Negotiations And Love Songs 1971-1986

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Paul Simon – vocals, guitar (tracks 2–6, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 12), background vocals (tracks 10, 16–17), electric guitar (track 14), six-string electric bass (track 16) Additional musicians Huk Brown – lead guitar (track 1) Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar (track 1) Neville Hinds – organ (track 1) Jackie Jackson – bass guitar (track 1) Winston Grennan – drums (track 1) Denzil Laing – percussion (track 1) Larry Knechtel – piano (track 1) Cissy Houston – singer (track 1) Renelle Stafford – singer (track 1) Deirdre Tuck – singer (track 1) Von Eva Sims – singer (track 1) David Spinoza – guitar (tracks 2–3) Airto Moreira – percussion (tracks 2, 12–13) Russel George – bass guitar (track 2) Alexander Gafa – guitar (track 3) Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (track 3) Richard Davis – acoustic bass (track 3) Grady Tate – drums (track 3) Bobby James – keyboard (track 3) Bobby Scott – piano (track 3) Don Elliot – vibes (track 3) Pete Carr – electric guitar (tracks 4, 6) David Hood – bass guitar (tracks 4–6, 9) Roger Hawkins – percussion (tracks 4–6, 9) Barry Beckett – keyboard, vibes (tracks 4, 6), electric piano (track 9) The Dixie Hummingbirds – vocal group (track 5) Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar (track 6) Bob James – electric piano (track 7) Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (tracks 7–8, 10) Joe Beck – electric guitar (track 7) Tony Levin – bass guitar (tracks 7–8, 10) Steve Gadd – drums (tracks 7–8, 10–12) Ralph McDonald – percussion (tracks 7–8, 10–11, 16) Phil Woods – saxophone solo (track 7) Valerie Simpson – background vocals (tracks 7–8) Ken Asher – organ (track 8) John Tropea – electric guitar (track 8) Pheobe Snow – vocal background (track 8) Patti Austin – vocal background (track 8) Mike Brecker – saxophone solo (track 9) Eric Gale – electric guitar (track 10) Anthony Jackson – percussion (track 11), contrabass guitar (track 12–14) Richard Tee – piano (track 11), Fender Rhodes (track 12–14) The Oak Ridge Boys – vocal group (track 11) Dean Parks – hi-string guitar (tracks 12–13) Michael Mainieri – vibes (tracks 12–13), marimba (track 12) Marcus Miller – bass guitar (track 13) Jeff Porcaro – drums (track 13) Jess Levy – cello (track 13) Peter Gordon – French horn (track 13) Mark Rivera – alto sax (track 13) Rob Sabino – piano (track 14) Wells Christie – Synclavier (track 14) The Harptones – background vocals (track 14) Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – guitar (tracks 15–17) Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar (tracks 15–17) Isaac Misthali – drums (tracks 15–16) Youssou N'Dour – percussion (track 15) Babacar Faye – percussion (track 15) Assane Thiam – percussion (track 15) Earl Gardner – trumpet (track 15) Leonard Pickett – tenor sax (track 15) Alex Foster – alto sax (track 15) Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals (track 15) Rob Mounsey – synthesizer (track 16) Adrian Belew – guitar synthesizer (track 16) Ronald E. Cuber – bass sax (track 16), baritone sax (track 16) John Faddis – trumpet (track 16) Ronald E. Brecker – trumpet (track 16) Lewis Michael Soloff – trumpet (track 16) Alan Rubin – trumpet (track 16) David W. Bargeron – trombone (track 16) Kim Allan Cissel – trombone (track 16) Morris Goldberg – pennywhistle solo (track 16) Vusi Khumalo – drums (track 17) Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion (track 17) Demola Adepoju – pedal steel guitar (track 17) The Everly Brothers – vocals (track 17) Technical Paul Simon – co-producer (tracks 1–14), producer (tracks 15–17), co-arrangements (track 16) Russ Titelman – co-producer (tracks 12–14) Roy Halee – co-producer (tracks 1–2, 12–14), compilation assembler Phil Ramone – co-producer (tracks 3, 5, 7–11) Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – co-producer (4–6) Quincy Jones – string arrangements (track 3) Dave Mathews – horn arrangements (track 7) Bob James – woodwind and string arrangements (track 9) Dave Grusin – horn arrangements (track 10) The Harptones – background vocal arrangements (track 14) George Delerue – orchestration (track 14) Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – co-arrangements (track 16) Greg Calbi – mastering Robert Mapplethorpe – front cover photo