Bridge over Troubled Water (song)

"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by American music duo Simon & Garfunkel from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). Produced by the duo themselves and Roy Halee, the song was released as the album's lead single on January 26, 1970. Composed by singer-songwriter Paul Simon, the song is performed on piano and carries the influence of gospel music. The original studio recording employs elements of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound" technique using L.A. session musicians from the Wrecking Crew.

It was the last song recorded for their fifth and final album, but the first fully completed. The song's instrumentation was recorded in California while the duo's vocals were cut in New York. Simon felt his partner, Art Garfunkel, should sing the song solo, an invitation Garfunkel initially declined. Session musician Larry Knechtel performs piano on the song, with Joe Osborn playing bass guitar and Hal Blaine closing out the song with drums. The song won five awards at the 13th Annual Grammy Awards in 1971, including Grammy Award for Record of the Year and Song of the Year.

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Bridge over Troubled Water

Bridge over Troubled Water is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 on Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for The Graduate, Art Garfunkel took an acting role in the film Catch-22, while Paul Simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except Felice and Boudleaux Bryant's "Bye Bye Love" (previously a hit for the Everly Brothers).

With the help of producer Roy Halee, the album followed a similar musical pattern as their Bookends, partly abandoning their traditional style in favor of a more creative sound, combining rock, R&B, gospel, jazz, world music, pop and other genres. After filming Catch-22, Garfunkel returned and the duo recorded around 14 tracks, three of which were not featured in the album. The inclusion of a 12th track was long discussed but they eventually decided upon 11 songs. It was described as both their "most effortless record and their most ambitious."

Bridge over Troubled Water was released on January 26, 1970 and several re-releases followed. The album was mixed and released in both stereo and quadraphonic. Columbia Records released a 40th Anniversary Edition on March 8, 2011, which includes two DVDs, including the politically themed TV special Songs of America (1969), the documentary The Harmony Game, additional liner notes and a booklet. Other reissues contain bonus tracks, such as the 2001 version, which covers the demo tapes of "Feuilles-O" and "Bridge over Troubled Water".

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Bridge Over Troubled Water (Peggy Lee album)

Bridge Over Troubled Water is a 1970 album by Peggy Lee.

Track listing

"You'll Remember Me" (Stan Worth, Arthur Hamilton) - 3:15

"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Paul Simon) - 5:05

"The Thrill is Gone (from Yesterday's Kiss)" (Arthur H. Benson, Dale E. Petite) - 3:33

"Something Strange" (James Fagas) - 3:23

"Have You Seen My Baby" (Randy Newman) - 2:42

"He Used Me" (Jim Weatherly) - 3:48

"(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 2:42

"I See Your Face Before Me" (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) - 4:01

"Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" (Bacharach, David) - 3:50

"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life" (Alan Bergman, Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 3:06

Personnel

Peggy Lee - vocals, guitar

References

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Bridge over Troubled Water (Paul Desmond album)

Bridge over Troubled Water is a 1970 studio album by Paul Desmond. It consists of songs recorded by Simon & Garfunkel and arranged by Don Sebesky.

Reception

Richard S. Ginell of Allmusic said that "Against the odds as determined by bopsters, Desmond finds something beautiful, wistful, and/or sly to say in each of these ten tunes, backed by Herbie Hancock's Rhodes electric piano and a set of ravishing, occasionally overstated (as in "America") orchestrations by Don Sebesky".