Bridge Over Troubled Water (original stereo mix)
~ Recording by Aretha Franklin
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Official | |||||||||
| 1.8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha’s Greatest Hits (stereo) | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | SD 8295 |
| 1.8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha’s Greatest Hits (stereo) | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | ATL 40 279 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | A2 81668 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 781 668-1 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7567-81668-2 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 781 668-1 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | 7567-81668-2 |
| 1.20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:29 | Aretha Franklin | Tour of Duty II | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| CBS (CBS Records’ international imprint from 1962–1990; renamed since 1991 as Columbia) | 462508 2 |
| 1.16 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:29 | Aretha Franklin | Sanctified Soul | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| wea (has logo with just “wea” on it) | 241 704-2 |
| 3.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:32 | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label) | D217051, R2 71063 |
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 2 | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122-71599-2 |
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The '70s | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | R271599 |
| 1.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | A Natural Woman and Other Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Flashback Records (reissue label, subsidiary of Rhino) | 8122726612 |
| 1.8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Felicity | Various Artists | Album + Soundtrack |
| Hollywood Records (a label of Disney Music Group) | HR 62228-2 |
| 1.8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha’s Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | ATXD 44 |
| 2.20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:32 | Aretha Franklin | BBC Radio 2 Songs of the Century | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Global Television | RADCD119 |
| 1.23 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Le Meilleur | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| EastWest | EW 851 |
| 1.8 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:28 | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Falcon Neue Medien | 3373 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label) | 81668-2 |
| 1.12 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:28 | Aretha Franklin | Singers and Songwriters: Early '70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2796A, R812-09 |
| 1.12 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:27 | Aretha Franklin | Singers and Songwriters: Early '70s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Special Products, Time–Life Music | OPCD-2796, R812-09 |
| 1.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | Solid Gold Soul Inspiration | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | R838-28 |
| 1.20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha’s Best | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label) | R2 74295 |
| 1.20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha’s Best | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | WTVD 74295 |
| 2.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| BMG (the former Bertelsmann Music Group, defunct since 2004-08-05; for releases dated 2008 and later, see annotation), Warner Strategic Marketing United Kingdom | 0927470542 |
| 1.4 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:30 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha & Otis | Aretha & Otis | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.4 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:30 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha & Otis | Aretha & Otis | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 8573-88477-2 |
| 1.10 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:30 | Aretha Franklin | AM Gold: Perfect Harmony | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music | 314583455-2, R984-35 |
| 2.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing | 0927470542 |
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:32 | Aretha Franklin | Lean on Me | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Hallmark (brand of the American greeting card company), Sony Music Custom Marketing Group | 29686, A 72834 |
| 2.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:29 | Aretha Franklin | Cosmosonica: Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers, Volume 1 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Family Recordings (a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | 982 845-5 |
| 2.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | Collection | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Madacy Entertainment | R2 72661 |
| 2.5 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | The Definitive Soul Collection | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 7567-81668-2 |
| 2.3 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:35 | Aretha Franklin | Body + Soul Gospel | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | 20849-2 |
| 2.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Tutto Aretha: A Natural Woman | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Strategic Marketing Italy | 5051011-7186-2-5 |
| 1.24 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Warner Music TV | WMTV031 |
| 1.43 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Soul Queen | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.17 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Flower Power: The Time of the Season | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Special Markets, Time–Life Music, Rhino Custom Products (retail, mail order and premium use compilations for WMG catalog) | 09463-82175-2-7, 21786-2, OPCD-8067 |
| 1.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | Aretha | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | OPCD-8189M |
| 3.17 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Flower Power: The Music of the Love Generation (10 CD Boxset) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Time–Life Music | BOX 21802-1 |
| 1.24 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | ?:?? | Aretha Franklin | Queen of Soul: The Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 4.20 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | 100 Hits Legends: Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| 100 Hits | LEGENDS020 |
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | More Gospel Greats | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:28 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together | Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122797220 |
| 3.16 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.22 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 3.16 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 3.16 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label) | 541305 |
| 1.23 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.12 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | The Queen of Soul | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.21 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | US Hot 100 Hits of 1971 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.3 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | After the Love Has Gone: 70s Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| X5 Music Group | |
| 1.6 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | Carolina in My Mind: American Classics | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | X5 Music Group | ||
| 1.11 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | The Genius of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | |
| 1.11 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:33 | Aretha Franklin | The Genius of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation |
| Atlantic (Warner Music imprint), Rhino (reissue label) | 603497847075, R2 629994 |
| 1.22 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:31 | Aretha Franklin | 30 Greatest Hits | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation | Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | ||
| 1.17 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:36 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.19 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:28 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together (CD-Matrix: SM; ifpi LR11; 8122797220-2; 6121000810; ifpi K413) | Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding | Album + Compilation |
| Rhino (reissue label) | 8122797220 |
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:30 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The ’70s | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation | Atlantic (Warner Music imprint) | ||
| 1.7 | Bridge Over Troubled Water | 5:34 | Aretha Franklin | The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The ’70s | Aretha Franklin | Album + Compilation | Rhino Atlantic (digital releases only!) | ||
Relationships
| engineer: | Gene Paul |
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| producer: | Tom Dowd Arif Mardin Jerry Wexler |
| mixer: | Tom Dowd |
| drums (drum set): | Ray Lucas (on 1970-08-13) |
| electric bass guitar: | Chuck Rainey (American bassist) (on 1970-08-13) |
| guitar: | Cornell Dupree (on 1970-08-13) |
| organ: | Billy Preston (on 1970-08-13) |
| piano: | Aretha Franklin (on 1970-08-13) |
| tenor saxophone: | King Curtis (saxophonist) (on 1970-08-13) |
| background vocals: | Cissy Houston (on 1970-08-13) The Sweet Inspirations (on 1970-08-13) The Sweethearts of Soul (on 1970-08-13) |
| vocals: | Aretha Franklin (on 1970-08-13) |
| phonographic copyright (℗) by: | Atlantic Recording Corporation (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor within the US) (in 1971) WEA International Inc. (not for release label use! copyrights holder, distributor for the world outside of the US) (in 1971) |
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| recorded at: | Atlantic Studios (1841 Broadway, New York, 1957–1991) in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States |
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| recording of: | Bridge Over Troubled Water (on 1970-08-13: cover) |
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Related works
Bridge Over Troubled Water
| lyricist: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) |
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| composer: | Paul Simon (of Simon & Garfunkel) (in 1969) |
| publisher: | Charing Cross Music (Paul Simon’s publishing company) Pattern Music Ltd (publisher) Paul Simon Music Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!) Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 |
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| referred to in medleys: | The Medley of the Century (40 Tunes in 4 1/2 Minutes) (order: 18) |
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| later parody versions: | Bridge Over Muddy Water Hand Over Fluffy Pillow Librarian |
| later translated versions: | Brug over troebel water (Bridge Over Troubled Water) Geh mit mir durch den Regenbogen Puente sobre aguas turbulentas Puente sobre agües braves (Asturian version) Rio Das Inquietas Águas (Bridge Over Troubled Waters) Silta yli synkän virran Som en bro över mörka vatten גשר על מי זעף 明日に架ける橋 |
| is the basis for: | A Bridge Over You |
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