Mother and Child Reunion "Bridge over Troubled Water"—to sound like a Jamaican song, but felt it ended up sounding like a "bad imitation." Simon was instructed by the musicians on the differences among reggae, ska, and bluebeat. He felt awkward at first because he was "the only white guy there and I was American." Simon later overdubbed piano and vocals to the track back in New York. Mother and Child Reunion "Mother and Child Reunion" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon. It was the lead single from his second self-titled studio album (1972), released on Columbia Records. It was released as
UK Albums Chart solo artist (13) and most top ten albums by any artist (53). Madonna has the most number one albums (12) by a female artist in the UK, though this includes the "Evita" film soundtrack which was a cast recording and not strictly a Madonna album. Adele is the female solo artist with the most weeks at number one, with a total of 37 weeks. Queen's "Greatest Hits" is the best-selling album in UK chart history with 6 million copies sold as of February 2014. Previous first-place holder The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" is now in third-place after