Discovery With Eric Senich

On March 7th, 1970 Simon and Garfunkel’s fifth studio album 'Bridge Over Troubled Water' started a ten week run at number one on the US chart. The title track was in the middle of a six week run at the top of the US singles chart. It would also reach #1 in the UK in March of ’70. It topped the charts in ten countries total. By the time the album had been released, the duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had split up; making this the last Simon & Garfunkel studio album to be released. What a way to go out. Two Grammy awards went to the album with another four for the title track. The album went on to sell in the ballpark of 25 million copies and has since been considered one of the greatest albums of all time. In this episode we’ll get into the story of the making of the album thanks to clips from an amazing documentary from 2011 called "The Harmony Game". Interview clips from both Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel included along with some of the various collaborators who played an important role in the success