"Follow the Wind" is a song by Barry Gibb and the

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. Written by Barry Gibb, produced by Bill Shepherd, released as the B-side of "

Wine and Women "Wine and Women" is a song written by Barry Gibb, and released by Barry Gibb and 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 mu ...

" which was charted in Australia. It was later included on '' The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs'' (1965). It was one of the folk rock songs on the album the others are "I Don't Think It's Funny", "And the Children Laughing" and " I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men".

Song development

The song is a folk rock ballad and sounded like The Beatles' "

I'll Follow the Sun "I'll Follow the Sun" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles. It is a ballad written and sung by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon–McCartney. It was released in 1964 on the '' Beatles for Sale'' album in the United Kingdom an ...

" (1964), " You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (1965) and " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (1965). This track is a folk-pop ballad, with Barry and

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singing the lead while Maurice Gibb and Trevor Gordon playing lead guitar. It was recorded in August 1965 in Festival Studio during the same time as "Wine and Women" While Robin playing

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with Barry on

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. Folk group The Flanagans recorded this song and released as a single with "Land of Beyond" as the B-side, on His Master's Voice Records. The Flanagans version sounded like The Seekers'

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Personnel

* Barry Gibb – lead vocals, acoustic guitar *

– lead vocals, organ * Maurice Gibb – 12-string lead guitar, backing vocals * Trevor Gordon – lead guitar * Uncredited – drums

References

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