Art Garfunkel to record the old hits

NEW YORK, April 10 (UPI) -- Art Garfunkel says he is in good voice as the 40th anniversary of Simon and Garfunkel's classic U.S. album "Bridge Over Troubled Water" approaches.

"Bridge" came out in 1970 just before he and Paul Simon parted ways, but Garfunkel still performs some of the duo's hits on tour and, he told the New York Post, he is planning to start recording the material again.

"I'm going into the studio on Monday with my guitar-player friend, and I'm … going to do some Simon and Garfunkel stuff, stuff I do on my solo tour," Garfunkel said.

"I'll work the baritone and the tenor and see if it is as encouraging on the microphone as when I walk and sing," he added.

Garfunkel, 69, added that while his distinctive voice has changed since the 1960s, he has not lost his confidence when it comes to singing the album's title cut. "So much experience facing the vulnerability of it all leads to such relaxation," he said.