Product Key Features
Release Year1990
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, World Music, Rock, Contemporary Christian
StyleAdult Contemporary, Singer/Songwriter
TypeAlbum
ArtistPaul Simon
Release TitleRhythm of the Saints
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs1
DistributionWea
Guest ArtistHugh Masekela, Adrian Belew, Randy Brecker, J.J. Cale, Kim Wilson, Michael Brecker, Milton Nascimento, Naná Vasconcelos, Uakti
Number of Tracks10
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
BassArmand Sabal-Lecco, Vincent Nguini, ANDRÉ Manga, Bakithi Kumalo
GuitarRay Phiri, J.J. Cale, Armandinho, Kofi Electrik, Paul Simon, Ringo Starr, Vincent Nguini, Raphaël Rabello, George Seba, Martin Atangana
ReviewsIncluded in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums of the 1990s.", Included in Q's List of the Fifty Best Albums of 1990., Rated one of the ten best recordings of 1990. - "...Intricate Brazilian rhythms; complex, inward-looking lyrics. And something else too: good fun...", 4 Stars - Excellent "...extends his reach not only further into the riches of world-beat music but further into the realm of the spiritual...a song cycle that examines with visionary beauty and brooding intensity the viability of faith in a corrupt, heartless and sometimes merely predictable world...", "...Pleasant and Surprisingly Raw...", 3.5 Stars - Good plus - "...The second chapter in Simon's globetrotting phase is a production of epic proportions...with luscious, seductively rhythmic results. It's just that, somehow, the sensory pleasures of the album are more persuasive than the intellectual equation of the experiment...", "...This is gorgeous stuff, spiritually potent, with its utter integrity nowhere in doubt..." - Rating A+
EngineerRoy Halee, Bruce Keen, Richard Travali, Mequinho
VocalsPaul Simon, Milton Nascimento, Naná Vasconcelos
KeyboardsGreg Phillinganes
PercussionWilson Das Neves, J.J. Cale, Beloba, Marçalzinho, Pedro Sorongo, Michael Brecker, Mazzola, Mingo Araújo, Paul Santos, Isaak Asante, Canegal, Jorge Ferreira Da Silva, Remi Kabaka, Naná Vasconcelos
DrumsSteve Gadd, Remy Kabocka, Grupo Cultural, Mingo Araújo, Felix Sabal-Lecco, Asante, Sidinho Moreira
Number of Audio ChannelsStereo