Gumboots
~ Recording by Paul Simon
Annotation
Recorded in two different places:
- The Boyoyo Boys were recorded by Peter Thwaites at Ovation Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa
- Paul Simon, Ralph MacDonald, Diane Garisto and Michelle Cobbs were recorded by Mark Cobrin at The Hits Factory, New York, NY, USA
Annotation last modified on 2017-08-02 19:23 UTC.
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:42 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 447-1, WX 52 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:42 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 1-25447 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (made in West Germany) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 32XD-443 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (BMG club release) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across), BMG Direct Marketing, Inc. (BMG company that owned their direct marketing company/club editions) | 9 25447-2, D 172315 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (Matrix/Runout: 925 447-2 SRC-02) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (club release, Columbia House) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2 25447 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 25447-2, 9 25447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 25447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (club release, Columbia House, DIDY 780 on disc) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2 25447 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (made in West Germany) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | W2-25447 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9254471 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 925 447-1 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WX 52 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (WMME Alsdorf) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-25447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WBCD 1602 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | CDW 46430 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 9 46430-2 |
| 6.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | The Studio Recordings 1972–2000 | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 8122-78909-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 78904 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (expanded & remastered) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 8122789042 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (digipak) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | R2 78904 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (remastered) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-78904-2 |
| 8.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | The Complete Albums Collection | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | WPCR-12417 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R2 74803 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment), Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697842502, 8869784502 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Sony Music Japan International Inc. (Do not use as a label, see the annotation.) | SICP 20348 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (2004 Re-issue) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:40 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:40 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691914712 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Sony CMG (subsidiary of SME UK, add only UK releases) | 88691914712 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691984122 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:44 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691954542 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691984122 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88697977152 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691984122 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:44 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691914721 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:44 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691914721 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (25th anniversary edition) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment) | |
| 8.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | The Complete Albums Collection | Paul Simon | Album + Compilation |
| Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88691912922 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88765457652 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland (approx. 1990 or earlier) | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | 7599-25447-2, 925 447-2 |
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:45 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| CDW 46430 | |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.4 | Gumboots | 2:42 | Paul Simon | Graceland | Paul Simon | Album |
| Warner Bros. Records (1958–2019; “WB” logo, with or without “records” beneath or on banner across) | P-13311 |
Relationships
| assistant engineer: | Mark Cobrin Peter Thwaites |
|---|---|
| engineer: | Roy Halee |
| producer: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
| accordion: | Johnjon Mkhalali |
| drums (drum set): | Petrus Manile |
| guitar [lead guitar & rhythm]: | Daniel Xilakazi |
| percussion: | Ralph MacDonald |
| saxophone: | Mike Makhalemele Teaspoon Ndlela Barney Rachabane |
| synclavier: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
| tambourine: | Lulu Masilela |
| background vocals: | Michelle Cobbs Diane Garisto Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
| vocals: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
| performer: | The Boyoyo Boys |
| recorded at: | Ovation Studios in Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa (in 1985-02) The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986-04) |
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| mixed at: | The Hit Factory in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (in 1986) |
| recording of: | Gumboots |
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Related works
Gumboots
| lyricist: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
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| composer: | Johnjon Mkhalali Lulu Masilela Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
| publisher: | Paul Simon Music (in 1986) |
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