The Long and Winding Road - Covers

Covers

"The Long and Winding Road" has been covered many times over the years by a wide variety of artists, including:

  • Diana Ross on her album Everything Is Everything (1970).
  • Wayne Newton on his album The Long and Winding Road (1970).
  • Aretha Franklin on her album Young, Gifted and Black (1972).
  • Andy Williams on his album Alone Again (Naturally) (1972).
  • Cher on her album Half-Breed (1973).
  • Ray Charles and Count Basie on their album Ray Sings, Basie Swings (1973).
  • Cilla Black on her album Day by Day With Cilla (1973).
  • Olivia Newton-John on her album Come On Over (1976).
  • Leo Sayer on the film documentary soundtrack album All This and World War II (1976).
  • Billy Ocean on his album Suddenly (1984).
  • Dennis Brown on his reggae album Revolution (1985).
  • Richie Havens on his album Sings Beatles and Dylan: Old & New, Together & Apart (1987).
  • Kiri Te Kanawa on her cross-over album Heart to Heart (1992).
  • Mina on her album Mina Canta I Beatles (1993).
  • George Benson on the compilation album I Got No Kick Against Modern Jazz: A GRP Artist's Celebration of the Songs of the Beatles (1995).
  • Cissy Houston on her album Midnight Train to Georgia: Janus Years (1995).
  • Manuel Barrueco with the London Symphony Orchestra on the album Manuel Barrueco plays Lennon & McCartney (1995).
  • Peter Hofmann on the compilation album Tenors on Tour (1997).
  • George Michael on the "Concert for Linda", as a tribute for Linda McCartney's memory (1999).
  • The Corrs on their album Would You Be Happier? (2001).
  • S Club 7 on their extended disc You (2001).
  • Barry Manilow on his album The Greatest Songs of the Seventies (2007).
  • Judy Collins on her album Judy Collins Sings Lennon & Mccartney (2007).
  • Chris De Burgh on his album Footsteps (2008).
  • Maureen McGovern on her album A Long and Winding Road (2008).
  • Air Supply on the compilation album Abbey Road: A Tribute to the Beatles (2009).
  • Roberta Flack on her album Let It Be Roberta: Roberta Flack Sings the Beatles (2012).

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