That’s Why God Made the Movies

~ Recording by Paul Simon

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.2That’s Why God Made the Movies3:38Paul SimonOne‐Trick PonyPaul SimonAlbum
  • JP2011-11-23
Sony Records International (Japanese TEXTLESS boxed Walking Eye imprint)SICP-20346
6.2That's Why God Made Movies3:38Paul SimonThe Complete Albums CollectionPaul SimonAlbum + Compilation
  • XE2013-10-11
Legacy (reissue division of Sony Music Entertainment), Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment)88691912922

Relationships

engineer:Jim Boyer (producer/engineer)
Phil Ramone
producer:Phil Ramone
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
mixer:Phil Ramone
acoustic guitar and slide guitar:Hugh McCracken
bass guitar [bass]:Tony Levin (US rock bassist/Chapman stick player)
classical guitar [nylon string guitar]:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
drums (drum set):Steve Gadd (drummer)
electric guitar:Hiram Bullock
percussion:Ralph MacDonald
piano:Richard Tee
synthesizer:Don Grolnick
vocals:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1980)
recorded at:A&R Recording Studio (third studio, 322 West 48th Street, closed in 1989) in New York, New York, United States
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4NDaL8gPw5KfXhF0yRvCQB [info]
recording of:That’s Why God Made the Movies (One‐Trick Pony)

That’s Why God Made the Movies (One‐Trick Pony)

lyricist and composer:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
publisher:Paul Simon Music
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
part of:One‐Trick Pony (1980 film soundtrack)