Negotiations and Love Songs

Negotiations and Love Songs is a compilation album of songs by 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".

Track listing
^ "Graceland" appears only on the LP edition of the album.

Personnel

 * Paul Simon – vocals, guitar (tracks 2–6, 11, 15), acoustic guitar (tracks 8, 12), background vocals (tracks 10, 16–17), electric guitar (track 14), six-string electric bass (track 16)


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


 * Technical
 * Paul Simon – co-producer (tracks 1–14), producer (tracks 15–17), co-arrangements (track 16)
 * Russ Titelman – co-producer (tracks 12–14)
 * Roy Halee – co-producer (tracks 1–2, 12–14), compilation assembler
 * Phil Ramone – co-producer (tracks 3, 5, 7–11)
 * Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section – co-producer (4–6)
 * Quincy Jones – string arrangements (track 3)
 * Dave Mathews – horn arrangements (track 7)
 * Bob James – woodwind and string arrangements (track 9)
 * Dave Grusin – horn arrangements (track 10)
 * The Harptones – background vocal arrangements (track 14)
 * George Delerue – orchestration (track 14)
 * Chikapa "Ray" Phiri – co-arrangements (track 16)
 * Greg Calbi – mastering
 * Robert Mapplethorpe – front cover photo