Seven Bridges Road
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"Seven Bridges Road" is the title of a song written by Steve Young
Steve Young (musician)
Steve Young is an American country music singer, songwriter and guitarist, known for his song "Seven Bridges Road"...

 that he recorded in 1969 for his Rock Salt & Nails
Rock Salt & Nails (album)
Rock Salt and Nails is the debut album by Steve Young. It is a pioneering Country rock/Outlaw country album that was recorded in 1969, with guest musicians Gram Parsons, Gene Clark and James Burton.-Track listing:...

album. A popular version was recorded by the Eagles in 1980 which still receives significant airplay on classic rock
Classic rock
Classic rock is a radio format which developed from the album-oriented rock format in the early 1980s. In the United States, the classic rock format features music ranging generally from the late 1960s to the late 1980s, primarily focusing on the hard rock genre that peaked in popularity in the...

 stations.

Cover versions

The song was recorded live by the Eagles for their Eagles Live
Eagles Live
Eagles Live is the first live album by the American rock band Eagles, a two-LP set released in 1980. The Eagles unofficially disbanded on July 31, 1980 after their concert at Long Beach. However, the band still owed Elektra/Asylum a live record from the tour...

album in 1980. The single, bundled with a live version of "The Long Run
The Long Run (song)
"The Long Run" is a song written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey and recorded by the Eagles. The sound of the song is viewed as a tribute to the Stax / Memphis R&B sound...

", reached number 21 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...

 and number 55 on the country music charts.

Country music band Ricochet
Ricochet (band)
Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant and Junior Bryant , along with Heath Wright , Greg Cook , Teddy Carr , and Eddie Kilgallon ,After several years of...

 covered the song on their 2000 album What You Leave Behind
What You Leave Behind (album)
What You Leave Behind is the third studio album by the American country music band Ricochet. It was released in 2000 on Columbia Records.The album, originally titled What a Ride, was to have been released in 1998, and although three singles from the original album were all...

. This version peaked at number 48 on Hot Country Singles & Tracks.

It was also recorded by Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
Alan Eugene Jackson is an American country music singer, known for blending traditional honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. He has recorded 13 studio albums, 3 Greatest Hits albums, 2 Holiday albums, 1 Gospel album and several compilations, all on the Arista...

 for the album Live at Texas Stadium
Live at Texas Stadium
Live at Texas Stadium is a live album by Alan Jackson, George Strait and Jimmy Buffett. It was recorded during a concert at Texas Stadium that took place on May 29, 2004...

with George Strait
George Strait
George Harvey Strait is an American country music singer, actor, and music producer. Strait is referred to as the "King of Country," and critics call Strait a living legend. He is known for his unique style of western swing music, bar-room ballads, honky-tonk style, and fresh yet traditional...

 and Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
James William "Jimmy" Buffett is a singer-songwriter, author, entrepreneur, and film producer. He is best known for his music, which often portrays an "island escapism" lifestyle. Together with his Coral Reefer Band, Buffett's musical hits include "Margaritaville" , and "Come Monday"...

 in 2007.

Also recorded by Tracy Nelson/Mother Earth in the LP "Bring Me Home" (1971)

Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

 recorded a cover version for her 2001 album Little Sparrow
Little Sparrow
-Chart performance:-External links:*...

.

Iain Matthews
Iain Matthews
Iain Matthews is an English musician and songwriter. He was born Iain Matthew McDonald, in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. He was known in the 1960s first as Ian McDonald, then as the 1960s progressed, as Ian Matthews...

 recorded a cover version for his 1973 album Valley Hi
Valley Hi (album)
Valley Hi is the 1973 album by country rock/folk rock musician Ian Matthews. The album was produced by Michael Nesmith who also sat in on guitar.-Track listing:#"Keep On Sailing" - 4:42#"Old Man at the Mill" - 2:30...

.
This is reputed to be the arrangement that the Eagles used for their recording and concerts.

FireHouse recorded a cover version for their 1996 album Good Acoustics
Good Acoustics
Good Acoustics is the fourth album of the rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1996.The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs.-Track listing:...

.

A version was also done by "Silver Cabinet".

While there is a similarity in the title, the song "Über Sieben Brücken" ("over seven bridges") by the German band Karat on the album "Über sieben Brücken" which was released in 1979, is not a cover version, nor is the more succesful version of the same song that was released by Peter Maffay
Peter Maffay
Peter Alexander Makkay better known as Peter Maffay is a German musician.- Biography :Born in Brasov, Romania, the son of a German , he was 14 when his family relocated to his parents' Germany in 1963. In the same year, he started his first band, The Dukes...

 in 1980 on the album "Revanche".

In 2010 Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh
Chris de Burgh is a British/Irish singer-songwriter. He is most famous for his 1986 love song "The Lady in Red".-Early life:...

 released a version on his latest album "Footsteps 2
Footsteps 2
"Footsteps 2" is singer/songwriter Chris de Burgh's nineteenth original album. It was released in Germany, Switzerland and Austria on October 14, 2011, and in the UK and Ireland on October 17, 2011....

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