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Turn Around, Look At Us
''Turn Around, Look at Us'' was the first compilation album released by the Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in ... in 1967 on Festival Records. It was released only in Australia and New Zealand. The album effectively served as a mop-up compilation, featuring all the group's single tracks that had not been available on their two Australian albums, though three tracks from '' The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs'' made repeat appearances. Track listing References {{Authority control 1967 compilation albums Bee Gees compilation albums Festival Records compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s and 1980s. The group wrote all of their own original material, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists and have been regarded as one of the most important and influential acts in pop music history. They have been referred to in the media as The Disco Kings, Britain's First Family of Harmony, and The Kings of Dance Music. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1950s. There, in 1955, they formed the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want Home
"I Want Home" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb and released as a single in Australia in early 1966, backed with " Cherry Red". Their last single on Leedon had not been a hit, so the credit "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees" used on the last several discs now reverted to simply "Bee Gees". Neither song appeared on any Bee Gees album until the 1967 compilation album, ''Turn Around, Look At Us'', but both were featured on ''Brilliant From Birth'' the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings. With these two songs the Bee Gees inaugurated Festival's new four-track recording equipment. If the multitrack tapes still existed, stereo mixes would have been possible but only the mono mixdowns survived. Promotional material for this single asks radio to play both sides, but "I Want Home" is listed first as it has the lower number matrix number, usually indicating the A-side, The lead guitar is played by Maurice. Colin Petersen thinks he played drums on both songs". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Compilation Albums
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peace Of Mind (Bee Gees Song)
"Peace of Mind" is a song by the Bee Gees, released in Australia as their third in March 1964 and backed with "Don't Say Goodbye". Recording and lyrics It was later included on the group's first album '' The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs''. It was recorded in February 1964 at Festival Studio in Sydney. It was also included on the 1998 compilation ''Brilliant from Birth''. Although no production credit is given, Robert Iredale who had produced the previous single was credited as engineer. Barry is singing lead vocals, with Robin and Maurice Gibb singing harmony vocals. At 1:19, someone plays a lead guitar solo but the player was not credited. Personnel * Barry Gibb — lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Robin Gibb — harmony and backing vocals * Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wine And Women
"Wine and Women" is a song written by Barry Gibb, and released by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees in September 1965 on Leedon Records in Australia. The song's B-side was '' Follow the Wind''. The single reached #19 in Australia, marking the Bee Gees' international chart debut. They achieved this by getting as many of their fans as possible to buy enough copies to get the song into the charts at #35 and, thus, to the attention of disc-jockeys. Both songs were later included on the group's debut album ''The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs ''The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs'' is the debut studio album by the Bee Gees. Credited to Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees, it was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label (1967's '' Bee Gees' 1st'' would be their ''in ...'', as well as the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings ''Brilliant from Birth''. ''Wine and Women'' marked the first time Barry and Robin had traded lead vocals. Maurice plays ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men
"I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men" is a single released in November 1965, recorded by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb. The song was backed with "And the Children Laughing". However, it was released in the Philippines in January 1966. It is also the first track of the Bee Gees' first album, ''The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs''. This song won Barry a song-writing award. Chart performance The song reached number 85 in Australia. Personnel *Barry Gibb – lead vocals, rhythm guitar * Robin Gibb – harmony and backing vocals *Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician. He achieved fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lea ... – harmony and backing vocals, 12-string lead guitar *Uncredited musicians – drums, piano References {{authority control 1965 singles 1965 songs Bee Gees songs Songs wr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spicks And Specks (song)
"Spicks and Specks" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb. When the song was released in September 1966, the single reached No. 4 on the ''Go-Set'' Australian National Top 40 (No. 1 on other Australian charts), and when the song was released in other countries in February 1967, it reached No. 28 in Germany, No. 2 in the Netherlands and No. 1 in New Zealand. Recording "Spicks and Specks" is dated to early July by the memory of Geoff Grant (Geoffrey Streeter) who played the trumpet. Grant recalls working three nights in a row on four songs including this track, "I Am the World", "All by Myself", and "The Storm". There were no charts; Barry sang what he wanted live, and Grant copied it. Some of the artists whose disks came out in August recall hearing "Spicks and Specks" being worked on or completed, further confirming that early July is the approximate date of the song's recording. "Spicks and Specks" was a ballad around a strong piano beat. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am The World
