"Sweetheart" is a song released by the
Bee Gees, released as the B-side of "
I.O.I.O." in March 1970. and released on the album ''
Cucumber Castle'' in April 1970.
Recording
The song was written by
Barry Barry may refer to:
People and fictional characters
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and
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 ...
, and featured Barry Gibb on lead vocal.
Violin
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s are featured in this song, but the musicians who played theme were not credited. The song was recorded on September 26, 1969.
Barry Gibb only sings and play guitar on the song's demo.
It was one of the tracks featuring
Terry Cox
Terence William Harvey 'Terry' Cox (born 13 March 1937, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) played drums in the British folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums.
He also drummed with several other artists, most notably D ...
on
drums following the departure of Bee Gees' original drummer
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 Steve and the Board, the Bee Gees and Humpy Bong. In August 1969, he left the Bee Gees and he wa ...
.
Personnel
*
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 ...
—
lead
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and
harmony vocal
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,
acoustic guitar
*
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 ...
— backing vocal,
bass and acoustic guitar,
piano
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*
Terry Cox
Terence William Harvey 'Terry' Cox (born 13 March 1937, in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) played drums in the British folk rock bands The Pentangle, Duffy's Nucleus and Humblebums.
He also drummed with several other artists, most notably D ...
—
drums
*Uncredited —
violin
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s, orchestral arrangement
Engelbert Humperdinck version
The song was later recorded by
Engelbert Humperdinck and released as a single, and its flipside was "Born to Be Wanted" on
Decca Records in
UK,
Germany
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and
Belgium
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, on
Parrot Records
Parrot Records was an American record label, a division of London Records, which started in 1964. The label usually licensed (or leased) recordings made by Decca Records, England, for release in the United States and Canada, most notably by the ...
in US and
Jugoton Recordsin Yugoslavia. The song was released on his album ''Sweetheart''.
Chart performance
Other versions
Alan Caddy Orchestra and Singers covered "Sweetheart" in 1970 and released on ''6 Top Hits'' and ''Tribute to Engelbert Humperdinck''.
Top of the Pops
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released this song for ''Top of the Pops, Volume 13'' in September 1970 on
Hallmark Records
Hallmark Records is a British record label.
History
Hallmark Records was founded in the 1960s and was the first budget label in the United Kingdom. The revived company has since become a major publisher of budget CDs in the UK, issuing both pub ...
.
American singer and actor
Dean Martin recorded his version also in 1970 and included on ''
For the Good Times''.
References
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1970 singles
1970 songs
Bee Gees songs
Songs written by Barry Gibb
Songs written by Maurice Gibb
Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood
Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb
Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
Decca Records singles
Engelbert Humperdinck songs
Polydor Records singles
Atco Records singles
Country ballads
Song recordings produced by Peter Sullivan (record producer)