If you discount his musical theater endeavor THE CAPEMAN, as many are quick to do, YOU'RE THE ONE ended a 10-year silence in the recording career of Paul Simon. The wait was not in vain; this album unites GRACELAND's effervescence (guitar and bass chores are handled by Simon's South African accomplices from that era), RHYTHM OF THE SAINTS' free-floating poetry and languid cool, and the mix of humor and introspection that made HEARTS & BONES Simon's most underrated album. <p>"Darling Lorraine" is a devastatingly poignant portrait of a turbulent relationship, where language and melody are somehow simultaneously liquid and cutting. "Old" finds the pushing-60 Simon casting a humorous eye on humanity's relative age in the universe, over backing that fuses South African fluidity with the '50s rock & roll of Simon's youth. Throughout the album, Simon continually manages to wring new emotional truths out of words and music without ever sounding labored--the mark not only of a seasoned vet, but also of a true artist in full flower.