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"Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his second self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. It was released as a single on February 5, 1972, reaching No. 1 in South Africa and No. 4 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. ''Billboard'' ranked it as the No. 57 song for 1972. It was one of the earliest songs by a white musician to feature prominent elements of reggae. The song was inspired by Simon's grief over the death of his family's dog, while he has said that the title has its origin in a chicken-and-egg dish called "Mother and Child Reunion" that Simon saw on a Chinese restaurant's menu. James Benninghof wrote that Simon predicted the title event, the "mother and child reunion," while the second verse describes the effect of what happened on "the strange and mournful day," but without making clear what it was.〔Benninghof, James. ("The Words and Music of Paul Simon'' ), Greenwood Publishing Group, 2007, p. 53. *Also see 〕 The song was recorded at Dynamic Sounds Studios at Torrington Bridge in Kingston, Jamaica, with Jimmy Cliff's backing group. Guitarist Huks ("Hux") Brown and bass guitarist Jackie Jackson were also long-time members of Toots & the Maytals. Cissy Houston sang background vocals on the recording. ==Personnel== *Lead Vocal: Paul Simon *Drums: Winston Grennan *Lead guitar: Hux Brown *Organ: Neville Hinds *Bass guitar: Jackie Jackson *EP: Larry Knechtel *Percussion: Denzil Laing *Rhythm guitar: Wallace Wilson *Backup singers: Cissy Houston, Von Eva Sims, Renelle Stafford, Deirdre Tuck, Jimmy Christmas 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mother and Child Reunion」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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