"When He's Gone" is the first and only American single from the 1991

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album ''

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''. Warner Bros. did nothing to promote the album or the single and neither charted in America, the first and only time a Bee Gees album failed to chart in America (It briefly appeared on the Cashbox singles chart rising to #86). The Bee Gees made two TV appearances in May, 1991 to promote the single. They appeared on Rick Dees' show ''Into the Night'' where they sang "When He's Gone" and "

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" and on ''

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'' they sang "When He's Gone" and " To Love Somebody". Two different

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s were issued. In the

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, the song "True Confessions" was used, which was a song that was not included on the cassette versions of ''

''. The B-sides in the UK were live performances of "

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" and " You Win Again" done in

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from their 1989 ''

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''.

Track listing

7-inch and CD single (Europe) #"When He's Gone" (Single edit) - 4:06 #"Massachusetts" (live) - 3:16 7-inch and CD single (UK) #"When He's Gone" (Single edit) - 4:06 #"Massachusetts" (live) - 3:16 #"You Win Again" (live) - 3:25 7-inch and CD single (US) #"When He's Gone" (Single edit) - 4:06 #"True Confessions" - 5:17

Personnel

;Bee Gees *

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 ...

– lead and backing vocals * Barry Gibb – harmony and backing vocals, rhythm guitar * Maurice Gibb – backing vocals, keyboards, synthesizer, rhythm guitar ;Additional personnel *

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– guitar *Tim Cansfield - guitar *Tim Moore – keyboards, synthesizer,

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– bass guitar *Lenny Castro – percussion *Julia and Maxine Waters – backing vocals

References

{{Authority control Bee Gees songs 1991 songs 1991 singles Songs written by Barry Gibb Songs written by Maurice Gibb Songs written by Robin Gibb Warner Records singles