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You're the One - Paul Simon
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76 out of 100

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9.1 out of 10

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    91
    No one weds the conversational and cosmological -- or acoustic pop and ethnological studies -- quite so gracefully.
  2. Mojo
    90
    Paul Simon still has it.
  3. Checkout.com
    60
    On his new album, You're the One, the singer's lyrics are masterful as ever, but their emotional punch is compromised considerably by syrupy melodies and uninspired production.
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  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
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  1. DaveM.
    10
    Darling Lorraine is for me a brilliant song It seems to encapsulste both sides of any modern relationship Never been as moved since Rene & Georgette Magrit. Decades gliding by like indians.....… Expand
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  2. Jason
    10
    Quite beautiful. If you enjoyed either of Simon's last two major solo efforts, you will, upon a second or third listening, truly love this album.… Expand
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  3. MartinR
    10
    How can you get belly laughs out of wicked social criticism? "Pig, Sheep and Wolves" will show you. Looking for love? Try "Darling Lorraine" and "You're the One" for loves lost from two sides of the coin. This is brilliant stuff.… Expand
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