You're the One (album)

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
Cover art by Lynn Goldsmith
Studio album by Paul Simon
Released	October 3, 2000
Recorded	1999 - 2000
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Pop, folk rock, worldbeat
Length	44:09 56:45 (2004 re-issue)
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Simon
Paul Simon chronology
Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar (2000) You're the One (2000) Surprise (2006)

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

All songs written and arranged by Paul Simon.

Side one

1. "That's Where I Belong" – 3:12
2. "Darling Lorraine" – 6:39
3. "Old" – 2:19
4. "You're the One" – 4:27
5. "The Teacher" – 3:36

Side two

6. "Look at That" – 3:54
7. "Señorita with a Necklace of Tears" – 3:41
8. "Love" – 3:50
9. "Pigs, Sheep and Wolves" – 3:58
10. "Hurricane Eye" – 4:12
11. "Quiet" – 4:17

Bonus tracks from the 2004 reissue of the album

12. "That's Where I Belong (Live)" – 3:42
13. "Old (Live)" – 2:40
14. "Hurricane Eye (Live)" – 6:00

Personnel

• Paul Simon – vocals (all tracks), acoustic guitar (tracks 7, 8, 10), electric guitar (tracks 1-4, 6-8, 10), sitar[1] (track 8)
• Steve Gorn – bamboo flute (tracks 1, 5, 6, 8)
• Larry Campbell – pedal steel guitar (tracks 5, 6)
• Dan Duggan – dulcimer (track 10)
• Jay Elfenbein – vielle (track 1), vihuela (tracks 1, 2, 11)
• Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 1-7, 9, 10)
• Jamey Haddad – percussion (tracks 1-10)
• Peter Herbert – bass guitar (tracks 4, 11)
• Bakithi Kumalo - bass guitar (tracks 1-4, 7-9)
• Skip LaPlante – harp (tracks 7, 11), bowls (track 11), whirly tube (track 11)
• Abraham Laboriel – bass guitar (tracks 5, 6, 10)
• Howard Levy – harmonica (track 5)
• Alain Mallet – Hammond organ (tracks 4, 7, 11), piano (track 1)
• Vincent Nguini – acoustic guitar (track 10), electric guitar (tracks 1-4, 6, 8-10)
• Stanley Silverman – arrangement of french horns (tracks 2, 5)
• Andy Snitzer – soprano saxophone (track 3), tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4)
• Evan Ziporyn – clarinet (tracks 1, 5), soprano saxophone (track 3), tenor saxophone (track 2, 4)
• Clifford Carter – celeste (tracks 2, 6, 10), keyboard glockenspiel (track 10)
• Mark Stewart – dobro (track 7, 9), cello (track 2), electric guitar (track 2), sitar (tracks 7), banjo (track 10), pedal steel gong (track 9), trumpet (track 11)
• Steve Shehan – percussion (tracks 1-10)

Charts

Chart positions Chart (2000) Position Canadian Albums Chart[2] 8 Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart[3] 9 German Media Control Albums Chart [4] 17 United States Billboard 200[5] 19 UK Albums Chart [6] 20 Swedish Albums Chart[7] 24 Scottish Albums Chart [8] 25 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) [9] 27 Irish Albums Chart[10] 27 Austrian Albums Chart[11] 30 Italian Albums Chart[12] 30 Swiss Albums Chart[13] 40 Dutch Mega Albums Chart[14] 41 French SNEP Albums Chart [15] 73 Japanese Oricon Albums Chart[16] 77

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[18] Silver 60,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "You're the One". Allmusic. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2014-06-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "norwegiancharts.com Paul Simon - You're the One". Retrieved 2011-08-19.
4. "Album Search: Paul Simon" (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
5. Allmusic - You're the One > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums
6. "The Official Charts Company - Paul Simon - You're the One". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
7. "swedishcharts.com Paul Simon - You're the One". swedishcharts.com, Hung Medien. Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
8. "Chart Stats - Paul Simon - You're the One". Scottish Albums Chart. Retrieved 2011-08-19.
9. "ultratop.be - Paul Simon - You're the One". ultratop.be/nl, Hung Medienaccessdate=2011-08-29. Ultratop.
10. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Paul+Simon
11. "Paul Simon - You're the One - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2011-08-29.
12. http://swisscharts.com/album/Paul-Simon/You're-The-One-3443
13. "Paul Simon - You're the One - hitparade.ch". Hung Medien. Swiss Music Charts. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
14. "dutchcharts.nl Paul Simon - You're the One". dutchcharts.nl, Hung Medien. MegaCharts. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
15. "lescharts.com Paul Simon - You're the One". lescharts.com, Hung Medien. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
16. "Highest position and charting weeks of You're the One by Paul Simon". oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 2011-08-29.
17. "American album certifications – Paul Simon – re the One". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
18. "British album certifications – Paul Simon – You're the One". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Silver in the Certification field. Type You're the One in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.