First of May (Bee Gees song)
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| Single by Bee Gees from the album Odessa |
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| B-side | "Lamplight" (Robin Gibb song) (Original issue) "How Deep Is Your Love" (1996 JP reissue) |
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| Released | 1969 | ||||
| Format | vinyl record 45" | ||||
| Recorded | IBC Studios, London 1969 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Label | UK: Polydor 56304, USA/CA: Atco 45-6657 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb | ||||
| Producer | Robert Stigwood | ||||
| Certification | Gold (Japan) | ||||
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"First of May" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, released as a single from their 1969 double album Odessa. The flip side of a single was a Robin Gibb's composition "Lamplight". Robert Stigwood, the Bee Gees manager chose "First of May" for the A-side. No other singles were released from the Odessa album, as Robin already had left the group.
After its release, "First of May" enjoyed a resurgence for several times. In 1971, the song was featured in the soundtrack to Melody, a British motion picture about puppy love.[1] In 1996, the song was used as a theme of the Japanese drama Wakaba no Koro[2]. The song reissued on CD climbed the country's chart again and gained moderate commercial success, selling more than 100,000 copies.[3]
[edit] Chart positions
| Charts (1969) | Peak position |
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| The Netherlands Singles Chart | 2 |
| Germany Media Control Singles Chart | 3 |
| Ireland Singles Chart | 4 |
| UK Singles Chart | 6 |
| Australia Kent Music Report | 15 |
| United States Billboard Hot 100 | 37 |
| Japan Oricon Singles Chart | 80 |
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| Japanese Oricon Singles Chart | 25 |
