| Álbum: | Living Eyes |
|---|---|
| Lançamento | February – June 1981 |
| Gravado | Criteria Studios, Miami Beach, Florida, United States (strings arrangement) Media Sound, New York City, United States (horns arrangement) |
| Gênero | Rock, pop, acoustic rock |
| Duração | 46:04 |
| Faixa | Título | Compostior | Vocal: | Duração | |
| A1 | Living Eyes | B.R.&M.Gibb |
| Guitar – Barry Gibb, Slide Guitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick | 4:16 |
| A2 | He’s A Liar | B.R.&M.Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | Brass – Boneroo Horns Synthesizer – George Bitzer | 4:00 |
| A3 | Paradise | B.R.&M.Gibb |
| 4:18 | |
| A4 | Don’t Fall In Love With Me | B.R.&M.Gibb | Lead vocals: Robin Gibb | Brass – Brass Sextet | 4:12 |
| A5 | Soldiers | B.R.&M.Gibb | Lead vocals: Barry Gibb | 4:25 | |
| B1 | I Still Love You | B.R.&M.Gibb | Lead vocals: Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb | Lead Sitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick | 4:24 |
| B2 | Wildflower | B.R.&M.Gibb |
| 4:23 | |
| B3 | Nothing Could Be Good | B.R.&M.Gibb and Albhy Galuten |
| Guitar – Chuck Kirkpatrick | 4:09 |
| B4 | Cryin’ Every Day | B.R.&M.Gibb | Lead vocals: Robin Gibb | 4:01 | |
| B5 | Be Who You Are | Barry Gibb |
| 6:38 |
| Be Who You Are | Bass – Bob Glaub | Brass – Brass Sextet | Conductor [Introduction] – Gene Orloff | Drums [Military Snare] – Joe Galdo | Electric 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
| Normal | 4:00 | September 1981 |
| Demo | 3:34 | |
| Demo (first cast) | 4:14* | |
| Instrumental | 4:00 | |
| Extendida | 5:56 | |
| Versão com a introdução maior | 4:36 | Rare 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 Richardson | Producer |
| Barry Gibb | Vocal, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) |
| Robin Gibb | Vocal |
| Maurice Gibb | Vocal, Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) |
| Don Felder | guitar (A2, A3, A4, A5, B2) |
| Richard Tee | piano (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B3) |
| Albhy Galuten | synthesizer (A1, A2, A3, A5, B1, B4, B5) |
| George Bitzer | piano (A1, A3, B2, B3); synthesizer (A2) |
| Harold Cowart | bass (all except B4, B5) |
| Steve Gadd | drums (A2, A3, A4, A5, B1, B3) |
| Chuck Kirkpatrick | guitar (A1, B3); sitar (B1) |
| George Terry | guitar (A1, B5) |
| David Wolinski | keyboards (B5) |
| Bob Glaub | bass (B5) |
| Joe Galdo | drums (B5) |
| Jeff Porcaro | drums (A1, A5, B4) |
| Ralph McDonald | percussion (A1, A2, A4) |
| Russ Kunkel | drums (B2, B4, B5) |
| The Boneroo Horns and Brass Sextet | Peter 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 by | Barry Gibb, Albhy Galuten, Maurice Gibb; concertmaster Gene Orloff |
| horns arranged by | Barry 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
| Argentina | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| Australia | 1981 | RSO/PolyGram 2394 301 |
| Belgium | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| Bulgary | 1984 | BALKANTON BTA 11278 |
| Colombia | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| France | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| Germany | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| Japan | 1981 | RSO MW-0012 |
| Korea | 1982 | Sung Eum SEL 200 410 |
| Netherlands | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| Slovakia | 1983 | Opus 9113 1149 |
| Spain | 1981 | RSO 23 94 301 |
| Switzerland | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| UK | 1981 | RSO RS BG 002 |
| Uruguay | 1981 | RSO 2394 301 |
| USA | 1981 | RSO RX-1-3098 |
| Yugoslavia | 1981 | RTB ST 2420023 |
Cassette
| Standard | 1981 | RSO 32 16 301 |
CD
| Standard | Polydor 813 642-2 | |
| Korea | 1995 | DG 0271 |
| Japan | 1988 | Polydor P28W25030 |
| 1993 | Polydor POCP2244 | |
| 2004 | Polydor/Universal UICY-3819 |
Singles
| He’s a liar / He’s a liar (instrumental) | 7″ | 1981 | Argentina | RSO 2090 568 |
| Australia | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Belgium | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Brazil | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Canada | RSO RS-1066 | |||
| France | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Germany | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Greece | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| Japan | RSO DW 0019 | |||
| Mexico | RSO 1283 | |||
| Netherlands | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| South Africa | RSO PS 1227 | |||
| Spain | RSO 2090 568 | |||
| UK | RSO81 | |||
| USA | RSO RS-1066 | |||
| 12″ | 1981 | UK | RSOX81 | |
| Netherlands | RSO 2141 129 | |||
| Living eyes / I still love you | 7″ | 1981 | Australia | RSO 2090 571 |
| Belgium | RSO 2090 571 | |||
| Canada | RSO RS-1067 | |||
| Germany | RSO 2090 571 | |||
| Japan | RSO DW 0021 | |||
| Netherlands | RSO 2090 571 | |||
| Switzerland | RSO 2090 571 | |||
| UK | RSO 2090 571 | |||
| USA | RSO RS-1067 | |||
| Paradise/Wildflower | 7″ | 1982 | Germany | RSO 2090 575 |
| Paradise / Nothing could be good | 7″ | 1982 | Japan | RSO 7DW 0023 |
Promo
| He’s a liar | 12″ | 1981 | USA | RSO RPO 1028 |
| Living eyes sampler | LP | 1981 | Japan | RSO MI4126 |
Billboard and Chart:
| Título | Pais 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 |
| Weeks | UK# 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 |
