''Paul Simon in Concert'' (also released under the titles "Live at the Tower Theatre" and "Live from Philadelphia") is a live concert video recording by

Paul Simon Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel, whom he met in elementary school in 1953, came to prominence in the 1960s as Sim ...

and his touring band, recorded in

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during his 1980 tour in support of his '' One-Trick Pony'' album.

Concert and release details

''Paul Simon in Concert'' dates from October 8, 1980, when singer-songwriter

performed a concert at the Tower Theater outside

as part of his "One-Trick Pony" tour which played in Europe and the United States in support of the recently released

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and

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of that name. Accompanying Simon on that tour and this concert (and also seen in the film) was a band of top U.S. backing musicians including

Steve Gadd Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American jazz fusion drummer, percussionist, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction i ...

on drums,

Tony Levin Anthony Frederick Levin (born June 6, 1946) is an American musician and composer specializing in electric bass guitars, Chapman Stick and upright bass. He also sings and plays synthesizer. Levin is best known for his work with King Crimson (19 ...

on bass,

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on keyboards and

Eric Gale Eric Gale (September 20, 1938 – May 25, 1994) was an American jazz and jazz fusion guitarist. Biography Eric Gale was born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. His grandfather was English, and Gale had relatives in Venezuela and Bar ...

on lead electric guitar. Simon performs with an electric guitar for much of the concert, which features songs from his previous solo albums (plus "The Boxer" and "The Sound of Silence" from

Simon and Garfunkel Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo comprising the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel. They were one of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s. Their most famous recordings include three US number-one sing ...

days), plus "Ace in the Hole", "One-Trick Pony", "Jonah" and "Late in the Evening" from '' One-Trick Pony''. The concert was recorded and originally released as a

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video and a LaserDisc under this title. This concert had been widely bootlegged on CD due to the quality of the performances of classic Simon songs as well as now-rare live recordings of songs from ''One-Trick Pony''. In November 2003, the recording was released on

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with the title ''Live at the Tower Theatre''. The original recording was reproduced in

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and the DVD's extra features include biographies of the band members from the '' One-Trick Pony'' film and soundtrack including Richard Tee and Eric Gale. It was subsequently released again in 2008 by

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under the title ''Live from Philadelphia'' (on some versions with the additional wording "Greatest Hits Live"), receiving 7/10 ratings from ''PopMatters'' Guy Crucianelli''PopMatters'' Reviews: Paul Simon: Live from Philadelphia
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''s Jeff Potter.

Track listing

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Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his second, self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. Lyrical subject In a July 20, 1972 interview for ...

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Still Crazy After All These Years ''Still Crazy After All These Years'' is the fourth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on October 17, 1975, by Columbia Records. Recorded and released in 1975, the album produced four U.S. Top 40 hits: " 50 Way ...

" * "Ace in the Hole" * " Something So Right" * "One-Trick Pony" * "Jonah" * "

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his fourth studio album, '' Still Crazy After All These Years'' (1975), released on Columbia Records. Backing vocals on the sing ...

" * " Late in the Evening" * " American Tune" * "

The Boxer "The Boxer" is a song written by Paul Simon and recorded by the American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth and final studio album, '' Bridge over Troubled Water'' (1970). Produced by the duo and Roy Halee, it was released as a stan ...

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The Sound of Silence "The Sound of Silence" (originally "The Sounds of Silence") is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, written by Paul Simon. The duo's studio audition of the song led to a record deal with Columbia Records, and the original ac ...

References

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