Many Rivers To Cross - Cover Versions

Cover Versions

Many artists have released cover versions of the song; two covers (by UB40 and Cher) became hits on the UK Singles Chart. Here is a partial listing of notable cover performers, including the year of release:

  • Percy Sledge, 1969
  • , 1974
  • Stanley Turrentine, 1974
  • Harry Nilsson, 1974
  • Martha Reeves, 1974
  • Lorraine Ellison, 1974
  • Linda Ronstadt, 1975, on the album Prisoner in Disguise
  • The Animals, 1977, on Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted
  • Chelsea, 1977
  • The Walker Brothers, 1977
  • Desmond Dekker, 1980
  • Joe Cocker, 1982/1996
  • Marcia Hines, 1982
  • Ruud Jansen Band duet Dorien Teeuwisse, 1986
  • UB40, 1983, on the album Labour of Love
  • Elvis Costello, 1988
  • Toni Childs, 1989
  • Zucchero, 1991
  • Jimmy Barnes, 1991, on the album Soul Deep
  • Bruce Springsteen, 1993, played 23 times on the Human Touch Tour
  • Cher, 1993, also performed live on Heart of Stone Tour and Love Hurts Tour
  • 3 The Hard Way, 1994, re-sampled
  • Tina Arena, 1994
  • Oleta Adams, 1994
  • Jocelyn Brown, 1995
  • Larry Goldings, 1996
  • Tom Tom Club, 1996
  • Vika and Linda, 1996
  • Ken Boothe, 1997
  • Byron Lee, 1997
  • Mary Ann Redmond, 1997
  • U2, 1997, performed once in Sarajevo in 1997 on the Popmart Tour, and fifteen times during the Vertigo Tour in 2005
  • Bill Withers, 1998
  • Ian Moore, 1999
  • Heather Nova, 1999
  • Jim Weider, 2000
  • Margaret Singana, 2001
  • The Blind Boys Of Alabama, 2002
  • Ted Leo and the Pharmacists, 2002
  • Ernest Ranglin, 2002
  • Lenny Kravitz, 2002
  • Kwamé, 2003
  • The Brand New Heavies, 2004
  • Soweto Gospel Choir, 2004
  • Gov't Mule, 2005, during the Deja Voodoo Summer Tour
  • Deacon John Moore, 2005
  • The Black Crowes, 2005
  • Barb Jungr, 2006
  • The Walkmen, 2006
  • Lightspeed Champion, 2007
  • Annie Lennox, 2008
  • Bugge Wesseltoft, 2009
  • Emeline Michel, Hope for Haiti, 2010
  • Sharleen Spiteri, 2010
  • Widespread Panic, 2012, during the acoustic Wood Tour. Atlanta, Georgia at the Tabernacle.
  • Vince Kidd, 2012, during the final of The Voice UK.
  • Karise Eden and Seal, 2012 during the final of The Voice Australia
  • Iveta. vs. Omid vs. Mari:, The Voice of Germany 2012

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