Proof_(Paul_Simon_song) References

"Proof"
"Proof"
Single by Paul Simon
from the album The Rhythm of the Saints
B-side	"The Coast"
Released	February 1991
Genre	Pop rock; worldbeat;
Length	4:39
Label	Warner Bros.;
Songwriter(s)	Paul Simon
Producer(s)	Paul Simon
Paul Simon singles chronology

"Proof" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the second single from his eighth studio album, The Rhythm of the Saints (1990), released on Warner Bros. Records.

Personnel

Paul Simon – lead and backing vocals
Martin Atangana – electric guitar
George Seba – electric guitar
Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar
Andre Manga – bass guitar
Justin Tchounou – synthesizer
Jimmy McDonald – accordion
Steve Gadd – drums
Mingo Araujo – bass drum, cymbal, talking drum
Don Chacal – bongos
Sidinho Moreira – water bowl
Madeleine Yayodele Nelson – shekere
Alain Hatot – saxophone
Jacques Bolognesi – trombone
Phillipe Slominski – trumpet
Briz – backing vocals
Elolongue Mbango Catherine – background vocals
Djana'd – background vocals
Florence Gnimagnon – background vocals
Charlotte Mbango – backing vocals

Music video

The music video features Simon along with Chevy Chase and Steve Martin on a parade float (supposedly in New Orleans for Mardi Gras) performing the song.

Charts

Chart performance for "Proof"
Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia ( ARIA)^[1]	134
Irish Singles Chart^[2]	23
UK Singles ( OCC)^[3]	89

Notes

References

^ "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 18 February 1991". Retrieved February 20, 2022.
^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-06-08.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

Sources

Bennighof, James (2007). The Words and Music of Paul Simon. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-275-99163-0.
Eliot, Marc (2010). Paul Simon: A Life. John Wiley and Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-43363-8.

[1] "Bubbling Down Under: Week commencing 18 February 1991". Retrieved February 20, 2022.

[2] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 2023-06-08.

[UK-3] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 11, 2015.

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Discography
The Paul Simon Songbook	" I Am a Rock" " Leaves That Are Green" " April Come She Will" " The Sound of Silence" " A Simple Desultory Philippic" " Patterns"
Paul Simon	" Mother and Child Reunion" " Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" " Duncan"
There Goes Rhymin' Simon	" Kodachrome" " Loves Me Like a Rock" " American Tune" " Take Me to the Mardi Gras" " Something So Right" " St. Judy's Comet"
Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'	" The Sound of Silence"
Still Crazy After All These Years	" Gone at Last" " My Little Town" " 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" " Still Crazy After All These Years"
Greatest Hits, Etc.	" Slip Slidin' Away" "Stranded in a Limousine"
One-Trick Pony	" Late in the Evening" "One-Trick Pony" "Oh, Marion"
Hearts and Bones	"Allergies" " The Late Great Johnny Ace" "Think Too Much"
Graceland	" You Can Call Me Al" " Graceland" " The Boy in the Bubble" " Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" " Under African Skies" " Homeless"
The Rhythm of the Saints	" The Obvious Child" " Proof" " Born at the Right Time"
You're the One	"Old" "You're the One"
Surprise	" Father and Daughter" "That's Me" "Outrageous"
So Beautiful or So What	"Getting Ready for Christmas Day" " The Afterlife"
Stranger to Stranger	" Wristband" "Cool Papa Bell" "The Werewolf"
Featured singles	" Wonderful World" " The Blues" " The Boxer" " New York Is My Home"
Other songs	" Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" " Thelma"
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