Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
"Bridge over Troubled Water" is a song by the American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released in January 1970 as the second single from their fifth studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water (1970). It was written by Paul Simon and produced by Simon, Art Garfunkel and Roy Halee.
Front cover of the US and some overseas vinyl releases (back cover shows Garfunkel)
Bridge over Troubled Water (song)
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of singer-songwriter Paul Simon and singer Art Garfunkel. One of the best-selling music acts of the 1960s, their most famous recordings include three US number ones: "The Sound of Silence" (1965) and the two Record of the Year Grammy winners "Mrs. Robinson" (1968) and "Bridge over Troubled Water" (1970). Other hits include "The Boxer" (1969), "Cecilia" (1970) and the four 1966 releases "Homeward Bound", "I Am a Rock", "Scarborough Fair/Canticle" and "A Hazy Shade of Winter", as well as the 1968 album track "America".
Art Garfunkel (left) and Paul Simon performing in Dublin, 1982
1957 publicity photo of Simon & Garfunkel as Tom & Jerry
Simon & Garfunkel at Schiphol Airport, the Netherlands, in 1966
The group performing in the Netherlands in 1982