"The Three Kisses of Love" is a song composed principally by Barry Gibb and recorded 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 ...

. It was released on 22 March 1963 as the

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of their debut single "

The Battle of the Blue and the Grey "The Battle of the Blue and the Grey" is a debut single by the Bee Gees, backed by " The Three Kisses of Love" and released on March 22, 1963. Like all the Bee Gees' output prior to 1967 (with the notable exception of Spicks and Specks) it was o ...

". It was later included in numerous compilations. The song was performed in lip-sync on ''Bandstand'' along with "The Battle of the Blue and the Grey" on 24 April 1963.

Recording

It was recorded around February 1963 along with the song's A-side "

". Recording took place at Sydney's Festival Studios. This song was later compared to

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' "

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". It was also compared to the group's earlier song, "Let Me Love You" also a Barry Gibb composition written in 1959. Both tracks featured orchestral backing, but since the arrangements consist only of violin, string bass and drums with the violin (or possibly damped guitar) played pizzicato it is likely that Robert Iredale or Col Joye had made use of an echo chamber. This was Iredale's favorite trick which was probably featured on some of the Bee Gees' next few singles too. By placing a microphone and speaker in a small room adjacent to the recording booth, Iredale could make a solitary violin sound like a more string section.

Personnel

* Barry Gibb — lead vocals *

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his o ...

— backing and

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* Maurice Gibb — backing and harmony vocals * Joy Boys – guitar, bass, drums Engineered by Robert Iredale
Produced by Col Joye

References

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