Songs from The Capeman

Songs from The Capeman
Studio album by Paul Simon
Released	November 18, 1997
Recorded	1997
Studio	The Hit Factory, New York City
Genre	Musical theatre, pop, worldbeat
Length	55:35
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Paul Simon
Paul Simon chronology
Paul Simon's Concert in the Park (1991) Songs from The Capeman (1997) Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar (2000)

Songs from The Capeman is the ninth solo studio album by Paul Simon, released in 1997. His first new studio album of original materials in seven years, it contains Simon's own performances of songs from the Broadway musical he wrote and produced called The Capeman augmented by members of the original cast. The songs retell the story of Salvador Agron, who was known as the "Capeman". A departure musically from his earlier work, the album features doo-wop, rock 'n' roll and Puerto Rican rhythms and a number of songs contain explicit lyrics, a first for Simon. The stage show was a commercial flop, losing $11 million, and the album did not sell well.^[1] It peaked at number 42 on the Billboard 200, the lowest chart position in Simon's career at the time.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]
Rolling Stone	[3]