Late in the Evening - wikipedia Late in the Evening `` Late in the Evening '' Single by Paul Simon from the album One - Trick Pony B - side `` How the Heart Approaches What It Yearns '' Released July 1980 ( 1980 - 07 ) Format 7 '' 12 '' Genre Pop rock worldbeat Length 4 : 02 Label Warner Bros. Songwriter ( s ) Paul Simon Producer ( s ) Paul Simon Phil Ramone Paul Simon singles chronology `` Stranded in a Limousine '' ( 1978 ) `` Late in the Evening '' ( 1980 ) `` One - Trick Pony '' ( 1981 ) `` Stranded in a Limousine '' ( 1978 ) `` Late in the Evening '' ( 1980 ) `` One - Trick Pony '' ( 1981 ) `` Late in the Evening '' is a song by American singer - songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his fifth studio album, One - Trick Pony ( 1980 ), released on Warner Bros. Records. His first single release for Warner, `` Late in the Evening '' was released in July 1980 and became a hit on several charts worldwide. In the U.S., the song hit number six on the Billboard Hot 100. Internationally, the song was a top 20 hit in the Netherlands, Belgium, and New Zealand. Drummer Steve Gadd devised the distinctive drum part by using two pairs of drumsticks - one in each hand - in order to give the impression of two drummers playing together, as he has demonstrated in drum clinics. Contents 1 Personnel 2 Chart performance 3 Charts 4 Notes 4.1 References 4.2 Sources 5 External links Personnel Paul Simon - vocals Steve Gadd - drums Tony Levin - bass Eric Gale - electric guitar Hugh McCracken - acoustic guitar Ralph MacDonald - cowbell, temple blocks Dave Grusin - horn arrangement Chart performance `` Late in the Evening '' performed on singles charts in several territories worldwide. In the U.S., the single premiered on the Billboard Hot 100 at position 46 on August 9, 1980, rising over the following weeks to a peak of number six on September 27, 1980. It spent sixteen weeks on the chart in total. It had also peaked at number seven on the magazine 's Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart two weeks earlier, where it also spent sixteen weeks. In Canada, it first premiered on the magazine 's RPM 's all - genre singles chart, the RPM 100, on August 23 at number 87, eventually peaking at number 19 on October 25. It debuted on the magazine 's `` Adult Oriented Playlist '' chart on September 6, 1980 at number 39, later peaking at number two on October 25. In the United Kingdom, the song premiered on the UK Singles Chart on August 31, 1980 at number 74, and rose over two weeks to a peak of number 58 on September 14, 1980. It performed better in the Netherlands, peaking at number 11, in Belgium at number 15, and in New Zealand at number 19. Nearby in Australia, the song fared better than its UK performance, peaking at position 34. Charts Chart ( 1980 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) 34 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 15 Canada ( RPM ) 19 Canada Adult Oriented Playlist ( RPM ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 11 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 19 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 58 US Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks ( Billboard ) 7 US Billboard Hot 100 6 Notes References Jump up ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDefyvUi6OI Jump up ^ `` Music : Top 100 Songs ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. August 9, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Paul Simon Chart History ( Hot 100 ) ''. Billboard. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Paul Simon -- Chart history ''. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on September 23, 2010. Retrieved August 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` RPM : 100 Singles '' ( PDF ). RPM. Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada. 33 ( 22 ). August 23, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` RPM100 Singles '' ( PDF ). RPM. Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada. 34 ( 2 ). October 25, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` RPM : Adult Oriented Playlist '' ( PDF ). RPM. Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada. 33 ( 24 ). September 6, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` RPM100 Singles '' ( PDF ). RPM. Ottawa : Library and Archives Canada. 34 ( 2 ). October 25, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Archive Chart : 1980 - 08 - 31 ''. UK Singles Chart. Retrieved August 13, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Singles Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Paul Simon -- Late in the Evening '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Ultratop.be -- Paul Simon -- Late in the Evening '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Charts.nz -- Paul Simon -- Late in the Evening ''. Top 40 Singles. Retrieved August 16, 2015. ^ Jump up to : Kent, David ( 1993 ). Australian Chart Book 1970 -- 1992. St Ives, NSW : Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0 - 646 - 11917 - 6. 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. Kingston, Victoria ( 2000 ). Simon & Garfunkel : The Biography. Fromm International. ISBN 978 - 0 - 88064 - 246 - 0. External links Official music video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Paul Simon songs Discography The Paul Simon Songbook `` I Am a Rock '' 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 '' 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 `` Something So Right '' `` St. Judy 's Comet '' `` Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War '' `` Thelma '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Late_in_the_Evening&oldid=804989344 '' Categories : 1980 songs 1980 singles Songs written by Paul Simon Paul Simon songs Song recordings produced by Paul Simon Song recordings produced by Phil Ramone Warner Bros. 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Question: who sings it's late in the evening
Answer: Paul Simon