Living Eyes

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Álbum:Living Eyes
LançamentoFebruary – June 1981
GravadoCriteria Studios, Miami Beach, Florida, United States (strings arrangement) Media Sound, New York City, United States (horns arrangement)
GêneroRock, pop, acoustic rock
Duração46:04

 

FaixaTítuloCompostiorVocal:Duração
A1Living Eyes B.R.&M.Gibb
Lead vocals: Barry Gibb
Guitar – Barry Gibb, Slide Guitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick4:16
A2He’s A LiarB.R.&M.GibbLead vocals: Barry GibbBrass – Boneroo Horns Synthesizer – George Bitzer4:00
A3ParadiseB.R.&M.Gibb
Lead vocals: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
4:18
A4Don’t Fall In Love With MeB.R.&M.GibbLead vocals: Robin GibbBrass – Brass Sextet4:12
A5SoldiersB.R.&M.GibbLead vocals: Barry Gibb4:25
B1I Still Love YouB.R.&M.GibbLead vocals: Robin Gibb, Maurice GibbLead Sitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick4:24
B2WildflowerB.R.&M.Gibb
Lead vocals: Maurice Gibb
4:23
B3Nothing Could Be GoodB.R.&M.Gibb and Albhy Galuten
Lead vocals: Barry Gibb
Guitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick4:09
B4Cryin’ Every DayB.R.&M.GibbLead vocals: Robin Gibb4:01
B5Be Who You AreBarry Gibb
Lead vocals: Barry Gibb
6:38
Be Who You AreBass – Bob GlaubBrass – Brass SextetConductor [Introduction] – Gene OrloffDrums [Military Snare] – Joe GaldoElectric Piano [Rhodes] – David Wolinski
Recorded at Middle Ear studio in Miami Beach, February to June 1981Recorded at Middle Ear Inc. Miami
Strings recorded at Media Sound New York
Horns recorded at Criteria Studios Miami
Recorded on MCI’s JH-556 console & two JH24/24 recorders with JH-45 synchronizers
Mastered at Criteria Cutting Center, MiamiFoi gravado pela Polygram ex-Polydor. É o ultimo álbum com o selo RSO Records que foi vendida para a Polygram (atual Universal Music Group), a próxima gravadora seria a Warner com o álbum E.S.P

 

Álbuns Vendidos

Living Eyes
(1981)
Canada – 100 000
Honk Kong – 25 000
Italy – 140 000
Japan – 39 000
Spain – 50 000
UK – 70 000
USA – 250 000
1 250 000

 

Versões – He’s Liar

Normal4:00September 1981
Demo3:34
Demo (first cast)4:14*
Instrumental4:00
Extendida5:56
Versão com a introdução maior4:36Rare Collection (Japan)

 

Outtakes:

Heart (Stop Beating in Time)” (later recorded by Leo Sayer and released as a single)
Hold Her In Your Hand” (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) (later recorded by Maurice Gibb in 1984 for the soundtrack to A Breed Apart)
Heat of the Night” – 4:02
“Loving You Is Killing Me”
Mind Over Matter” – 4:30
“The Promise You Made” – 3:14

 

Créditos:

Albhy Galuten,The Bee Gees, Karl RichardsonProducer
Barry GibbVocal, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Robin GibbVocal
Maurice GibbVocal, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
Don Felderguitar (A2, A3, A4, A5, B2)
Richard Teepiano (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B3)
Albhy Galutensynthesizer (A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B4, B5)
George Bitzerpiano (A1, A3, B2, B3); synthesizer (A2)
Harold Cowartbass (all except B4, B5)
Steve Gadddrums (A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B3)
Chuck Kirkpatrickguitar (A1, B3); sitar (B1)
George Terryguitar (A1, B5)
David Wolinskikeyboards (B5)
Bob Glaubbass (B5)
Joe Galdodrums (B5)
Jeff Porcarodrums (A1, A5, B4)
Ralph McDonaldpercussion (A1, A2, A4)
Russ Kunkeldrums (B2, B4, B5)
The Boneroo Horns and Brass SextetPeter Graves (A2, A4, B5), Ken Faulk (A2, A4, B5), Brett Murphey (A2, A4, B5), Neil Bonsanti (A2), Don Bonsanti (A2), Whit Sidener (A2), Jerry Peel (A4, B5), Greg Lonnman (A4, B5), Ken Waldenpfuhl A4, B5)
strings arranged byBarry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Maurice Gibb; concertmaster Gene Orloff
horns arranged byBarry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Maurice Gibb
engineer:Karl Richardson, Don Gehman
Engineer [Assistant, Criteria] Al Stegmeyer, Alex Clarke, Dennis Hetzendorfer
Engineer [Assistant, Digital Magnetics] Jim Pace
Engineer [Assistant, Media Sound] Don Brewer (2), Lincoln Clapp, Nick Kalliongis*
Engineer [Assistant, Middle Ear]  Dale Peterson, Sam Taylor
Photography By [Back Cover] Bob Sherman
Photography By [Front Cover & Inner Spread] Minsei Tominaga

