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Bridge Over Troubled Water by Aretha Franklin

First released: 1971, Length: 5:31
original stereo mix

Creators (16)

Instruments

  1. Aretha Franklin (13 Aug 1970) piano
  2. Billy Preston (13 Aug 1970) organ
  3. Chuck Rainey (13 Aug 1970) electric bass guitar
  4. Cornell Dupree (13 Aug 1970) guitar
  5. King Curtis (13 Aug 1970) tenor saxophone
  6. Ray Lucas (13 Aug 1970) drums (drum set)

Vocals

  1. Aretha Franklin (13 Aug 1970)
  2. Cissy Houston (13 Aug 1970) background vocals
  3. The Sweet Inspirations (13 Aug 1970) background vocals
  4. The Sweethearts of Soul (13 Aug 1970) background vocals

Engineer

  1. Gene Paul

Producer

  1. Arif Mardin
  2. Jerry Wexler
  3. Tom Dowd

Mixer

  1. Tom Dowd

Locations

Recorded At

  1. Atlantic Studios

Works (1)

Recording Of

  1. Bridge Over Troubled Water (13 Aug 1970) cover

    Composer

    1. Paul Simon (1969)

    Lyricist

    1. Paul Simon

Releases containing this recording (50)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Aretha’s Greatest Hits 1971 Aretha Franklin stereo
  2. Aretha’s Greatest Hits 1973 Aretha Franklin stereo
  3. 30 Greatest Hits 1986 Aretha Franklin
  4. 30 Greatest Hits 1986 Aretha Franklin
  5. 30 Greatest Hits 1986 Aretha Franklin
  6. 30 Greatest Hits 1986 Aretha Franklin
  7. 30 Greatest Hits 1986 Aretha Franklin
  8. Sanctified Soul 1989 Various Artists
  9. Queen of Soul: The Atlantic Recordings 1992 Aretha Franklin
  10. The Very Best of Aretha Franklin, Vol. 2 22 Mar 1994 Aretha Franklin
  11. The Very Best of Aretha Franklin: The '70s 1994 Aretha Franklin
  12. A Natural Woman and Other Hits 1997 Aretha Franklin
  13. Aretha’s Greatest Hits 1999 Aretha Franklin
  14. Le Meilleur 1999 Aretha Franklin
  15. BBC Radio 2 Songs of the Century 1999 Various Artists
  16. Queen of Soul 1999 Aretha Franklin
  17. Singers and Songwriters: Early '70s 2000 Various Artists
  18. Solid Gold Soul Inspiration 2000 Various Artists
  19. Singers and Songwriters: Early '70s 2000 Various Artists
  20. 30 Greatest Hits 2000 Aretha Franklin
  21. Aretha’s Best 15 May 2001 Aretha Franklin
  22. Aretha’s Best 2001 Aretha Franklin
  23. Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin 03 Jun 2002 Aretha Franklin
  24. Aretha & Otis 11 Jun 2002 Aretha & Otis
  25. Aretha & Otis 11 Jun 2002 Aretha & Otis
  26. AM Gold: Perfect Harmony 2002 Various Artists
  27. Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin 2003 Aretha Franklin
  28. Lean on Me 2004 Various Artists
  29. Cosmosonica: Tom Middleton Presents Crazy Covers, Volume 1 16 May 2005 Various Artists
  30. Collection 14 Mar 2006 Aretha Franklin
  31. The Definitive Soul Collection 06 Jul 2006 Aretha Franklin
  32. Body + Soul Gospel 2006 Various Artists
  33. Tutto Aretha: A Natural Woman 2006 Aretha Franklin
  34. Queen of Soul 01 Jan 2007 Aretha Franklin
  35. Soul Queen 29 Oct 2007 Aretha Franklin
  36. Flower Power: The Time of the Season 13 Nov 2007 Various Artists
  37. Aretha 2007 Aretha Franklin
  38. Flower Power: The Music of the Love Generation 2007 Various Artists 10 CD Boxset
  39. Queen of Soul: The Best of Aretha Franklin 10 Mar 2009 Aretha Franklin
  40. 100 Hits Legends: Aretha Franklin 05 Jul 2010 Aretha Franklin
  41. More Gospel Greats 22 Feb 2011 Aretha Franklin
  42. The Very Best of Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding Together 30 Jun 2012 Aretha Franklin & Otis Redding
  43. The Queen of Soul 22 Jan 2014 Aretha Franklin
  44. 30 Greatest Hits 30 Jan 2014 Aretha Franklin
  45. The Queen of Soul 03 Feb 2014 Aretha Franklin
  46. The Queen of Soul 04 Feb 2014 Aretha Franklin
  47. Respect: The Very Best of Aretha Franklin 25 Mar 2017 Aretha Franklin
  48. The Queen of Soul 23 Nov 2018 Aretha Franklin

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Tour of Duty II 1988 Various Artists
  2. Felicity 11 May 1999 Various Artists