Something So Right (song)

For the television series, see Something So Right (TV series).

"Something So Right"
"Something So Right" cover
Song by Paul Simon from the album There Goes Rhymin' Simon
Released	May 5, 1973 (1973-05-05)
Recorded	1972 Columbia Studios, New York City
Genre	Pop rock
Length	4:33
Label	Columbia
Writer	Paul Simon
Producer	Paul Simon Phil Ramone

"Something So Right" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It is the fourth song on his second studio album, There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973). Although it was not a single, it was released as a B-side of a number of singles, including "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" and "Slip Slidin' Away".

The song has been covered by numerous artists, most notably by British singer Annie Lennox, whose 1995 duet with Simon placed at number 44 on the UK Singles Chart.

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of There Goes Rhymin' Simon.^[1]

Paul Simon – vocals, guitar, songwriting, production
David Spinozza – guitar
Alexander Gaffa – guitar
Richard Davis – acoustic bass
Bob Cranshaw – electric bass

Grady Tate – drums
Bobby James – keyboard
Bobby Scott – piano
Don Elliot – vibraphone
Quincy Jones – string arrangement
Phil Ramone – audio engineer
A flute is also audible on the song, but the player is uncredited.

Cover versions

"Something So Right"

Single by Annie Lennox featuring Paul Simon

from the album Medusa

Released

1995

Recorded

1995

Genre

Pop, soul

Length

3:56

Label

RCA

Writer(s)

Paul Simon

Annie Lennox chronology

"Waiting in Vain"
(1995)

"Something So Right"
(1995)

"Pavement Cracks"
(2003)

In 1974, the song was recorded by Barbra Streisand for her album The Way We Were.
In 1976, the song was recorded by Miami soul singer Gwen McCrae giving name to her album Something So Right.
In 1977, the song was recorded by Phoebe Snow for her album Never Letting Go.
In 1995, the song was recorded by British singer Annie Lennox for her album Medusa. Later that year, Lennox re-recorded the track as a duet with Paul Simon, and it was released as a single, reaching no. 44 on the UK charts.
The song was also recorded by singer-songwriter Susan Werner on her album Last of the Good Straight Girls, released in 1995.
Country recording artist Trisha Yearwood recorded a cover of the song for the soundtrack to the 1999 film For Love of the Game.
In 2004, Marcia Hines recorded a cover for her album Hinesight.

Track listing

CD Maxi Single

"Something So Right" – 3:50
"Waiting In Vain" (Recorded Live For Radio 1) – 3:39
"Something So Right" (Recorded Live For Radio 1) – 3:40
"Money Can't Buy It" (Recorded Live In New York) – 4:49

CD Single

"Something so Right" – 3:50
"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" (Recorded live in New York) – 3:28

Charts

Paul Simon version

Chart (1973)	Peak position
Australia (Go-Set)^[2]	10

Annie Lennox version

Chart (1995)	Peak position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[3]	44

References

↑ There Goes Rhymin' Simon (liner notes). Paul Simon. United States: Columbia. 1973. KC 32280.
↑ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
↑ "Archive Chart: 1995-12-09" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved August 16, 2015.

External links

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" "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" "Still Crazy After All These Years"

Greatest Hits, Etc.	"Slip Slidin' Away"

One-Trick Pony	"Stranded in a Limousine" "Late in the Evening" "One-Trick Pony" "Oh, Marion"

Hearts and Bones	"Allergies" "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"

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"

Featured singles	"Wonderful World" "The Blues" "The Boxer" "New York Is My Home"

Other songs	"Something So Right" "St. Judy's Comet" "The Late Great Johnny Ace" "Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" "Homeless" "Thelma"

Category

Annie Lennox

Studio albums	Diva Medusa Bare Songs of Mass Destruction A Christmas Cornucopia Nostalgia

Compilations	The Annie Lennox Collection

Singles	"Put a Little Love in Your Heart" (with Al Green) "Why" "Precious" "Walking on Broken Glass" "Cold" "Little Bird" "Love Song for a Vampire" "No More "I Love You's"" "A Whiter Shade of Pale" "Waiting in Vain" "Something So Right" "Pavement Cracks" "Into the West" "A Thousand Beautiful Things" "Wonderful" "Dark Road" "Sing" "Many Rivers to Cross" "Shining Light" "Pattern of My Life" "Full Steam" (with David Gray) "Universal Child" "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" "The Holly and the Ivy" "I Put A Spell On You" "Summertime"

Other songs	"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" "Step by Step" "Angel '97"

Video and DVD	Totally Diva Live in Central Park The Annie Lennox Collection

Related articles	Discography Eurythmics The Tourists The Catch

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