# Negotiations and Love Songs

Negotiations and Love Songs is a compilation album of songs by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released in 1988 by Warner Bros. Records. It consists of songs released from 1971 to 1986. The title of the compilation is taken from a line in the song "Train in the Distance".
Professional ratings :
| Review scores ||
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | link |
| Robert Christgau | (B) |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |

## Track listing

All tracks are written by Paul Simon, except "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes", co-written by Joseph Shabalala.
^ "Graceland" appears only on the LP edition of the album.

## Personnel

* Paul Simon – vocals, guitar (2–6, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (8, 12), background vocals (10, 16–17), electric guitar (14), six-string electric bass (16)
Additional musicians
* Huk Brown – lead guitar (1)
* Wallace Wilson – rhythm guitar (1)
* Neville Hinds – organ (1)
* Jackie Jackson – bass guitar (1)
* Winston Grennan – drums (1)
* Denzil Laing – percussion (1)
* Larry Knechtel – piano (1)
* Cissy Houston – singer (1)
* Renelle Stafford – singer (1)
* Deirdre Tuck – singer (1)
* Von Eva Sims – singer (1)
* David Spinoza – guitar (2–3)
* Airto Moreira – percussion (2, 12–13)
* Russel George – bass guitar (2)
* Alexander Gafa – guitar (3)
* Bob Cranshaw – electric bass (3)
* Richard Davis – acoustic bass (3)
* Grady Tate – drums (3)
* Bobby James – keyboard (3), electric piano (7)
* Bobby Scott – piano (3)
* Don Elliot – vibes (3)
* Pete Carr – electric guitar (4, 6)
* David Hood – bass guitar (4–6, 9)
* Roger Hawkins – percussion (4–6, 9)
* Barry Beckett – keyboard, vibes (4, 6), electric piano (9)
* The Dixie Hummingbirds – vocal group (5)
* Jimmy Johnson – electric guitar (6)
* Hugh McCracken – electric guitar (7–8, 10)
* Joe Beck – electric guitar (7)
* Tony Levin – bass guitar (7–8, 10)
* Steve Gadd – drums (7–8, 10–12)
* Ralph McDonald – percussion (7–8, 10–11, 16)
* Phil Woods – saxophone solo (7)
* Valerie Simpson – background vocals (7–8)
* Ken Asher – organ (8)
* John Tropea – electric guitar (8)
* Phoebe Snow – vocal background (8)
* Patti Austin – vocal background (8)
* Mike Brecker – saxophone solo (9)
* Eric Gale – electric guitar (10)
* Anthony Jackson – percussion (11), contrabass guitar (12–14)
* Richard Tee – piano (11), Fender Rhodes (12–14)
* The Oak Ridge Boys – vocal group (11)
* Dean Parks – hi-string guitar (12–13)
* Michael Mainieri – vibes (tracks 12–13), marimba (12)
* Marcus Miller – bass guitar (13)
* Jeff Porcaro – drums (13)
* Jess Levy – cello (13)
* Peter Gordon – French horn (13)
* Mark Rivera – alto sax (13)
* Rob Sabino – piano (14)
* Wells Christie – Synclavier (14)
* The Harptones – background vocals (14)
* Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – guitar (15–17)
* Bakithi Kumalo – bass guitar (15–17)
* Isaac Misthali – drums (15–16)
* Youssou N'Dour – percussion (15)
* Babacar Faye – percussion (15)
* Assane Thiam – percussion (15)
* Earl Gardner – trumpet (15)
* Leonard Pickett – tenor sax (15)
* Alex Foster – alto sax (15)
* Ladysmith Black Mambazo – vocals (15)
* Rob Mounsey – synthesizer (16)
* Adrian Belew – guitar synthesizer (16)
* Ronald E. Cuber – bass sax (track 16), baritone sax (16)
* John Faddis – trumpet (16)
* Ronald E. Brecker – trumpet (16)
* Lewis Michael Soloff – trumpet 16)
* Alan Rubin – trumpet (16)
* David W. Bargeron – trombone (16)
* Kim Allan Cissel – trombone (16)
* Morris Goldberg – pennywhistle solo (16)
* Vusi Khumalo – drums (17)
* Makhaya Mahlangu – percussion (17)
* Demola Adepoju – pedal steel guitar (17)
* The Everly Brothers – vocals (17)
Technical
* Paul Simon – producer (1–17), co-arranger (track 16)
* Russ Titelman – producer (12–14)
* Roy Halee – producer (1–2, 12–14), compilation assembler
* Phil Ramone – producer (3, 5, 7–11)
* Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – producer (4–6)
* Quincy Jones – string arranger (3)
* Dave Mathews – horn arranger (7)
* Bob James – woodwind and string arranger (9)
* Dave Grusin – horn arranger (10)
* The Harptones – background vocal arranger (14)
* George Delerue – orchestration (14)
* Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – co-arranger (16)
* Greg Calbi – mastering
* Robert Mapplethorpe – front cover photo

## Certifications

| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
| France (SNEP) | Gold | 100,000$^*$ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ) | Platinum | 15,000$^^$ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000$^^$ |
| United States (RIAA) | Platinum | 1,000,000$^^$ |
| $^*$ Sales figures based on certification alone. $^^$ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |||