Still Crazy After All These Years

album by Simon

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Still Crazy After All These Years is a 1975 album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It marked his biggest solo success at the time, featuring wistful reflections on approaching middle age. The album is known for its sophisticated lyrical content and musical style, which often incorporated elements of folk rock and doo-wop, reflecting Simon's analytical approach to music.1

The album also gained prominence through its association with the South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, who collaborated with Simon on his later, highly successful album Graceland. While Still Crazy After All These Years predates that collaboration, it showcases Simon's evolving artistry and introspective songwriting that would continue to define his solo career.21

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Paul Simon
Solo career and world music
…success came in 1975 with Still Crazy After All These Years, a collection of wistful ruminations on approaching middle age.
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…appeared on Simon’s 1975 album, Still Crazy After All These Years). In 1978 Garfunkel released Watermark, a collection of songs written by Webb with the exception of a cover version of Sam Cooke’s “(What a) Wonderful World,” with which Garfunkel, teaming with Simon and James Taylor, scored a hit.
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