Mother and Child Reunion
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"Mother and Child Reunion" is a 1972 reggae-influenced song by Paul Simon, notable as one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| "Mother and Child Reunion" | 1 |
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionCanadaRPMTopSingles | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| decade | 1970s ⓘ |
| featuresMusicalStyle | Jamaican reggae ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
reggae ⓘ |
| hasBside | Paranoia Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMainPerformerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasNextSingle | Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPreviousSingle | Mother and Child Reunion (none – first solo hit after Simon & Garfunkel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | reggae-influenced pop song ⓘ |
| includedInAlbum | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Jamaican music ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 3:05 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first mainstream American pop hits to prominently feature Jamaican musical styles ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul Simon discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Paul Simon
NERFINISHED
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Roy Halee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | Jamaica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972-02 ⓘ |
| theme |
loss
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reunion ⓘ |
| trackNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentation |
Jamaican session musicians
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reggae-style rhythm section ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Jimmy Brooks
this entity surface form:
"Mother and Child Reunion"