"I Am the World" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, written and sung by Robin Gibb. It was released as the B-side of "Spicks and Specks (song), Spicks and Specks". Later, it was included on the compilation ''Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Vol. 3'' in 1969. It featured trumpet played by Geoff Grant. Its CD version was released in 1998 on the compilation ''Brilliant from Birth''. Recording It was the last recorded on the last month of ''Spicks and Specks (album), Spicks and Specks'' sessions which was started in June until July 1966, recorded the same time as the title track. After this song, they recorded a number of songs which was later included on ''Inception/Nostalgia'' (1970). Trumpeter Geoff Grant recalls "I Am the World" along with four songs "Spicks and Specks", "All by Myself (Bee Gees song), All by Myself" and "The Storm" that he was working three nights recording that songs. It was one of the first songs to be written by Robin alone. Personnel * Robin Gibb — Lead voca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monday's Rain
''Spicks and Specks'' is the second studio album by the Bee Gees. It was released in November 1966, on Spin. Primarily written by Barry Gibb, the album includes the first Robin Gibb composition "I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself" and a Maurice Gibb composition "Where Are You". Unlike the previous album The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs, which had only contained three songs that had not previously appeared on singles and thus functioned more as a compilation, ''Spicks and Specks'' was an album of original songs. In 1968, US ATCO and UK Polydor, under contract from Festival, reissued this album, re-sequenced, as ''Rare, Precious and Beautiful''. History and recording Nat Kipner brought the Bee Gees to St. Clair Studio, Hurstville (in Sydney's southern suburbs). It was a small place behind a butcher's shop in a strip shopping centre, owned and operated by Kipner's friend Ossie Byrne, a sound engineer who was working wonders with even more modest facilities th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All Of My Life (Bee Gees Song)
"All of My Life" is a song by the English-Australian rock group Bee Gees, written and sung by Barry Gibb, which was used as the B-side of "Monday's Rain". This song was recorded during the sessions for their second album '' Spicks and Specks'' and appeared on the early pressings of the album, entitled ''Monday's Rain'' as the first song on side two. When the album's name was changed to ''Spicks and Specks'', the song was omitted. The song eventually saw album release by Atco Records on '' Rare, Precious and Beautiful, Volume 2'', a 1970 album of early recordings by the Gibb brothers, including some recorded with Colin Petersen. Its debut on CD was released on the compilation ''Brilliant from Birth'', released in 1998 only in Australia. A cover has been done by the Philippine band Side A. Personnel * Barry Gibblead vocal, guitar * Robin Gibb harmony and backing vocal, guitar * Maurice Gibbguitar, bass, backing vocal * Colin Petersendrums * Steve Kipner Stephen Alan Kipn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cherry Red (song)
"Cherry Red" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb, released as the B-side of "I Want Home" in March 1966, and has become one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the Philippines and Brazil. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing ''Where are you?''. "Cherry Red" is a ballad featuring a harmony by Barry and Robin. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival Studios, Sydney, during the same time as "I Want Home". Colin Petersen thinks he played drums on the two tracks. Release Unlike many of the Bee Gees' Australian tracks, this single reached charts outside of Australia, in the Philippines, Brazil and São Paulo, all of which it reached top ten in. Personnel * Barry Gibb — lead and harmony vocal, guitar * Robin Gibb — lead and harmony vocal * Maurice Gibb — guitar, organ * Colin Petersen Frederick Colin Petersen (born 24 March 1946) is an Australian drummer, record producer and former child actor. He played as a member of the bands Ste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Alexander
Arthur Alexander (May 10, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was an American country soul songwriter and singer. Jason Ankeny, music critic for AllMusic, said Alexander was a "country-soul pioneer" and that, though largely unknown, "his music is the stuff of genius, a poignant and deeply intimate body of work on par with the best of his contemporaries." Alexander's songs were covered by such stars as the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Otis Redding, Tina Turner, Pearl Jam, and Jerry Lee Lewis. Life Alexander was born in Sheffield, Alabama, United States. Working with Spar Music in Florence, Alabama, Alexander recorded his first single, "Sally Sue Brown", under the name of June Alexander (short for Junior), which was released in 1960 on Jud Phillips' Judd Records. (Phillips is the brother of music pioneer Sam Phillips). A year later, Alexander cut " You Better Move On", at the fledgling FAME Studios, which at that point was located above the City Drug St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
