The Obvious Child

"The Obvious Child"
"The Obvious Child"
Single by Paul Simon
from the album The Rhythm of the Saints
Released	September 1990
Recorded	Various 1990; The Hit Factory, New York City; Estúdio Transamérica, Rio de Janeiro; Impressao Digital Studios, Vinhedo, Brazil; Studio Guillaume Tell, Suresnes, France;
Genre	Samba-reggae; worldbeat;
Length	4:10
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Paul Simon
Producer(s)	Paul Simon
Paul Simon singles chronology

"The Obvious Child" is a 1990 song by Paul Simon and is the leading single from his eighth studio album The Rhythm of the Saints. It went to number 15 in the United Kingdom, number 92 in the United States, number 12 in the Netherlands, number 28 in Canada, number 42 in Australia and number 46 in New Zealand.

Formats and track listing

All songs written by Paul Simon, except where noted.

CD single (W9549CD)

"The Obvious Child" – 4:14
"The Rhythm of the Saints" – 4:21
"You Can Call Me Al" – 4:39
"The Boy in the Bubble" (Simon, Forere Motloheloa) – 3:58

7" single (W9549)

"The Obvious Child" (Single Mix) – 4:10
"The Rhythm of the Saints" – 4:19

12" single (W9549T)

"The Obvious Child" (Single Mix) – 4:10
"The Rhythm of the Saints" – 4:19
"You Can Call Me Al" – 4:40

Paul Simon songs
Discography
The Paul Simon Songbook	"I Am a Rock" "Leaves That Are Green" "April Come She Will" "The Sound of Silence" "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)" "Patterns"
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" "Something So Right" "St. Judy's Comet"
Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'	"The Sound of Silence"
Still Crazy After All These Years	"Gone at Last" "My Little Town" "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" "Still Crazy After All These Years"
Greatest Hits, Etc.	"Slip Slidin' Away" "Stranded in a Limousine"
One-Trick Pony	"Late in the Evening" "One-Trick Pony" "Oh, Marion"
Hearts and Bones	"Allergies" "The Late Great Johnny Ace" "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" "Homeless"
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"
Stranger to Stranger	"Wristband" "Cool Papa Bell" "The Werewolf"
Featured singles	"Wonderful World" "The Blues" "The Boxer" "New York Is My Home"
Other songs	"Rene and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" "Thelma"
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