the concert for New
York Children's Health Project, Madison Square Garden, NY in
December of 1987. I am not clear as to whether or not Chevy sung
with Paul on this song or just aped around on stage.
I hope this helps.
Please let me know if I can assist you
in any other way.
I hope you will visit me again.
Thanks-
Raven
YOU CAN CALL ME AL
- Paul - six-string electric bass & background vocals; Chikapa
"Ray" Phiri - guitar; Baghiti Khumalo - bass; Isaac Mtshali -
drums; Ralph McDonald - percussion; Rob Mounsey - synthesizer;
Adrian Belew - guitar synthesizer; Ronald E. Cuber - bass sax &
baritone sax; John Faddis, Ronald E. Brecker, Lewis Michael
Soloff & Alan Rubin - trumpets; David W. Bargeron & Kim Allan
Cissel - trombones; Morris Goldberg - pennywhistle solo.
Recorded at The Hit Factory, NYC. Assistant Engineer: Mark
Cobrin.
Co-arranged by Chikapa "Ray" Phiri with Paul.
Graceland Remastered Personnell
Personnel
includes: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar); Linda Ronstadt, The
Everly Brothers, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, General M.D.
Shirinda, The Gaza Sisters, Joseph Shabalala (vocals);
Adrian Belew (guitar, syntesizer guitar); Chikapa "Ray"
Phiri, Daniel Xilakazi (guitar); Demola Adepoju (pedal
steel); Forere Motloheloa, Jonhjon Mikhalali (accordion);
Alex Foster (alto sax); Lenny Pickett (tenor sax); Ronnie
Cuber (baritone saxophone); Earl Gardner, Jon Faddis, Randy
Brecker, Lew Soloff, Alan Rubin (trumpet); Rob Mounsey
(synthesizer); Baghiti Khumalo (bass); Vusi Khumalo (drums);
Lulu Masilela (tambourine); Youssou N'Dour, Makhaya Mahlangu
Ralph McDonald, Babacar Faye, Assane Thiam (percussion).
Los Lobos: Cesar Rosas (vocals, guitar); David Hildago
(vocals, guitar, accordion); Steve Berlin (saxophone);
Conrad Lozano (bass); Louie Perez, Steve Gadd (drums).
Engineers include: Roy Halee, Peter Thwaites, Mark Cobrin.
Includes three previously unreleased bonus tracks.
Personnel include: Paul Simon (vocals, guitar, acoustic
guitar, Synclavier, 6-string bass);
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Linda Ronstadt, The Everly
Brothers (vocals); Los Lobos, The Boyoyo
Boys (various instruments); Ray Phiri (guitar); Demola
Adepoju (pedal steel guitar); Ronnie Cuber (baritone
saxophone, bass saxophone); Jon Faddis, Alan Rubin
(trumpet); Adrian Belew (synthesizer, guitar synthesizer);
Bakiti Kumalo (bass guitar); Steve Gadd (drums); Youssou
N'Dour (percussion).
Additional guest personnel:
Linda Ronstadt; Randy Brecker; Adrian Belew.
Recording information: 1986.
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