''This Better Be Good'' is a compilation album by

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, issued in June 2009 on the

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record label in its Opus Collection series (catalog number OPCD-8321). The disc was exclusively available at US branches of the

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stores. The tracks on this album were taken from all of

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's solo albums (except ''

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''), up to and including the 2006 release '' Surprise''. The

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version of the album included the bonus track, "Questions for the Angels". It was a new track that had not been released in any other form. In 2011, it appeared on Simon's new studio album, ''

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''. The album was listed on the

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in August 2009.

Track listing

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# Peace Like a River # Loves Me Like a Rock # Late in the Evening # Slip Slidin' Away #

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 ...

Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the fourth single from his seventh studio album, ''Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. The song features guest vocals from the So ...

Mother and Child Reunion "Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his second studio album, ''Paul Simon'' (1972), released on Columbia Records. The song reached No. 4 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 cha ...

# American Tune #

Under African Skies "Under African Skies" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the fifth and final single from his seventh studio album, ''Graceland'' (1986), released on Warner Bros. Records. The song features guest vocals from singer Linda ...

# Senorita with a Necklace of Tears # Bernadette # Train in the Distance #

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# Father and Daughter # Sure Don't Feel like Love # Questions for the Angels ''(

bonus track; available only on iTunes; not included in the CD version)''

Chart performance

The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart at number 60 on July 11, 2009, which was also its peak position. It peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Top Independent Albums chart.

References

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