Idea

Lançado	September 1968
Gravado	IBC Studios, 8 January – 12 July 1968 (except “Swan Song”, 13 December 1967)
Genêro	Rock, psychedelic rock,psychedelic pop, baroque pop,ballad, acoustic rock
Duração	36:11 (Stereo LP) 35:22 (Mono LP) 36:06 (CD issue) 107:06 (2006 CD reissue) (CD 1 71:42/CD 2 35:24)

	Nome da musica	Escritor	Vocal	Duração	Gravado na IBC Studios em Londres
A1	Let There Be Love	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb (Maurice Gibb)	3:32	June 1968
A2	Kitty Can	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Maurice Gibb	2:39	June 1968
A3	In The Summer Of His Years	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb	3:10	February 1968
A4	Indian Gin And Whisky Dry	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb	2:01	June 13 1968
A5	Down To Earth	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb (Maurice Gibb)	2:32	January 8,9 1968
A6	Such A Shame	Vince Melouney	Lead Vocal Vince (Maurice Gibb)	2:28	June 14 1968
	I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb	2:56	July 12 1968
B1	Idea	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb (Maurice Gibb)	2:51	June 1968
B2	When The Swallows Fly	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Barry Gibb	2:32	June 18 1968
B3	I Have Decided To Join The Airforce	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb (Barry and Maurice Gibb)	2:11	February 1968
B4	I Started A Joke	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Robin Gibb	3:08	June 25 1968
B5	Kilburn Towers	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Barry Gibb	2:19	June 14 1968
B6	Swan Song	Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb	Lead vocal Barry Gibb	2:58	December, 13 1967

Álbuns Vendidos

Idea
(1968)

Germany – 350 000
UK – 300 000
USA – 450 000

1 400 000

Informações sobre o álbum:

In the USA, South Africa and Canada the LP had “I’ve gotta…” instead of “Such a shame”
The CD issue has both songs.
In South Africa the LP didn’t feature the song “Idea”
In Japan the LP had 14 tracks, with Jumbo and both Such A Shame and I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You
In Germany it was also issued under the title All over The World. It didn’t feature the song Idea (and included both Such a shame and I’ve gotta get…).The song “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” did not appear in the UK edition and was only released as a single. In the US, the song replaced “Such a Shame” in the LP.

Studio Albuns 2006:

The expanded and remastered Reprise/Rhino issue (2006/2007) has stereo and mono versions of all 13 songs and includes a bonus disc with these tracks:

Chocolate Symphony	[B,R,M]
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You (mono single)
Jumbo	[B,R,M]
The Singer Sang His Song	[B,R,M]
Bridges Crossing Rivers	[B,R]
Idea (alternate mix)
Completely Unoriginal
Kitty Can (alternate mix)
Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween	[B,R,M]
Let There Be Love (alternate mix)
Gena’s Theme	[B,R,M]
Another Cold And Windy Day (Coke Spot 1)	[B,R,M]
Sitting In The Meadow (Coke Spot 2)	[B,R,M]

Outros Lançamentos:

Jumbo (January 10 1968) Single.	Also released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
The Singer Sang His Song (January 1968) B side of Jumbo	Also released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)

Outtakes:

Chocolate symphony (January 1968)	Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Gena’s theme (January 1968)	Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
The Band Will Meet Mr Justice (June 13 1968)
Completely unoriginal (June 1968)	Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Maypole Mews (June 25 1968)	Released by David Garrick in 1969
Bridges Crossing Rivers.	Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)
Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween?	Released in 2006/2007 by Reprise/Rhino (bonus cd)

Créditos:

Vocals, guitar	Barry Gibb
Vocals	Robin Gibb
Vocals, bass, organ, piano, mellotron	Maurice Gibb
Drums	Colin Petersen
Guitar, vocals	Vince Melouney
Arrangements	Bill Shepherd
Production	Robert Stigwood, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, John Pantry (engineer)
Engineer	John Pantry, Mike Claydon, Damon Lyon Shaw
Photography By	Wolfgang Hailemann
Desing By	Holger Matthies

