On this day (Jan. 26) in 1970: Simon & Garfunkel released their 5th (& what would turn out to be their final) studio album, Bridge over Troubled Water, on Columbia Records; it included the title track, as well songs like Cecilia, The Boxer & The Only Living Boy in New York; it was a critical & commercial triumph (the album reached #1 & the single Bridge Over Troubled Water would top the charts in February); however, despite its success, frictions during recording would lead to the end of the duos partnership; the album won Grammy awards for Album of the Year & Best Engineered Recording, while its title track won for Record of the Year, Song of the Year, Contemporary Song of the Year & Instrumental Arrangement of the Year; Rolling Stone ranked it #51 on their list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time…
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 02:40:40 +0000
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