"Eyes That See in the Dark" is a song written by

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and

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in 1982. It was performed by

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for his 1983 album of the same name. It reached #30 in the US Country Charts, #4 in the US Adult Contemporary Charts, #61 in the United Kingdom and #79 in the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Recording took place at Middle Ear Studios in Florida Lion Share Recording Studios and

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in Los Angeles. In the RCA UK, seemed afraid of the full-out country voice of

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as it was issued as a single with " Islands in the Stream". In the US, this was the third single off the album with "Hold Me" as the B-side.Joseph Brennan – Gibb Songs 1984
/ref> The guitars were played by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb,

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and George Terry .

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

— vocals *

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—

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, guitar *

— bass, guitar, background vocals *

— guitar * George Terry — guitar * George Bitzer – piano, synthesizer *

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— piano, synthesizer * Ron Ziegler – drums

Barry Gibb version

"Eyes That See in the Dark" was originally performed by

as a guideline for

. Months after Gibb recorded demos for

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and Warwick herself recorded ''

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'' which was produced by Gibb. It was recorded in August 1982. This would be the first demo for an album by Rogers, as Gibb and Rogers met later in the year and Rogers asked about some songs. Gibb's version was a

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. On this version, Maurice plays second guitar, bass, and a bit of synthesizer.

Personnel

— lead vocals, guitar *

— guitar, bass, synthesizer

References

{{authority control Songs written by Barry Gibb Songs written by Maurice Gibb Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb Barry Gibb songs Pop ballads Kenny Rogers songs 1983 singles 1982 songs 1984 singles RCA Records singles Song recordings produced by Albhy Galuten