Bridge Over Troubled Water

by Simon & Garfunkel

Overview

Bridge Over Troubled Water was one of the biggest-selling albums of its decade, and it hasn't fallen too far down on the list in years since. Apart from the gospel-flavored title track, which took some evolution to get to what it finally became, however, much of Bridge Over Troubled Water also constitutes a stepping back from the music that Simon & Garfunkel had made on Bookends -- this was mostly because the creative partnership that had formed the body and the motivation for the duo's four prior albums literally consumed itself in the making of Bridge Over Troubled Water. The overall effect was perhaps the most delicately textured album to close out the 1960s from any major rock act. Bridge Over Troubled Water, at its most ambitious and bold, on its title track, was a quietly reassuring album; at other times, it was personal yet soothing; and at other times, it was just plain fun. The public in 1970 -- a very unsettled time politically, socially, and culturally -- embraced it; and whatever mood they captured, the songs matched the standard of craftsmanship that had been established on the duo's two prior albums. Between the record's overall quality and its four hits, the album held the number one position for two and a half months and spent years on the charts, racking up sales in excess of five million copies. The irony was that for all of the record's and the music's appeal, the duo's partnership ended in the course of creating and completing the album. ~ Bruce Eder

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2024
Label:	Mobile Fidelity
UPC:	0196588551413
Rank:	275

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Simon & Garfunkel   Primary Artist
Los Incas   Guest Artist
Jennifer Lebeau   Director
Bob Morre   Double Bass
Paul Simon   Guitar,Vocals,Lead Vocals
Larry Knechtel   Keyboards
Fred Carter, Jr.   Guitar
Jon Faddis   Brass
Lew Soloff   Brass
Fred Carter   Guitar
Jimmie Haskell   Strings
Jimmy Haskell   Strings
Pete Drake   Dobro
Randy Brecker   Brass
Art Garfunkel   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Buddy Harman   Percussion
Hal Blaine   Drums
Joe Osborn   Bass
Ernie Freeman   Strings
Alan Rubin   Brass
Charles Grodin   Director

Technical Credits

Geof Bartz   Editing Assistant
Greer Kurlander   Associate Producer
Jennifer Lebeau   Producer
Traditional   Composer
Paul Simon   Concept,Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Execution,Executive Producer
Boudleaux Bryant   Composer
Larry Knechtel   Arranger
David Matthews   Composer
Jorge Milchberg   Arranger,Composer
Adam Farber   Supervising Producer
Luke Bennett   Editing
Art Garfunkel   Concept,Arranger,Composer,Producer,Execution,Executive Producer
Damian Rodriguez   Editing
Ted Brosnan   Engineer,Recording
Felice Bryant   Composer
Los Incas   Instrumentation
Roy Halee   Engineer,Producer,Consultant,Audio Consultant
Daniel Alomia Robles   Composer
J. Milchberg   Composer
William Flanagan   Interviewer
Peter Powell   Photography
Tony Lane   Design
D.A Robles   Composer
Robert Drew   Executive Producer
Richard Alcock   Supervising Producer
Mandy Eidgah   Supervising Producer
Charles Grodin   Concept,Execution
Ellen Giffard   Editing