- The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs
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The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs 
Leedon LL 31801Studio album by The Bee Gees Released November 1965 Recorded June 1963 - October 1965
Festival Studio, SydneyGenre Rock and roll, Psychedelic rock, acoustic rock, Oldies Length 35'18" Label Leedon LL 31801
Calendar R-66 241 (1966)Producer Bill Shepherd, Robert Iredale The Bee Gees chronology The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs
(1965)Spicks and Specks
(1966)The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the Bee Gees' debut LP (1967's Bee Gees' 1st was the international debut album), released under the artist title "Barry Gibb & the Bee Gee's [sic]". It was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label.
It is basically a compilation of most of the Gibb brothers' singles that had been released over the previous three years (only in Australia), which accounts for the many different styles of music on it. Earlier tracks like "Peace of Mind" "Claustrophobia", and "Could It Be" are in the Merseybeat vein that was popular throughout 1964, while later singles like "Follow the Wind" and "And the Children Laughing" reflect the more folky sounds of the summer of 1965. Of the three new tracks that were recorded specifically for the album, "To Be or Not To Be" was probably the biggest departure, being a blues-based hard rocker.
This album has never been released in CD format, as reflected in the track listing below, and original vinyl copies of the LP are very hard to find. Despite this, not all of the songs on the album are rare, with many being found on various Bee Gees compilation records. Finally, all tracks were released on the official rarites compilation Brilliant from Birth, in 1998, which also includes outtakes from this period of the Bee Gees' career.
Contents
Track listing
All songs written by Barry Gibb.
Side A
- "I Was A Lover, A Leader Of Men" - 3:31
- "I Don't Think It's Funny" - 2:54
- "How Love Was True" - 2:17
- "To Be or Not to Be" - 2:14
- "Timber!" - 1:47
- "Claustrophobia" - 2:14
- "Could It Be" - 2:05
Side B
- "And the Children Laughing" - 3:21
- "Wine And Women" - 2:52
- "Don't Say Goodbye" - 2:23
- "Peace of Mind" - 2:17
- "Take Hold of That Star" - 2:42
- "You Wouldn't Know" - 2:12
- "Follow The Wind" - 2:10
Note
OBS: In Brilliant from Birth, "You Wouldn't Know" is faded early to 2:03, losing the shouting and laughing in the longer and original fade.
Personnel
- Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar
- Robin Gibb - vocals, melodica, organ
- Maurice Gibb - vocals, guitar, organ
- Bruce Davis - guitar
- Leith Ryan - guitar
- Bill Swindells- bass
- Laurie Wardman- drums
- Robert Iredale- engineer
The Bee Gees Studio albums The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (1965) · Spicks and Specks (1966) · Bee Gees' 1st (1967) · Horizontal (1968) · Idea (1968) · Odessa (1969) · Cucumber Castle (1970) · 2 Years On (1970) · Trafalgar (1971) · To Whom It May Concern (1972) · Life in a Tin Can (1973) · Mr. Natural (1974) · Main Course (1975) · Children of the World (1976) · Spirits Having Flown (1979) · Living Eyes (1981) · E.S.P. (1987) · One (1989) · High Civilization (1991) · Size Isn't Everything (1993) · Still Waters (1997) · This Is Where I Came In (2001)Singles 1960s"Spicks and Specks" (1966) · "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967) · "To Love Somebody" (1967) · "Holiday" (1967) · "Massachusetts" (1967) · "World" (1967) · "Words" (1968) · "Jumbo" (1968) · "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968) · "I Started a Joke" (1968) · "First of May" (1969) · "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" (1969) · "Don't Forget to Remember" (1969)1970s"If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else" (1970) · "I.O.I.O." (1970) · "Lonely Days" (1970) · "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (1971) · "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" (1971) · "My World" (1972) · "Run to Me" (1972) · "Alive" (1972) · "Saw a New Morning" (1973) · "Wouldn't I Be Someone" (1973) · "Mr. Natural" (1974) · "Throw a Penny" (1974) · "Charade" (1974) · "Jive Talkin'" (1975) · "Nights on Broadway" (1975) · "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" (1976) · "You Should Be Dancing" (1976) · "Love So Right" (1976) · "Boogie Child" (1977) · "Edge of the Universe" (1977) · "How Deep Is Your Love" (1977) · "Stayin' Alive" (1977) · "Night Fever" (1978) · "Too Much Heaven" (1978) · "Tragedy" (1979) · "Love You Inside Out" (1979) · "Spirits (Having Flown)" (1979)1980s"He's a Liar" (1981) · "Living Eyes" (1981) · "The Woman in You" (1983) · "Someone Belonging to Someone" (1983) · "You Win Again" (1987) · "E.S.P." (1987) · "Crazy for Your Love" (1988) · "Ordinary Lives" (1989) · "One" (1989)1990s"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)2000s"This Is Where I Came In" (2001)Soundtracks Live albums Compilation albums Best of Bee Gees (1969) · Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 (1973) · Bee Gees Gold (1976) · Bee Gees Greatest (1979) · Tales from the Brothers Gibb (1990) · The Very Best of the Bee Gees (1990) · Their Greatest Hits: The Record (2001) · Number Ones (2004) · Love Songs (2005) · The Ultimate Bee Gees (2009) · Mythology (2010)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) · Barbra Streisand's "Guilty Pleasures" (2005)Videography Cucumber Castle (1969) · Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978) · The Bee Gees Special (1979) · One For All Tour (1990) · Keppel Road (1997) · One Night Only (1998) · This Is Where I Came In (2001) · Live By Request (2002) · In Our Own Time (2010)Related articles Categories:- Bee Gees albums
- 1965 albums
- Debut albums
- English-language albums
- Leedon Records albums
- 1960s pop album stubs
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