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Odessa (Bee Gees album)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Odessa Studio album by Bee Gees Released March 1969
Recorded IBC Studios and Atlantic Studios, New York Genre Progressive rock, soft rock, country rock, country folk, orchestral, classical Length 63:49 Label Spin (Robert Stigwood) (Australia) Producer Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees Bee Gees studio albums chronology Idea
(1968) Odessa
(1969) Best of Bee Gees
(1969)
Singles from Odessa

1. "First of May"
   Released: January 1969

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Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees, released in March 1969 by Polydor Records in the UK and Atco Records in the US. It was the group's fourth album released internationally, and their only studio double LP. Odessa would be the final album for the band's original incarnation, and this was the last album to feature guitarist Vince Melouney. Robin Gibb would leave the band over personal and artistic differences with brother Barry Gibb. Barry and Maurice would continue to record with drummer Colin Petersen as the Bee Gees, but disintegrated when Petersen was fired. Odessa is noted in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. The album contains "First of May", "Lamplight", "Marley Purt Drive" and "Melody Fair".

Odessa was a concept album like the other albums by British bands such as the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Pretty Things' SF Sorrow and The Moody Blues' Days of Future Passed.

Background

Origins and recording

The original album name was An American Opera then Masterpeace and finally Odessa.

Colin recalls about the country influence on Odessa, "It was my idea that we do that sort of thing, and Maurice is the one who will take more time out to listen to what I have to say, although within the group, the okay has to come from Barry". Their manager Robert Stigwood says, "Barry is the Bee Gees coordinator, I used the word advisedly, as there is no leader of the group as such. He has a tremendous feel for soul music a la his composing work for The Marbles, but he is also a fantastic solo singer in his own right".

The first song recorded for the album was "I Laugh in Your Face" on 12 July 1968, the same day the group recorded "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (released from the American version of the group's fifth album Idea). After recording eight songs for the album, guitarist Vince Melouney left the group amicably and joined the supergroup Fanny Adams, wanting to pursue a more bluesy direction as Melouney explained: "I was on three tracks, "Marley Purt Drive", "Whisper Whisper" and one more that i can't remember".

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 early 1969, though he would rejoin the group in August 1970.

A reel tape of mono mixes dated 24 November 1968 has "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)", "First of May" and "Melody Fair" called a "rough mix with orchestra". Therefore about as soon as they returned to the studio, they were with Bill Shepherd arranging and conducting orchestral tracks to complete the album. This puts the re-make of "First of May" early in the November sessions, yet the song would be the last Bee Gees band session for the album. (However, after recording "First of May", the instrumental tracks, "Seven Seas Symphony", "With All Nations" and "The British Opera" were recorded by Bill Shepherd.) Also done somewhere around here are the final vocals for the New York songs and the added organ part for "Edison". Barry sang in a strong voice for "First of May", "Sound of Love", "Marley Purt Drive" and "Give Your Best", a bit less so on "Whisper, Whisper" and "Edison", with the latter featuring some lead vocals by Robin.

Release

Odessa was initially released on Atco Records in a red flocked cover with a gold lettering to the group's name and label symbol stamped in gold on the front and nothing but the flocking on the back. The gatefold has a large dotted image of people leaving a ship in a lifeboat. There are no photographs of the group and they are not named except as to all songs being written by B, R & M Gibb. Due to the high cost of production, as well as allergic reactions among workers during assembly, this design was discontinued.

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.

Side one
No. Title Lead vocals Length
1. "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)"   Robin 7:33 2. "You'll Never See My Face Again"   Barry 4:16 3. "Black Diamond"   Robin 3:27 Side two
No. Title Lead vocals Length
4. "Marley Purt Drive"   Barry 4:26 5. "Edison"   Barry and Robin 3:07 6. "Melody Fair"   Barry and Maurice 3:48 7. "Suddenly"   Maurice 2:29 8. "Whisper Whisper"   Barry 3:24 Side three
No. Title Lead vocals Length
9. "Lamplight"   Robin 4:47 10. "Sound of Love"   Barry 3:27 11. "Give Your Best"   Barry 3:26 12. "Seven Seas Symphony"   Instrumental 4:09 13. "With All Nations (International Anthem)"   Instrumental 1:46 Side four
No. Title Lead vocals Length
14. "I Laugh in Your Face"   Barry and Robin 4:09 15. "Never Say Never Again"   Barry 3:28 16. "First of May"   Barry 2:50 17. "The British Opera"   Instrumental 3:17