Vocals

Barry* (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B3, B5, B6),

Maurice* (tracks: A1, A2, A5, A6, B1, B3),

Robin* (tracks: A1, A3 to A5, B1, B4)

LP – Idea

Argentina	1968	Polydor 1184 169
1977	Polydor 20355
Australia	1968	Spin SEL 932 986
Belgium	1968	Polydor 184 169
Brazil	1968	Polydor 624007
1980	RSO 2394 284
Canada	1968	Atco SD-33-253
France	1968	Polydor 658 091
1974	RSO 2394 198
Germany	1968	Polydor 184 169
1975	RSO 2394 198
Italy	1968	Polydor 184 169
Japan	1968	Polydor SMP-1414
1974	RSO MW2100
1978	RSO MWF1050
Netherlands	1968	Polydor 582 036
Norway	1968	Polydor 184 169
South Africa	1968	Polydor LPHM 84 169
Switzerland	1968	Polydor 184 169
UK	1968	Polydor 582 036 (mono)
1968	Polydor 583 036 (stereo)
Uruguay	1977	RSO 20355
USA	1968	Atco SD-33-253

LP-All Over The World

Germany

1968

Polydor H-881/5

Reel to reel

USA

1968

Atco ATX-253

CD

Standard		Polydor 833 660-2
Japan	1992	Polydor POCP2227
2004	Polydor/Universal UICY-3806
“Idea expanded and remastered” (2 CDs)	2007	Reprise/Rhino

Singles

I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can	1968	Argentina	Polydor 25224
1968	Australia	Spin EK-2482
1968	Canada	Atco 45-6603
1968	France	Polydor 421 401
1968	Germany	Polydor 59 216
1968	Japan	Polydor DP-1590
1968	South Africa	Polydor PD 9406
1968	Spain	Polydor 60 032
1968	Switzerland	Polydor 59 216
1968	Turkey	Polydor 59 192
1968	UK	Polydor 56273
1968	USA	Atco 45-6603
1968	Yugoslavia	RTB S53526
I started a joke / Kilburn towers
1968	Australia	Spin EK-2725
1969	Brazil	Polydor 126007
1968	Canada	Atco 45-6639
1969	France	Polydor 59 253
1968	Germany	Polydor 59 253
1968	Greece	Polydor 274
1968	Italy	Polydor 59 253
1968	Japan	Polydor DP-1620
1968	Norway	Polydor 59 253
1968	Spain	Polydor 60 045
1968	Switzerland	Polydor 59 253
1968	USA	Atco 45-6639
I started a joke / Swan song	1969	France	Polydor 421 423
I started a joke / When the swallows fly	1968	South Africa	Polydor PS1
Let there be love / Really and sincerely	1970	Belgium	Polydor 2058 003
1970	Netherlands	Polydor 2058 003

EPs

I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Jumbo / The singer sang his song	1968	Belgium	Polydor 60063
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Harry Braff / The earnest of being George	1968	Portugal	Polydor 60 580
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / Really and sincerely / With the sun in my eyes	1968	Israel	Polydor EP IP 1026
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can / I started a joke	1968	Malaysia	Jaguar
I’ve gotta get a message to you/ Kitty can / Down to earth / Such a shame	1968	Australia	Spin EX 11551
I’ve gotta get a message to you / Kitty can/To love somebody / Close another door	1968	South Africa	Polydor
I started a joke / Kilburn towers / In the summer of his years / Such a shame	1968	Australia	Spin EX 11593

Pocket discs

I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You / Kitty Cat	1968	USA	Americom M-210
I started a joke / Kilburn towers	1968	USA	ATCO 6657
Americom M-267

