Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar is a compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 by American

United States

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 singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Paul Simon

Paul Simon

Paul Frederic Simon is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.Simon is best known for his success, beginning in 1965, as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached number one on the US singles...

, which was released on May 23, 2000 by the Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

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. This is his fifth compilation so far. This album was also directed by Antonio Luis. Although the album was a chart success across Europe

Europe

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, it was not issued in the United States

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, and continues to be an expensive import.

Reception

This album received generally positive reviews. Allmusic gave it 4.5 out of a possible 5 stars, calling it "by far the best [Paul Simon] collection ever released." The album also received 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com

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.

Track listing

#	Song	Year	Single?	Time
1	Graceland Graceland (song) "Graceland" is the title song of the album Graceland, released in 1986 by Paul Simon. The song features vocals by The Everly Brothers.The lyrics deal with the singer's thoughts during a road trip to Graceland after the failure of his marriage to actress and author Carrie Fisher.-Reception:It was...	1986	Yes	4:47
2	You Can Call Me Al You Can Call Me Al "You Can Call Me Al" is a song by Paul Simon, the first single released from his album Graceland. The song originally charted in the U.S. at No. 44 in October 1986 but it was reissued with greater promotion in March 1987 and hit No. 23. In the UK it peaked at No. 4, while in Sweden and the...	1986	Yes	4:41
3	Mother and Child Reunion Mother and Child Reunion "Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by Paul Simon on his album, Paul Simon , his first solo album after Bridge Over Troubled Water. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching #4 on the U.S...	1972	Yes	2:59
4	The Cool, Cool River	1990	No	4:33
5	50 Ways to Leave Your Lover 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" is a 1975 hit song by Paul Simon, from his album Still Crazy After All These Years. Backing vocals on the single were performed by Patti Austin, Valerie Simpson and Phoebe Snow.-Creation:...	1976	Yes	3:07
6	The Obvious Child	1990	Yes	4:11
7	The Boy in the Bubble	1987	Yes	3:57
8	Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After the War "Rene And Georgette Magritte With Their Dog After The War" is a ballad written and sung by Paul Simon.It first appeared as the eighth track on Hearts and Bones, the 1983 album that was the fifth in Simon's solo career...	1983	No	3:43
9	Late in the Evening	1980	Yes	3:54
10	Bernadette	1997	No	3:28
11	Slip Slidin' Away	1977	Yes	4:45
12	Take Me to the Mardi Gras	1973	Yes	3:22
13	Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes	1987	Yes	5:49
14	Still Crazy After All These Years	1976	Yes	3:22
15	Kodachrome Kodachrome (song) "Kodachrome" is a song written and recorded by Paul Simon. It appeared on his 1973 album There Goes Rhymin' Simon.-Description:The song is named after the Kodak 35mm film Kodachrome...	1973	Yes	3:28
16	Loves Me Like a Rock Loves Me Like a Rock "Loves Me Like a Rock" is a 1973 song recorded by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. Simon wrote the song, which appears on his solo album There Goes Rhymin' Simon....	1973	Yes	3:14
17	Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" is a song by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon from his 1972 self-titled album.-Lyrical subject:The song is about two boys who have broken a law, although the exact law that has been broken is not stated in the song and has become a matter of some debate...	1972	Yes	2:43
18	Hearts and Bones	1983	No	5:38
19	Trailways Bus	1997	No	5:15