Paul Simon / The Essential

Accordion – Alton Rubin, Sr. Accordion – C.J. Chenier Accordion – Forere Motloheloa Acoustic Guitar – Hugh McCracken Acoustic Guitar – Paul Simon Acoustic Guitar – Vincent Nguini Alto Saxophone – Alex Foster Alto Saxophone – Mark Rivera Art Direction – Ellen Wakayama Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Bobby Bright Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Briz Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Charlotte Mbango Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – DeWayne Snype Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Derrick James Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Dionte Sutton Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ed Vasquez Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Elolongue Mbango Catherine Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Felicite Fouda Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Florence Gnimagnon Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Julia Waters Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Karen Bernod Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Kia Jeffries Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Maxine Waters Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Myrna Lynn Gomila Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Nestor Sanchez Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Oren Waters Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Paul Simon Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ray De La Paz Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Renee Connell-Adams Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Sean Pulley Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – The Jessy Dixon Singers Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Trent Sutton Backing Vocals [Background Vocals], Vocals [Duo Vocals] – Teana Rodriguez Bass – Abraham Laboriel Bass – Alonzo Johnson Bass – Anthony Jackson Bass – Armand Sabal-Lecco Bass – Armand Sabal-Lecco Bass – Bakithi Kumalo Bass – Bakithi Kumalo Bass – Bakithi Kumalo Bass – Bakithi Kumalo Bass – Bob Cranshaw Bass – David Hood Bass – Gordon Edwards Bass – Jackie Jackson (3) Bass – Jay Leonhart Bass – Joe Osborn Bass – John Beal Bass – Marcus Miller Bass – Pino Palladino Bass – Russell George Bass – Tony Levin Bass Drum – Mingo Araújo Bass Drum – Sidinho Moreira Bongos – Anthony Carillo Bongos – Bobby Allende Celesta [Celeste] – Clifford Carter Cello – Jesse Levy Cello – Mark Stewart (4) Charango, Flute, Percussion – Los Incas Co-producer – Lenny Waronker Co-producer – Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section Co-producer – Paul Samwell-Smith Co-producer – Phil Ramone Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Oscar Hernandez Co-producer [Associate Producer] – Roy Halee Congas – Chacal Congas – Francisco Aguabella Congas – Giovanni Hidalgo Congas – Sidinho Moreira Congas, Bells [Go Go Bells] – Mingo Araújo Congas, Cowbell – Jimmy Sabater Creative Director [Original Project Creative Direction] – Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff Design – Greg Ross Design – John Schuning Drums – Alton Rubin, Jr. Drums – Felix Sabal-Lecco Drums – Grady Tate Drums – Isaac Mtshali Drums – Jeff Porcaro Drums – Olodum Drums – Richard Crooks Drums – Robby Ameen Drums – Robin DiMaggio Drums – Roger Hawkins Drums – Steve Gadd Drums – Victor Montanez Drums – Vusi Khumalo Drums – Winston Grennan Electric Guitar – Dean Parks Electric Guitar – Eric Gale Electric Guitar – Hugh McCracken Electric Guitar – Jimmy Johnson (4) Electric Guitar – John Tropea Electric Guitar – Mark Stewart (4) Electric Guitar – Paul Simon Electric Guitar – Pete Carr Electric Guitar – Sid McGinnis Electric Guitar – Vincent Nguini Electronics – Brian Eno Ensemble [Vocal Group] – The Dixie Hummingbirds Ensemble [Vocal Group] – The Oak Ridge Boys Flute – Oriente Lopez French Horn – Peter Gordon (8) French Horn – Stewart Rose Guitar – Adrian Belew Guitar – Al Gafa Guitar – David Spinozza Guitar – J.J. Cale Guitar – John Selolwane Guitar – Paul Simon Guitar – Pete Carr Guitar – Ray Phiri Guitar – Ray Phiri Guitar – Vincent Nguini Guitar – Wally Richardson Guitar [Contrabass Guitar] – Anthony Jackson Keyboards – Bob James Keyboards – Gil Goldstein Keyboards – Richard Tee Keyboards – Tony Cedras Lead Vocals – Paul Simon Lyrics By [Co-author Of Lyrics] – Derek Walcott Management [Artist Management] – Eddie Simon Management [Artist Management] – Jeff Kramer Mastered By – Bill Inglot Mastered By – Dan Hersch Music By – Forere Motloheloa Organ – Ken Ascher Organ – Neville Hinds Organ – Oriente Lopez Organ [Fender Rhodes] – Greg Phillinganes Organ [Fender Rhodes] – Richard Tee Percussion – Airto Moreira Percussion – Assane Thiam Percussion – Babacar Faye Percussion – Chacal Percussion – Cyro Baptista Percussion – Denzil Laing Percussion – Jamey Haddad Percussion – Makhaya Mahlangu Percussion – Mingo Araújo Percussion – Ralph MacDonald Percussion – Sidinho Moreira Percussion – Steve Gadd Percussion – Steve Shehan Percussion – Youssou N'Dour Percussion [Gourd] – Chacal Photography By – Gary Heery Piano – Bobby Scott Piano – Herbie Hancock Piano – Paul Griffin Piano – Richard Tee Piano, Synthesizer – Oscar Hernandez Producer – Paul Simon Producer – Phil Ramone Producer – Roy Halee Producer – Russ Titelman Saxophone – Johnny Hoyt Saxophone, Soloist [Saxophone Solo] – Michael Brecker Sounds [Sonic Landscape] – Brian Eno Synthesizer – Michael Boddicker Synthesizer – Rob Mounsey Synthesizer [Akai Ewi Synthesizer] – Michael Brecker Synthesizer [Guitar Synthesizer] – Adrian Belew Synthesizer [Synthesizer Guitar] – Adrian Belew Tenor Saxophone – Chris Eminizer Tenor Saxophone – Lenny Pickett Timbales, Congas, Percussion [Cua] – Marc Quinones Triangle, Congas, Percussion [Gourds] – Naná Vasconcelos Trombone – Dave Bargeron Trombone – Kim Allan Cissel Trumpet – Alan Rubin Trumpet – Earl Gardner Trumpet – Jon Faddis Trumpet – Lew Soloff Trumpet – Marky Markowitz Trumpet – Marvin Stamm Trumpet – Randy Brecker Trumpet, Soloist [Trumpet (1st Solo)] – David "Piro" Rodríguez Trumpet, Soloist [Trumpet (2nd Solo)] – Ray Vega Vibraphone [Vibes] – Don Elliott Vibraphone [Vibes] – Mike Mainieri Vocals – Everly Brothers Vocals – Ladysmith Black Mambazo Vocals – Linda Ronstadt Vocals – Milton Nascimento Vocals – Paul Simon Vocals – Phoebe Snow Vocals [Duo Vocals] – Myrna Lynn Gomila Words By, Music By – Paul Simon Written-By – Brian Eno Written-By – Paul Simon Written-By [Beginning By] – Joseph Shabalala Written-By [Beginning By] – Paul Simon