While this album has its outstanding songs, obviously the boxer and the title song, its just slightly less consistent with the gems than bookends. The duo were coming to the end of their relatively short career, tensions were high, and by the time their fifth and final studio album was in the charts, simon and garfunkel were no longer. 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. Paul simon vocals, producer, art garfunkel vocals, art garfunkel producer, roy halee producer, engineering, ted brosnan recording engineer, tony lane design, peter powell photography, abbott. Discussion in music corner started by dalziel53, apr 15, 2020. With the help of producer roy halee, the album followed a similar musical pattern as their bookends, partly abandoning their traditional style to incorporate. There was a track near the end or at the end of another live version of bridge over troubled water, this one wasnt as good because it sounded like garfunkels voice was. The single was released on january 26, 1970, though it also appears on the live album live 1969. Simon and garfunkel bridge over troubled water album. Simon initially composed the song in g major, but arranger and composer jimmie haskell transposed the song to eflat major to suit garfunkels voice. Many people accuse bridge over troubled water, the 5th and final simon and garfunkel album, of being too commercial. Jan 15, 2020 in september 1981, 11 years after bridge over troubled water, the pair reformed to record a stunning free concert in central park, new york, that was attended by more than half a million people. Bookends 1968 simon and garfunkels greatest hits 1972. G7 c g e7 c d7 g c g c like a bridge over troubled water, i will lay me down.
Bookends 2 midi sequencing by daniel martin crossley. Bridge over troubled water by simon and garfunkel album. By gregg mitchell all the campus folkies were in a tizzy. Editors notes bridge over troubled water marked the end of a lot of things, including the 60s, the partnership of one of the biggest acts of the era, and that duos reliance on the folkrock sound they helped invent. Bookends versus bridge over troubled water page 2 steve.
The graduate original soundtrack columbia sony music. The duo spent most of the 1960s as a highly regarded folk act. However, after the annoyingly uneven bookends was ruined by failed experimentation bridge over troubled water sounds like the natural direction to head in. We have an official bridge over troubled water tab made by ug professional guitarists. The song is featured on their fifth studio album, bridge over troubled water 1970. Fifty years on, bridge over troubled water has lost none of its power, charm, or exploratory and forwardthinking originality. In september 1981, 11 years after bridge over troubled water, the pair reformed to record a stunning free concert in central park, new york, that was attended by more than half a million people. The public in 1970 a very unsettled time politically, socially, and culturally embraced it. Produced by the duo and roy halee, the song was released as the followup single to the boxer in january 1970. All good things come to an end, and that is certainly the case for simon and garfunkel. Bridge over troubled water, an album by simon and garfunkel.
Bridge over troubled water 1 bridge over troubled water 2 bridge over troubled water 3 bridge over troubled water 4. Simon and garfunkel bridge over troubled water discogs. Bye bye love live at memorial auditorium, burlington, vt october 1968. By bookends in 1968, they were settling into themselves, losing their folk revival pretensions and emphasizing quirky production techniques to. G d em d g g7 ill take your part ohhhh when darkness comes. We have an official bridge over troubled water tab. The song is featured on their fifth studio album, bridge over. Bridge over troubled water was the final track to be recorded but the first one fully completed, with an additional two weeks of postproduction. It was the bestselling album in 1970, 1971 and 1972 and was at that time the bestselling album of all time. Sounds of silence bookends bridge over troubled water discogs. Bridge over troubled water sheet music simon and garfunkel. Bridge over troubled water simon and garfunkel this day.
Paul simon wrote bridge over troubled water while his partner art garfunkel was filming in europe for the black comedy catch22 that starred alan arkin. While not quite on the same level as bridge but then, few albums are, bookends is a charming, eclectic and inspired collection of some of the best pop songs of. Bridge over troubled water was one of the biggestselling albums of its decade, and it hasnt fallen too far down on the list in years since. Simon and garfunkel originally released bridge over troubled water written by paul simon and simon and garfunkel released it on the album bridge over troubled water in 1970. Simon and garfunkel bridge over troubled water uk orange cbs pressing from 1970. Simon and garfunkel bridge over troubled water 180g 45rpm. Ive probably spent more time on this choice than any of the other ten, so i thought id get some input from more knowledgeable friends. Feb 17, 2017 g7 c g e7 c d7 g c g c like a bridge over troubled water, i will lay me down. Comes with the original cbs advertising inner sleeve. Simon and garfunkels bridge over troubled water quickly became the album of an era upon release in 1970, the benchmark set serving as a beacon of hope and hymn of reassurance during a time marked by polarizing changes, social unrest, uncertain politics, and the dawn of a new era. Produced by paul simon, roy halee and art garfunkel, the album was released on april 3, 1968, in the united states by columbia records. There are several bouncy light feelgood songs that i dont dislike, i just find them inferior, but they do serve to vary the pace and the mood. Bridge over troubled water is the title song of simon and garfunkels final album together, bridge over troubled water, released january 1970.
Cover versions of bridge over troubled water by simon and. The pair had for the first time taken production credit on their previous installment, 1968s bookends and together with their longtime engineer, roy halee, they. Bookends versus bridge over troubled water steve hoffman. If ever such a message needed the most sizable platform it was now, and the duo delivered with the album, also named bridge over troubled water, in the first month of the new decade. The opus is crossing a bridge into its seventh season. The sleeve is in ex condition and the record is in near mint condition. Mit songs wie sound of silence, bridge over troubled water oder mrs. Paul simon is playing to his strengths, writing songs with. It was replaced at the numberone spot by the beatles let it be. Simon and garfunkel bookends uk orange cbs pressing from 1968. When i become a member of the retirement home audience a few decades from now, hearing bridge over troubled water in a performers set list. It consists of live recordings captured on the duos final north american tour, prior to the release of their bridge over troubled water album.
Bridge over troubled water, at its most ambitious and bold, on its title track, was a quietly reassuring album. Following the duos soundtrack for the graduate, art garfunkel took an acting role in the film catch22, while paul simon worked on the songs, writing all tracks except felice and boudleaux bryants bye bye love previously a hit for the. But listen closely to 1968s bookends and 1970s bridge over troubled water, their last two albums, and youll hear one of the most. Time it was and what a time it was it was a time of innocence a time of confidences long ago, it must be i have a photograph preserve your memories theyre all thats. With 1970s bridge over troubled water, paul simon and art garfunkel sewed a button to their timeless collaboration. Paul simon vocals, producer, art garfunkel vocals, art garfunkel producer, roy halee producer, engineering, ted brosnan recording engineer, tony lane design, peter powell photography. Simon and garfunkel bridge over troubled water 180g.