Cover Versions
- Donna Summer, then Donna Gaines, was cast in the German version of the musical singing the lead in Wassermann (Aquarius), in 1968.
- Cilla Black recorded the song for her 1969 studio album Surround Yourself with Cilla.
- Engelbert Humperdinck recorded a cover of the song in his 1969 self-titled album Engelbert Humperdinck.
- Andy Williams recorded a cover of the song, as highlighted in his Best of... album.
- Diana Ross & The Supremes recorded a cover on their 1969 Let the Sunshine In album.
- The Undisputed Truth recorded a version called "Aquarius" for their 1971 self-titled LP.
- Charles Earland, a jazz hammond player, recorded a version of this song in his album Black Talk.
- George Shearing, a piano player, recorded a version of the song in 1974 on the album The Way We Are.
- Pop-gabber Dutch band Party Animals covered "Aquarius" on their debut album Good Vibrations in 1996. The single was certified Platinum and peaked at the number one position for three weeks.
- The "Let the Sunshine In" portion of the medley was covered by Swedish dance group Army of Lovers on their 2000 album, Le Grand Docu-Soap. Their version also included most of the original verses (with some changes) performed as a pseudo-rap by group member Dominika Peczynski.
- Lightspeed Champion covered the song on his Domino Records special edition covers EP. The track is listed as "The Flesh Failures".
- Star Academy Arab World season one finalist students covered the song and made it as their first single, known as Jay Al-Hakyka.
- Spencer Davis Group single "Aquarius Der Wasserman" b/w "Let the Sunshine In", was released because Davis studied German in college and found tour audiences there so appreciative, he decided to honor their support with a version of this pop hit in German.
- The German krautrock/progressive rock band Jeronimo on their 1970 album Cosmic Blues.
- Brian Auger, Julie Driscoll and the Trinity recorded this song on their album The Best Of Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger & The Trinity (1970).
- The Austrian singer Marianne Mendt recorded a German language version of "Aquarius" about the City of Vienna in 1970 named "Der Wasserkopf (Aquarius)".
- The Chopsticks (a Hong Kong female duo, made up of Sandra Lang (仙杜拉) & Amina (亞美娜)), covered this medley song in their 1971 LP 《All Of A Sudden》issue.
- Jackie Davis released a cover of "Aquarius" under his moniker, "Chico Arnez". The track, Chico Arnez - "Aquarius" features on his album New Sounds of Chico Arnez, released on Contour records in 1972.
- Hans Zimmer recorded a cover version for the introductory section to the 1990 movie Bird On A Wire, listed on the soundtrack as "Aquarius".
- The "Let the Sunshine In" portion of this medley was covered by Lisa Cool and the South Spirit for the rhythm dance game Pump It Up: The PREX 3.
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