▁of ▁his ▁signing ▁with ▁the ▁label . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Simon ' s ▁One - Tr ick ▁P ony ▁was ▁released ▁concurrent ly ▁with ▁the ▁film ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁in ▁which ▁Simon ▁also ▁star red . ▁Despite ▁their ▁similar ities , ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁film ▁are ▁mus ically ▁distinct : ▁each ▁features ▁different ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁songs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁certain ▁songs ▁that ▁appear ▁exclus ively ▁on ▁either ▁the ▁film ▁or ▁the ▁album . ▁The ▁album ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁the ▁Gram my - n omin ated ▁track ▁" L ate ▁in ▁the ▁Even ing " ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁hit ▁for ▁Simon ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁No . ▁ 6 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁title ▁track ▁was ▁also ▁released ▁as ▁a ▁single ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁U . S . ▁Top ▁ 4 0 ▁hit . ▁Both ▁songs ▁were ▁also ▁Top ▁ 2 0 ▁hits ▁on ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁chart . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁tracks ▁( the ▁title ▁song ▁and ▁" A ce ▁in ▁the ▁H ole ") ▁were ▁recorded ▁live ▁at ▁the ▁Ag ora ▁Theatre ▁and ▁Ball room ▁in ▁Cleveland , ▁Ohio ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁The ▁rest ▁are ▁studio ▁cut s . ▁ ▁Several ▁session ▁mus icians ▁appearing ▁on ▁the ▁album ▁also ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁movie ▁as ▁the ▁character ▁Jon ah ' s ▁backing ▁band : ▁Eric ▁G ale ▁on ▁lead ▁guitar , ▁Richard ▁Te e ▁on ▁piano , ▁Tony ▁Le