 

LP

Argentina1981RSO 2394 301
Australia1981RSO/PolyGram 2394 301
Belgium1981RSO 2394 301
Bulgary1984BALKANTON  BTA 11278
Colombia1981RSO 2394 301
France1981RSO 2394 301
Germany1981RSO 2394 301
Japan1981RSO MW-0012
Korea1982Sung Eum SEL 200 410
Netherlands1981RSO 2394 301
Slovakia1983Opus 9113 1149
Spain1981RSO 23 94 301
Switzerland1981RSO 2394 301
UK1981RSO RS BG 002
Uruguay1981RSO 2394 301
USA1981RSO RX-1-3098
Yugoslavia1981RTB ST 2420023

Cassette

Standard1981RSO 32 16 301

CD

Standard Polydor 813 642-2
Korea1995DG 0271
Japan1988Polydor P28W25030
1993Polydor POCP2244
2004Polydor/Universal UICY-3819

Singles

He’s a liar / He’s a liar (instrumental)7″1981ArgentinaRSO 2090 568
AustraliaRSO 2090 568
BelgiumRSO 2090 568
BrazilRSO 2090 568
CanadaRSO RS-1066
FranceRSO 2090 568
GermanyRSO 2090 568
GreeceRSO 2090 568
JapanRSO DW 0019
MexicoRSO 1283
NetherlandsRSO 2090 568
South AfricaRSO PS 1227
SpainRSO 2090 568
UKRSO81
USARSO RS-1066
12″1981UKRSOX81
NetherlandsRSO 2141 129
Living eyes / I still love you7″1981AustraliaRSO 2090 571
BelgiumRSO 2090 571
CanadaRSO RS-1067
GermanyRSO 2090 571
JapanRSO DW 0021
NetherlandsRSO 2090 571
SwitzerlandRSO 2090 571
UKRSO 2090 571
USARSO RS-1067
Paradise/Wildflower7″1982GermanyRSO 2090 575
Paradise / Nothing could be good7″1982JapanRSO 7DW 0023

Promo

He’s a liar12″1981USARSO RPO 1028
Living eyes samplerLP1981JapanRSO MI4126

 

 Billboard and Chart:

TítuloPais e Posição
Living Eyes (álbum)UK# 73 US#41 DE#37 AU#30 IT#8 NO#6 JP#26 NZ#13 NL#21 CA#32 Spain#4 Sweden#18
WeeksUK# 8 US#9 (world) US#12 (billboard 200 and cash box) DE#37 AU#13 IT#8 NO#13 JP#19 NZ#4 NL#6 CA#6 Spain#24 Sweden#4

Compact Disc Release

The first ever CD
Living Eyes was chosen to be the first ever album to be manufactured on CD for demonstration purposes, as seen on the BBC TV program Tomorrow’s World in 1981, and was featured on the inaugural issue of the Compact Disc trade magazine.[3] It was the first Bee Gees album to be released on CD, in early 1983 when compact discs were first commercially available, though few were manufactured. After RSO Records was absorbed by Polygram Records, Living Eyes, ever so ironically, was the only Bee Gees album in their catalog not to be released on CD in the late 1980s, and ultimately became quite rare. To date, there is no word on whether Rhino Records or Reprise Records (who have reissued much of the Bee Gees back catalogue in recent years) will re-release it on CD. The album is, however, available as a download from iTunes and other online services.

Source: Wikipedia

 

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