Celebrating Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge over troubled water

Mar 28, 2013

Yes, on this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel’s Bridge over Troubled Water went to number one.

Bridge over Troubled Water was the fifth and final studio album by the American folk rock duo.  It was released in January 1970 by Colombia records.

Bridge was released in January 26, 1970 and several re-releases followed. Colombia Records released a 40th Anniversary Edition on March 8, 2011, which includes two DVDs.

Despite numerous accolades, Simon & Garfunkel decided to split up, and parted company towards the end of 1970; Garfunkel continued his film career, while Simon continued to work in the music industry. Both released solo albums in the following years.

The album Bridge over troubled water topped the charts in over ten countries and received two Grammy Awards, plus four more for the title song. It sold around 25 million records and was ranked on several lists, including at number 51 on Rolling Stone‘s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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