Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' UK. Further, two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album: the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel "The Sound of Silence" as the A-side, along with Simon's debut single "Mother and Child Reunion" on the B-side. All tracks composed by Paul Simon, except where indicated. Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' is a live album by Paul Simon, released in March 1974 by Columbia Records. It was recorded in the wake of the release of "There Goes Rhymin' Simon" – which produced a number of hit
Women and Captains First "something we could do something a bit weird with" and ended up choosing “Happy Talk” from his parents’ record collection. When A&M heard the finished recording they "smelled a hit", according to Sensible. Initially, he wouldn't let them release it as a single. "Well, until they lied that a well-known artist from a big label was doing their own version and I'd lose my guaranteed number 1. So I said yes." Released as the album's first single in June 1982, “Happy Talk” topped the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in July. The success of the single launched Sensible's solo