Songs from The Capeman

Infobox Album |
Name = Songs from The Capeman
Type = Album
Artist = Paul Simon


Released = November 18, 1997
Recorded = 1997
Genre = Rock
Length = 55.03
Label = Warner Bros.
Producer = Roy Halee
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|2|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67B1DD846A5742094CA3542DA9464FB05D24AFB830D6E4F51C9A93B58AC1B66EF0AEC95C8AEF877AB7BAFFF28E85D05D3CCE455FFCC0640&sql=10:meoibkg9kakq link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|4|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/paulsimon/albums/album/235009/review/5942734/songs_from_the_capeman link] |
Last album = "Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991"
1991
This album = "Songs from The Capeman"
1997
Next album = "You're the One"
2000

"Songs from The Capeman" is an album released in 1997 by Paul Simon. It contains Simon's own performances of songs from the Broadway musical he wrote and produced called "The Capeman" augmented by members of the original cast. A departure musically from his earlier work, the album features doo wop, rock 'n' roll and Puerto Rican rhythms. The play was a commercial flop, losing $11 million and the album did not sell well. It peaked at 42 on the Billboard 200. [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE67B1DD846A5742094CA3542DA9464FB05D24AFB830D6E4F51C9A93B58AC1B66EF0AEC95C8AEF877AB7BAFFF28E85D05D6C8E457FACC0640&sql=10:sk3gtq1zmu4a~T3]

Track listing

#Adios Hermanos - 4:42
#Born In Puerto Rico - 5:03
#Satin Summer Nights - 5:44
#Bernadette - 3:34
#The Vampires - 5:14
#Quality - 4:18
#Can I Forgive Him - 6:01
#Sunday Afternoon - 3:25
#Killer Wants To Go To College - 1:51
#Time is an Ocean - 5:23
#Virgil - 2:49
#Killer Wants To Go To College II - 2:09
#Trailways Bus - 5:14
#Shoplifting Clothes
#Born In Puerto Rico (sung by José Feliciano)
#Can I Forgive Him (demo)

The music is written by Simon. The lyrics are by Simon and Derek Walcott.

14-16 are bonus tracks on the remastered CD-edition from July 2004.