From '' Sister Big Stuff ''
Label: Melodisc
Catalog#: MLP 12-156
Format: Vinyl, LP
Released: 1976
Tracks
A1 South Of The Border
A2 Still
A3 Protection
A4 Why Not Tonight
A5 Wish Your Picture
A6 Sata A Masa Gana
B1 Sister Big Stuff
B2 Stand Accused
B3 Bridge Over Troubled Waters
B4 Stick By Me
B5 Young Gifted And Black
B6 Cool Operator
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"Bridge Over Troubled Water" is the title song of Simon & Garfunkel's final album together, released January 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album "Simon & Garfunkel, Live 1969."
It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 28, 1970, and stayed at the top of the chart for six weeks.
"Bridge Over Troubled Water" also topped the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. for six weeks.
This song's recording process exposed many of the underlying tensions that eventually led to the breakup of the duo after the album's completion.
Most notably, Paul Simon has repeatedly expressed regret over his insistence that Art Garfunkel sing this song as a solo, as it focused attention on Garfunkel and relegated Simon to a secondary position.
Art Garfunkel initially did not want to sing lead vocal, feeling it was not right for him. "He felt I should have done it," Paul Simon revealed to Rolling Stone in 1972.
In performances on the 2003 "Old Friends" tour, Simon and Garfunkel have taken turns singing alternate verses of the vocal.
Rolling Stone named it number 47 on The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Cover versions
A gospel-inspired cover version by Aretha Franklin, taken from her album Aretha Live at Fillmore West, reached number one on the U.S. R&B chart and number six on the pop chart, and later won the Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance in the 1972 awards.
Elvis Presley recorded it in Nashville on June 5, 1970, and it was released on the 1970 album That's the Way It Is.
He included it in his set list for his next engagement in Las Vegas, which included the filming of the 1970 documentary Elvis: That's the Way It Is, and the song was included in the original theatrical release (included version is from the August 11 dinner show).
During that summer season in Vegas, Paul Simon attended one of the shows, and, after seeing Elvis perform the song, he was reported to have said, "That's it, we might as well all give up now."
Presley continued to use this song throughout his live performances, including his final live appearance in Indianapolis on June 26, 1977.
Another live performance was seen in the Golden Globe-winning documentary Elvis on Tour, filmed at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, North Carolina, on April 14, 1972.
The Supremes recorded a version in 1970.
CeCe Winans and Whitney Houston also performed the song.
The Jackson 5 covered the song on their Third Album in 1970.
Nana Mouskouri covered the song in 1970.
Roberta Flack covered the song on her album Quiet Fire in 1971.
Neil Sedaka combined it with the Irish folk tune "Danny Boy" in his 1974 album On Stage in Australia.
In addition to Franklin's gospel version, Buck Owens and the Buckaroos covered the song for the country music market. A departure from Owens' usual Bakersfield Sound, his version reached the top 10 of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in March 1971.
Another 1971 cover was by Shirley Bassey on her album Something Else.
Jimmy London recorded a reggae cover of the song in 1972.
Willie Nelson covered the song on his 1982 album, Always on My Mind. He also performed the song during the closing ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah.
In 1987, the song was covered on Saturday Night Live by the Sweeney Sisters (Jan Hooks and Nora Dunn). They sang the song to Simon, who was the episode's host.
In 1994, saxophonist Richard Elliot covered the song from album After Dark. In 2001, the song was chosen for ballad compilation album, Ballads.
In 2004, Michael W. Smith covered the song on the album Healing Rain.
David Foster, Andrea Bocelli, and Mary J. Blige performed the song on January 31, 2010, during the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony, in the context of raising awareness for the victims of the Haiti earthquake. This version reached #75 on the Billboard Hot 100.
The song has also been performed by Perry Como, Anita Baker, Michael W. Smith, Clay Aiken, Roy Orbison, Morten Harket, Josh Groban, Brian McKnight, Aretha Franklin, Eva Cassidy, Johnny Cash, Stevie Wonder, Peggy Lee, Rhydian Roberts, Black Label Society, Casiopea, Charlotte Church, Zsa Zsa Padilla, Elton John, and Jacob Lusk.
The song was covered on October 5, 2010 for the television show Glee's episode which centered on spirituality. The cover was performed by Amber Riley as her character, Mercedes Jones.
In 2011, Singapore singer - Kit Chan covered this song in her comeback album (Re-interpreting '重譯').
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WOW!!! Was lookin for Stevie's version after seeing the Simon and Garfullofhimself BBC tribute program... I have just found my new fave version.
Thanks
bongoloid77 3 months ago