Lançado | Setembro de 1987 |
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Gravações | September – December 1986 at Panther House, Miami Beach, Florida |
Gênero | Rock, pop rock, synthpop, new wave, AC |
Duração | 48:25 |
Faixa | Título | Compostior | Vocal: | Duração |
A1 | ESP | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | 5:08 |
A2 | You Win Again | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | 4:02 |
A3 | Live Or Die (Hold Me Like A Child) | B.,R.,M. Gibb |
| 4:41 |
A4 | Giving Up The Ghost | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | 4:26 |
A5 | The Longest Night | B.,R.,M. Gibb |
| 5:46 |
B1 | This Is Your Life | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | 4:50 |
B2 | Angela | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | 4:55 |
B3 | Overnight | B.,R.,M. Gibb |
| 4:20 |
B4 | Crazy For Your Love | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | 4:20 |
B5 | Bactafunk | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | 4:22 |
B6 | E.S.P. (vocal reprise) | B.,R.,M. Gibb | Vocal Reprise | 0:34 |
Recorded at Middle Ear studio in Miami BeachAlbum dedicated to the memory of Ozzie ByrneE.S.P quer dizer Extra Sensory Perception (Percepção extra-sensorial) |
Álbuns Vendidos
ESP (1987) | Germany – 800 000 Hong Kong – 25 000 Italy – 100 000 Japan – 30 000 Netherlands – 50 000 Norway – 120 000 Spain – 50 000 Switzerland – 100 000 UK – 450 000 USA – 100 000 | 3 000 000 |
Outtakes:
Young Love |
Créditos:
Vocals | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb |
Bass, Keyboards, Programmed By [Synthesizer] | Maurice Gibb |
Producer | Arif Mardin, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb |
Recorded By [Assistant], Programmed By [Assistant] | Scott Glasel |
Recorded By [Additional] | Claude Achille, Ed Garcia*, Ellen Fitton, Ken Steiger, Michael O’Reilly |
Recorded By, Mixed By, Co-producer | Brian Tench |
Photography | Andy Earl |
Mastered By | George Marino |
Guitar | Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb |
Arranged By | Bee Gees |
Arranged By [Additional] | Arif Mardin, Reggie Griffin, Robbie Kondor |
Design | David A. Jones, Martyn Atkins |
Written-By | Barry, Robin And Maurice Gibb* |
Engineer | Claude “Swifty” Achille, Ellen Fitton, George Marino, Michael O’Reilly, Ken Steiger |
Art direction, Design | Martyn Atkins |
Electric Guitar | Reb Beach |
Drums | Tony Beard |
Percussion | Sammy Figueroa |
Saxophone | Bob Gay |
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar, Arranger, Drums, Electric Guitar, Programming, Vocals, Producer, Drum Programming | Barry Gibb |
Synthesizer, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Arranger, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Drum Programming | Maurice Gibb |
Arranger, Vocals, Backing Vocals, Producer | Robin Gibb |
Pprogramming, Assistant Engineer | Scott Glasel |
Arranger, Electric Guitar, Programming, Rhythm Track | Reggie Griffin |
Artwork | Jeri Heiden |
12-String Bass | David A. Jones |
Keyboards, 12-String Bass | Robbie Kondor |
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Programming, Drum Programming | Rhett Lawrence |
Bass Guitar | Will Lee |
Arranger, Electric Guitar, Producer, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements, Synthesizer Bass Guitar | Arif Mardin |
Programming, Drum Programming | Joe Mardin |
Bass Guitar | Marcus Miller |
Electric Guitar | Nick Moroch |
Concertmaster | Gene Orloff |
Synthesizer, Keyboards, Electric Piano, Programming | Greg Phillinganes |
Producer, Engineer, Drum Programming, Mixing, Percussion Programming | Brian Tench |
LP
Argentina | 1987 | WEA 80686 |
Australia | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-1 |
Belgium | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-1 |
Brazil | 1987 | WB 56003 |
France | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-1 |
Germany | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-1 |
Italy | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-1 |
Japan | 1987 | Warner P-13568 |
Korea | 1987 | Oasis Records OLW-501 |
Netherlands | 1987 | 7599 25541-1 |
UK | 1987 | WB WX 83 |
USA | 1987 | Warner Bros. 2-25541 |
Cassette
Germany | 1987 | WB 7599 25541-4 |
UK | 1987 | WB WX 83C |
CD
Standard | WB 7599 25541-2 | |
Japan | 1990 | Warner 32XD720 |
Singles
You win again / Backtafunk | 7″ | 1987 | ||
Germany | WB 928 351-7 | |||
Japan | WEA P-2255 | |||
South Africa | WB S527 | |||
Switzerland | WB 928 351-7 | |||
UK | WB W8351 | |||
Cass. | 1987 | UK | WB W8351C | |
USA | WB 4-28351 | |||
You win again / Backtafunk / You win again | 12″ | 1987 | Australia | WB 020760 |
Germany | WB 920 790 0 | |||
UK | WB 8351T | |||
WB 8351TP (picture disc) | ||||
E.S.P. / Overnight | 7″ | 1987 | Germany | WB 928 139-7 |
Japan | WEA P-2335 | |||
Portugal | WB 1595327 | |||
UK | WB W8139 | |||
WB W8139W (poster) | ||||
WB W8139V (christmas card) | ||||
ESP (ext) / Overnight / ESP | 12″ | 1987 | Germany | WB 920 820-0 |
ESP (5 track Limited Edition) | 12″ | 1987 | Germany | WB 920 829 0 |
Crazy for your love / You win again | 7″ | 1988 | Germany | WB 927 966-7 |
UK | WB W7966 | |||
Angela / You win again | 7″ | 1988 | Germany | WB 927 957-7 |
Switzerland | WB 927 957-7 | |||
Angela / You win again / Live or die | 12″ | 1988 | Germany | WB 920 879-2 |
You win again / ESP | CDs | 1988 | Japan | Warner P10W30002 |
You win again / Will you ever let me | 7″ | 1989 | USA | WB 22733 |
Promo
You win again | 7″ | 1987 | Mexico | WB PRO 207 |
ESP | CDs | 1987 | USA | WB PRO CD 2902 |
Crazy for your love / You win again (remix) / Giving up the ghost | 12″ | 1988 | UK | Warner Bros W79696T |
Single Relevante
Warner Bros. Records – 92 08290 |
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single |
Country: Canada |
Released: 1987 |
A1 | E.S.P “Extra Sensory House” (Vocal) | 6:31 |
A2 | E.S.P “E.S. Piano” (Dub) | 8:20 |
B1 | E.S.P “E.S.P.N.R.G.” (Vocal) | 7:05 |
B2 | E.S.P “Extra Energy” (Dub) | 6:42 |
B3 | Overnight (LP Version) | 4:20 |
Certificações
Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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Germany (BVMI) | 3× Gold | 750,000^ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) | 2× Platinum | 100,000x |
United Kingdom (BPI) | Platinum | 300,000^ |
^shipments figures based on certification alone |
Source: Wikipedia
Billboard and Chart:
Título | Pais e Posição |
E.S.P (álbum) | UK# 5 US# 96 DE# 1 AU# 25 IT# 13 NO# 2 JP# 26 NZ# 55 NL# 6 CA# 85 AT# 2 Spain# 32 Sweden# 25 Switzerland# 1 Finland# 39 |