"I think of myself as a songwriter first. The recording artist and performer in me follow in the writer's footsteps." -- Paul Simon 　　Paul Simon's Songwriter is a selection of songs, chosen by the composer, as the best of his decades-long creative output. Some of these are well-known hits and others less frequently heard, but all bear the distinct lyrical, melodic and rhythmic signature of Paul Simon, one of the great composers of popular song in the last 50 years.