To whom It May concern
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| Bee Gees studio album | ||||
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Publication |
October 1972 |
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| Label (s) | Polydor | |||
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Format (s) |
LP, MC |
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pop |
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Title (number) |
13 |
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Robert Stigwood , Bee Gees |
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Studio (s) |
IBC Studios, London |
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To Whom It May Concern is the eighth international music album by the Bee Gees .
production
"To Whom It May Concern" was also recorded in the IBC Studios in London - "We Lost the Road" back in January 1971, almost all the other songs in April 1972. Drummer Geoff Bridgford left the band at the end of January. He was replaced by studio musician Clem Cattini .
This was the last album on which the Bee Gees used Bill Shepherd as arranger. Shepherd had accompanied the band not only in the studio since Bee Gees' 1st but also on all tours with his orchestra. With his orchestral arrangements he had a decisive influence on the sound of the band.
In England and also in the USA the album was released in a so-called pop-up cover.
The cover shows current photos of the Gibb brothers from a concert in Japan , while the back shows a photo of the brothers from 1963 - possibly the band's first retrospective of their career, since this album marked the 5-year period that ended in 1967 Contract with Robert Stigwood was fulfilled. The album title may also be an ironic reaction to the falling sales of their albums.
"Paper Mache, Cabbages and Kings" and "I Can Bring Love" are from 1971, "We Lost the Road" was composed for the album Trafalgar in 1970 , but was not included at the time. The rest of the songs on the album were composed in 1972.
Contributors
- Arranger , conductor : Bill Shepherd
- Sound engineer : Mike Claydon, Damon Lyon-Shaw, Richard Manwaring, Andy Knight
- Guitar : Alan Kendall
- Drums : Geoff Bridgeford, Clem Cattini
Track list
- A1. Run to Me (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A2. We Lost the Road (Barry & Robin Gibb)
- A3. Never Been Alone (Robin Gibb)
- A4. Paper Mache, Cabbages and Kings (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A5. I Can Bring Love (Barry Gibb)
- A6. I Held a Party (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- A7. Please Don't Turn the Lights out (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B1. Sea of Smiling Faces (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B2. Bad Bad Dreams (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B3. You Know It's for You (Maurice Gibb)
- B4. Alive (Barry & Maurice Gibb)
- B5. Road to Alaska (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
- B6. Sweet Song of Summer (Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb)
expenditure
The album was released in 1971 by Polydor , but in the US on Atco , a sub-label of Atlantic Records . The album was first released on compact disc in 1990 . Since 2008 it has only been available digitally in Europe.
- 1971: Polydor 2383 139 (LP)
- 1978: RSO 2394 203 (LP)
- 1990: Polydor 833 787-2 (CD)
reception
The title "Run to Me" sung by Barry and Robin Gibb in a duet was not only the Bee Gees' only halfway noteworthy hit from this album, but was also reinterpreted as a duet by other artists. Lee Towers & Anita Meyer had a small hit with it in 1985, as did Dionne Warwick & Barry Manilow . In 1994 it was Bobbie Eakes and Jeff Trachta and in 2006 Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs . In 1977 Cheryl Lynn Flor aka Flower brought a version of it to the charts. There were also versions by Marie Osmond , Johnny Mathis and Brenda Lee .
bibliography
- The Essential Rock Discography by Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-84195-985-6