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I.O.I.O.
"I.O.I.O." is a song by the Bee Gees, released on the album '' Cucumber Castle''. It was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. The song was released as a single in March 1970, and was also one of the highlights of the album. The single was a relative success mainly on European charts. Its music video is taken from the film '' Cucumber Castle''. It was a cult favourite of fans, however, and made it onto the compilation ''Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2''. Recording The title "I.O.I.O." is derived from the calls on the chorus sung by Maurice accompanied by Colin's drumming, and Barry sings the verses and plays guitar. Former Bee Gees guitarist Vince Melouney was featured, having played the guitar on the song's first session on 12 June 1968 during sessions for ''Idea'', but was not present when the song was finished, as he left the group following the album '' Odessa''. The song's second session was October 8, 1969 after they had recorded "Twinky" (unreleased) and "The Chance of Love". ( P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cucumber Castle
''Cucumber Castle'' is the seventh studio album by the Bee Gees, released in April 1970. It was produced by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robert Stigwood. It consists of songs from their television special of the same name, which was named after a song on their 1967 album '' Bee Gees' 1st''. ''Cucumber Castle'' is the only Bee Gees album not to feature any recorded contributions from Robin Gibb, as he had left the group before the album was recorded. (He did receive co-composer credit on one track, which was written before his departure.) ''Cucumber Castle'' was the last Bee Gees album with drummer Colin Petersen, who was fired during the recording of the album. Pentangle drummer Terry Cox played on the remaining tracks. This album contained the hit single " Don't Forget to Remember" which hit No. 2 in the UK in August 1969, going virtually head to head with Robin Gibb's solo single " Saved by the Bell", which had reached number No. 2 the previous month. The album stru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |