''Melody'' is the soundtrack album for the film '' Melody'' (or ''S.W.A.L.K.'', the name it was initially marketed under in the U.K.). It was released in 1971 and is performed by the Bee Gees,

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) were a folk rock supergroup made up of American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash. When joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Neil Young as a fourth member ...

, and Barry Howard (aka Al Barry) of The Aces, Desmond Dekker's backing group. It reached No. 1 on the Japanese charts. "In the Morning" was first recorded in 1965 by The Bee Gees, and was re-recorded in 1970 for the film; its title was changed to "

Morning of My Life "Morning of My Life" (originally known as "In the Morning") is a song written by Barry Gibb in 1965 whilst in the town of Wagga Wagga, Australia and later recorded by the Bee Gees and several other artists. It was recorded in 1966 during sessions ...

", though the song is credited under its original title on the album. The songs "Melody Fair", "First of May", and "Give Your Best" were originally released on The Bee Gees' 1969 album '' Odessa''.

Track listing

#" In the Morning" by The Bee Gees - 3:54 #"In the Morning" (Instrumental) by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:01 #"

Melody Fair A melody (from Greek μελῳδία, ''melōidía'', "singing, chanting"), also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity. In its most literal sense, a melody is a combinati ...

" by The Bee Gees - 3:45 #"Melody Fair" (Instrumental) by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 1:21 #" Spicks and Specks" by Richard Hewson Orchestra With Children From Corona School - 1:41 #"Romance Theme in F" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:34 #"Give Your Best" by The Bee Gees - 3:26 #" To Love Somebody" by The Bee Gees - 2:59 #"Working on It Night and Day" by Richard Hewson Orchestra With Barry Hewson - 4:06 #" First of May" by Bee Gees - 2:47 #"First of May" (Instrumental) by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 0:55 #"Seaside Banjo" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 1:05 #"Teachers Chase" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:23 #"

Teach Your Children "Teach Your Children" is a song written by Graham Nash in 1968 when he was a member of the Hollies. Although it was never recorded by that group in a studio, the Hollies did record it live in 1983. The song first appeared on the album ''Déjà Vu' ...

" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - 2:53

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 ...

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Robin Gibb - 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 ...

- vocals, bass,

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

, guitar *Geoff Bridgford - drums *Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement *Lew Hahn -

engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, gadgets and materials to fulfill functional objectives and requirements while considering the limit ...

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