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E.S.P. is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, released in 1987. While it failed to break the Top 50 in the U.S., it sold well in Europe, reaching #5 in the UK, #2 in Norway and Austria, and #1 Germany and Switzerland. It sold 3 million copies worldwide.
The album's first single, "You Win Again," reached #1 in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Norway.
Track listing[]
- " E.S.P.." – 5:35
- "You Win Again" – 4:01
- "Live or Die" (Hold Me Like a Child) – 4:42
- "Giving up the Ghost" – 4:26
- "The Longest Night" – 5:47
- "This is Your Life" – 4:53
- "Angela" – 4:56
- "Overnight" – 4:21
- "Crazy for Your Love" - 4;43
- "Backtafunk" – 4:23
- "E.S.P." (Vocal Reprise) – 0:30
All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
Personnel[]
Bee Gees
- Barry Gibb – acoustic guitar, arranger, drums, electric guitar, programming, vocals, producer, drum programming
- Robin Gibb – arranger, vocals, keyboards, producer
- Maurice Gibb – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals, drum programming
Additional Personnel
- Claude "Swifty" Achille – engineer
- Martyn Atkins – art direction, design
- Reb Beach – electric guitar
- Glenn Frey - electric guitar on E.S.P. and Giving Up The Ghost (uncredited)
- Timothy B. Schmit - bass guitar on Giving Up The Ghost (uncredited)
- Mike Porcaro - bass on You Win Again (uncredited)
- Tony Beard – drums
- Andy Earl – photography
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion
- Ellen Fitton – engineer
- Bob Gay – saxophone
- Scott Glasel – programming, assistant engineer
- Reggie Griffin – arranger, electric guitar, programming, rhythm track
- Jeri Heiden – artwork
- David A. Jones – 12-string bass
- Robbie Kondor – keyboards, 12-string bass
- Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer, keyboards, programming, drum programming
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Arif Mardin – arranger, electric guitar, producer, horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer bass guitar
- Joe Mardin – programming, drum programming
- George Marino – engineer
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar
- Nick Moroch – electric guitar
- Michael O'Reilly – engineer
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, programming
- Ken Steiger – engineer
- Brian Tench – producer, engineer, drum programming, mixing, percussion programming
Guest musicians (uncredited)
- Glenn Frey - electric guitar ("E.S.P." and "Giving Up The Ghost")
- Timothy B. Schmit - bass guitar ("Giving Up The Ghost")
- Mike Porcaro - bass guitar ("You Win Again")
Chart performance[]
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Germany | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Norway | 2 |
| Austria | 2 |
| United Kingdom | 5 |
| Netherlands | 6 |
| Italy | 13 |
| Sweden | 25 |
| Australia | 25 |
| Japan | 26 |
| Spain | 32 |
| Finland | 39 |
| New Zealand | 44 |
| Canada | 85 |
| United States | 96 |