Odessa (album)

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Odessa
Odessa cover
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released January, 1969
Recorded IBC Studios
Genre Rock Pop
Length 63:47
Label Polydor
Producer The Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood
Professional reviews
the Bee Gees chronology
Idea
(1968)		 Odessa
(1969)		 Cucumber Castle
(1970)

Odessa is the Bee Gees' fourth album, released as a double LP in 1969.

After the recording of the album, guitarist Vince Melouney left the group amicably wanting to pursue a more bluesy direction. Prior to release there were disagreements over which song was to be released as a single (the Robin led "Lamplight" lost out to "First of May" a Barry solo vocal). This led to Robin Gibb leaving the group in 1969,[1] though he would rejoin the group in late 1970.

Odessa was initially released in a flocked cover with gold lettering. Due to allergic reactions among workers during assembly, this design was discontinued.[2]

Rhino Records plans a tentative re-release of the album for August 2008[3] as a three-disc box set. It will include both mono and stereo mixes as well as unreleased material.

[edit] Track listing

All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

  1. "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" – 7:33
  2. "You'll Never See My Face Again" – 4:17
  3. "Black Diamond" – 3:29
  4. "Marley Purt Drive" – 4:26
  5. "Edison" – 3:06
  6. "Melody Fair" – 3:50
  7. "Suddenly" – 2:30
  8. "Whisper Whisper" – 3:25
  9. "Lamplight" – 4:47
  10. "Sound of Love" – 3:29
  11. "Give Your Best" – 3:28
  12. "Seven Seas Symphony" – 4:10
  13. "With All Nations (International Anthem)" – 1:47
  14. "I Laugh in Your Face" – 4:10
  15. "Never Say Never Again" – 3:29
  16. "First of May" – 2:50
  17. "The British Opera" – 3:16

A single LP reissue in the mid 70's deleted tracks 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 17. Early CD and cassette editions omitted the track "With All Nations (International Anthem)".

Rhino Records plans an August 2008 release of this album, containing three discs, of which would be Mono and Stereo versions along with selected rarites.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] References

  1. ^ Bee Gees: The Authorized Biography by David Leaf. Chappell, 1979. (ISBN 978-0903443357)
  2. ^ 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. New York, NY: Universe, 2006. pg 165. (ISBN 0-7893-1371-5)
  3. ^ Odessa Deluxe Edition
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Barry Gibb and the Bee Gee's (1965) · Spicks and Specks (1966) · Bee Gees' 1st (1967) · Horizontal (1968) · Idea (1968) · Odessa (1969)
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He's a Liar (1981) · Living Eyes (1981) · The Woman in You (1983) · Someone Belonging To Someone (1983) · You Win Again (1987) · ESP (1987) · Crazy For Your Love (1988) · Ordinary Lives (1989) · One (1989)
1990's
Bodyguard (1990) · Secret Love (1991) · When He's Gone (1991) · Paying The Price Of Love (1993) · For Whom The Bell Tolls (1993) · How to Fall in Love, Part 1 (1994) · Alone (1997) · I Could Not Love You More (1997) · Still Waters (Run Deep) (1997) · Immortality (1998)
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Gibb Productions
Andy Gibb's "Flowing Rivers" (1977), "Shadow Dancing" (1978) & "After Dark" (1980) · Jimmy Ruffin's "Sunrise" (1980) · Barbra Streisand's "Guilty" (1980) · Dionne Warwick's "Heartbreaker" (1982) · Kenny Rogers' "Eyes That See in the Dark" (1983) · Diana Ross' "Eaten Alive" (1985) · Carola's "Runaway" (1986)
See also: Bee Gees discography