Bridge Over Troubled Water
Simon & Garfunkel | Artist Essentials
First released: 1970 (year verified)
Original studio recording
MusicAtlas editorial note: Let the piano-led opening build toward the full final verse.
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First released: 1970 (year verified)
Original 1970 recording on Bridge Over Troubled Water. Year precision is retained; the album association is not an assertion of an exact first-release day.
Recording: Original studio recording
Credit: Simon & Garfunkel
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bridge Over Troubled Water - official Sony/Legacy album history
Original 1970 album and original tracklist; later bonus demos are identified separately. Earlier singles are checked against the official career timeline rather than assigned this album date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
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The retained hit-single context and official description of the Garfunkel-led studio performance identify the original recording. Later demos and reunion performances remain separate.
Bridge Over Troubled Water - official Sony/Legacy album history
Original 1970 album and original tracklist; later bonus demos are identified separately. Earlier singles are checked against the official career timeline rather than assigned this album date. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
Simon & Garfunkel - official biography by Bud Scoppa
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in Queens, first recorded as Tom & Jerry, signed with Columbia and Tom Wilson, and developed from folk harmony into more elaborate studio arrangements. The electric Sound of Silence single is placed in 1965; Bookends and Bridge album development are discussed. | Reviewed 2026-10-17
About Simon & Garfunkel
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in Forest Hills, Queens, and first recorded together as Tom & Jerry. Their Columbia partnership developed around Simon's songwriting and their closely arranged voices, with producer Tom Wilson connecting the early acoustic work to folk-rock. The studio records grew more elaborate on Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme, Bookends and Bridge Over Troubled Water. The duo later reunited for concerts while each maintained a separate solo career; those performances and solo recordings remain distinct from the original studio catalog.
Artist background sources
Simon & Garfunkel - official biography by Bud Scoppa
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel grew up in Queens, first recorded as Tom & Jerry, signed with Columbia and Tom Wilson, and developed from folk harmony into more elaborate studio arrangements. The electric Sound of Silence single is placed in 1965; Bookends and Bridge album development are discussed. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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