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Revision as of 20:26, 10 June 2009
| Spirits Having Flown | |
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| Studio Album | |
| Released | February 1979 |
| Recorded | March - November 1978, Criteria Studios, Miami |
| Length | 45:53 |
| Label | RSO |
| Producer | Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson |
Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' thirteenth original album, released in 1979. Spirits Having Flown was released at the peak of their career and sold 20 million copies worldwide. The album's first three tracks went to No. 1 in the US.
Recording the album
Nine months were spent recording Spirits Having Flown, the most time spent on any one of their single albums. Barry stated that he felt that the pressure to follow the success of Saturday Night Fever.
Chicago/Bee Gees connection (1978-1979)
Chicago horns: James Pankow, Walt Parazaider and Lee Loughnane guested on this album. They were next door working on the Chicago album Hot Streets.
Track listing
- Tragedy – 5:05 (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb)
- Too Much Heaven – 4:57 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
- Love You Inside Out – 4:13 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
- Reaching Out – 4:07
- Spirits (Having Flown) – 5:21 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
- Search, Find – 4:16
- Stop (Think Again) – 6:41
- Living Together – 4:23
- I'm Satisfied – 4:23
- Until – 2:27
Rejected material
The Bee Gees also recorded "Desire" for the album, with guest vocals by brother Andy Gibb, but it was rejected and instead released as an Andy Gibb solo single.
Awards
- Certified gold and platinum in the US on January 30, 1979.
- Certified silver and gold in the UK on January 26, 1979, and platinum on February 29.
- Certified 5x platinum in Canada on February 1, 1979.
- Voted Best Pop/Rock Album of 1979 at the 1980 American Music Awards ceremony.
Personnel
- Barry Gibb - Guitar, Vocals
- Robin Gibb - Vocals
- Maurice Gibb - Bass, Vocals
- Blue Weaver - Synthesizer, Piano, Keyboards, Vibraphone, Arp
- Alan Kendall - Bass, Guitar
- Dennis Bryon - Drums
- Neal Bonsanti - Horns
- Gary Brown - Saxophone
- Harold Cowart - Bass
- Kenneth Faulk - Horns
- Albhy Galuten - Synthesizer, Bass, Conductor
- Peter Graves - Horns
- Joe Lala - Percussion, Conga
- Lee Loughnane - Horns
- Herbie Mann - Flute
- James Pankow - Horns
- Walter Parazaider - Horns
- Bill Purse - Horns
- Whit Sidener - Horns
- George Terry - Guitar
- Stanley Webb - Horns
- Daniel Ben Zubulon - Percussion, Conga