LET THERE BE LOVE Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada provavelmente em 18 ou 21 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb 3:32 mono LP Idea Gravada 9 Julho 1969, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal P P Arnold stereo não lançado	KITTY CAN Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada provavelmente em 18 ou 21 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Maurice Gibb 2:39 mono single I’ve gotta get a message to you LP Idea 2:39 stereo LP Idea CD Idea
INDIAN GIN AND WHISKY DRY Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 17 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb 2:01 mono LP Idea 2:01 stereo LP Idea CD Idea	DOWN TO EARTH Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 8 Janeiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb 2:32 mono LP Idea 2:32 stereo LP Idea CD Idea
IDEA Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 20, 25 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb 2:51 mono (partly different vocal) LP Idea 2:51 stereo LP Idea CD Idea	WHEN THE SWALLOWS FLY Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 18 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Barry Gibb 2:32 mono LP Idea 2:32 stereo LP Idea CD Idea
I STARTED A JOKE Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 25 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb 3:06 mono single I started a joke LP Idea 3:06 stereo LP Idea / Best of Bee Gees CD Idea / Best of Bee Gees / Tales box	KILBURN TOWERS Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 14 Junho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Barry Gibb 2:19 mono single I started a joke LP Idea 2:19 stereo LP Idea CD Idea
IN THE SUMMER OF HIS YEARS Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 14, 21 Fevereiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb 3:10 mono LP Idea 3:10 stereo LP Idea CD Idea	I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 12 Julho 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb 2:59 (3:01) mono (fast) single I’ve gotta get a message to you LP Best of Bee Gees (Polydor) 2:55 (2:50) stereo (slow) LP Idea (Atco) / Best of Bee Gees (Atco) CD Idea / Best of Bee Gees 3:05 stereo CD Tales box 2:50 stereo CD The Record
I’VE DECIDED TO JOIN THE AIR FORCE Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) Gravada em 15, 21 Fevereiro 1968, IBC Studios, Londres Lead vocal Robin Gibb 2:11 mono LP Idea 2:11 stereo LP Idea CD Idea	SWAN SONG Autores: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1967) Gravada em 13 December 1967, IBC Studios, Londres mono 2:55, lead vocal Barry Gibb Idea, 1968 stereo 2:56, lead vocal Barry Gibb Idea, 1968

Outras: (não foram para o álbum)

CHOCOLATE SYMPHONY Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) undated, 8 January 1968 mono, lead vocal Barry Gibb unreleased stereo (mixed in 2006) 2:42, lead vocal Barry Gibb The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006	THE SINGER SANG HIS SONG Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) undated 1968 mono 3:07, lead vocal Robin Gibb B side, March 1968 stereo (mixed in 1990) 3:19, lead vocal Robin Gibb Tales from the Brothers Gibb, 1990
I CAN LIFT A MOUNTAIN probably Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) undated 1968 mono (demo), lead vocal Robin Gibb unreleased	GENA’S THEME Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) 10 January, 25 June 1968 mono 3:19, instrumental The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006 mono 1:30, instrumental Eine Runde Polydor, 1968
JUMBO Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) 10 January 1968 mono 2:07, lead vocal Barry Gibb A side, March 1968 stereo (mixed in 1990) 2:08, lead vocal Barry Gibb Tales from the Brothers Gibb, 1990	BRIDGES CROSSING RIVERS Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) 10 January 1968 mono, lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb stereo (mixed in 2006) 2:07, lead vocal Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb The Studio Albums 1967-1968, 2006
SHE IS RUSSIA probably Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (1968) 15 January 1968 mono, lead vocal not recorded unreleased	Source: GibbSongs Brennan

Billboard and Chart:

Título	Pais e Posição	Ano
World I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM )	NL # 3 ( 13 weeks ), UK # 1and US # 8	Pickwick 24-8-1968
The Singer Sang His Song – Bee GeesMassachusetts ( BRM )	NL # 2 ( 11 weeks ), US # 57 and UK # 25	Polydor 27-04-1968
Jumbo Bee Gees I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You ( BRM )	NL # 2 ( 11 weeks )	Pickwick 27-04-1968
Idea (álbum)	UK #4 / US#17 / DE#3 / AU#8 / IT#7 /FR#4 / CA#10