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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 ...

, released in 1983 as the second single from his second solo album '' How Old Are You?''. The song managed to chart in several countries in Europe, reaching the top 20 in Germany and

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, peaking at numbers 16 and 19, respectively. It was not released in the United States as a single. It was recorded around October to November 1982. The song's intro bears only minimal resemblance to Foreigner's 1981 hit "

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", before indulging in its own, time-space specific melodic structure in full force. The song was re-recorded for Gibb's 2003 album ''

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1983 songs 1983 singles Songs written by Robin Gibb Songs written by Maurice Gibb Robin Gibb songs Polydor Records singles {{1980s-single-stub