Bridge Over Troubled Water (original stereo mix)

~ Recording by Simon & Garfunkel

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
18.14Bridge Over Troubled Water4:53Simon & GarfunkelSony Music 100 Years: Soundtrack for a CenturyVarious ArtistsAlbum + Compilation
  • US1999-10-12
CBS Records Masterworks, Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX), Columbia Jazz, Columbia Masterworks, Epic (US label founded by CBS in 1953, now owned by Sony), Harmony Records (budget label owned by Columbia), OKeh, Perfect (1922-1938), Philadelphia International Records, Romeo (1920-1930s US 25¢ shellac label), Sony Classical, Sony Discos (an imprint owned by Sony Discos, Inc.)JXK 65750
1.9Bridge Over Troubled Water4:52Simon & GarfunkelSimon and Garfunkel’s Greatest HitsSimon & GarfunkelAlbum + CompilationColumbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX)CK 31350

Relationships

recording engineer:Ted Brosnan (on 1969-11-09)
engineer:Roy Halee
producer:Arthur Garfunkel
Roy Halee
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
bass guitar:Joe Osborn (American bass guitar player, session musician and songwriter) (on 1969-11-09)
drums (drum set):Hal Blaine (U.S. studio drummer and percussionist) (on 1969-11-09)
guitar:Fred Carter, Jr. (on 1969-11-09)
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
keyboard:Larry Knechtel (on 1969-11-09)
strings:Ernie Freeman (on 1969-11-09)
Jimmie Haskell (on 1969-11-09)
vocals:Art Garfunkel (on 1969-11-09)
Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (on 1969-11-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:CBS, Inc. (US broadcasting company; file no releases here!) (in 1970)
part of:Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1970 (number: 1) (order: 1)
The Co-Op: Top 10 British Funeral Songs (number: 9) (order: 9)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 47) (order: 47)
Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 58) (order: 57)
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 66) (order: 66)
recording of:Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1969-11-09)

Bridge Over Troubled Water

lyricist:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel)
composer:Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969)
publisher:Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company)
Pattern Music Ltd (publisher)
Paul Simon Music
Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
referred to in medleys:The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 18)
later parody versions:Bridge Over Muddy Water
Hand Over Fluffy Pillow
Librarian
later translated versions:Brug over troebel water (Bridge Over Troubled Water)
Geh mit mir durch den Regenbogen
Pan Wyf Flin a Gwan
Puente sobre aguas turbulentas
Puente sobre agües braves (Asturian version)
Rio Das Inquietas Águas (Bridge Over Troubled Waters)
Silta yli synkän virran
Som en bro över mörka vatten
גשר על מי זעף
明日に架ける橋
is the basis for:A Bridge Over You