Thursday, 6 January 2011

'Graceland' - Paul Simon (1986)




Your Favourite Featured Album for Tuesday 11th January 2011, 1.30 - 3.30 pm (NSW time) was :

"Graceland", by Paul Simon (1986)

Come celebrate our 40th program!!!

* Where were you when you first heard songs from this album?
* What does this album remind you of?
* Who were you with when you first heard music from this album?
* Why does this albums' music sound special to you?
* What were you doing when you first heard music from this album?
* How does hearing songs from this album make you feel?
  • Graceland is the seventh studio album by American pop musician Paul Simon, released in August 1986.

  • It was a hit, topping the UK Album Chart, and reaching number three on the US Billboard 200.

  • The album won the 1986 Grammy Award for Album of the Year, while the title song won the 1987 Grammy for Record of the Year.

  • In 2006, the album was added to the United States National Recording Registry, along with another 24 significant recordings that year. (Source)


On next week's program, your featured album will be :
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots" by The Flaming Lips (2002).


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