"I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men" is a single released in November 1965, recorded by the Bee Gees, written by

Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popula ...

. 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 ''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 ...

''. This song won Barry a song-writing award.

Chart performance

The song reached number 85 in Australia.

Personnel

– 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

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