Spirits Having Flown

spiritshavingflown

Lançado	5 February 1979 \|
Gravado	March to May, July to November, 1978 Criteria Studios, Miami
Gênero	Rock, euro disco, pop, funk, reggae, soft rock, R&B, soul, ballad
Duração	45:53

	Título	Compostior	Vocal:	Duração
A1	Tragedy	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	5:00
A2	Too Much Heaven	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	4:54
A3	Love You Inside Out	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	4:08
A4	Reaching Out	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	4:04
A5	Spirits (Having Flown)	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	5:17
B1	Search, Find	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	4:11
B2	Stop (Think Again)	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	6:37
B3	Living Together	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb Robin Gibb	4:18
B4	I’m Satisfied	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	3:53
B5	Until	B., M., R., Gibb	Lead vocals: Barry Gibb	2:25

Recorded March – November 1978 at Criteria Recording Studios, Miami.Strings Recorded at Sound Mixers Studio, New York.

Álbuns Vendidos

Spirits having flown
(1979)

Australia – 400 000
Canada – 900 000
Finland – 30 000
France – 880 000
Honk Kong – 50 000
Germany – 800 000
Italy – 400 000
Japan – 300 000
Netherlands – 175 000
New Zealand – 60 000
Spain – 300 000
Switzerland – 130 000
UK – 900 000
USA – 5 500 000

22 000 000

Outtakes:

Back in your arms

Desire (later recorded by Andy Gibb)

Créditos:

Vocals	Robin Gibb
Vocals, Bass	Maurice Gibb
Vocals, Guitar	Barry Gibb
Saxophone	Gary Brown (2)
Producer, Engineer	Karl Richardson
Producer, Conductor [Strings]	Albhy Galuten
Producer	Bee Gees, The*
Piano, Synthesizer, Programming	Blue Weaver
Guitar	Alan Kendall, George “Chocolate” Terry
Ensemble [Boneroo Horns]	Bill Purse, Kenny Faulk, Neil Bonsanti, Peter Graves, Stan Webb, Whit Sidener
Ensemble [Chicago Horns] (tracks A2, B2)	James Pankow, Lee Loughnane, Walter Parazaider
Mastered By	George Marino
Congas (percussion)	Daniel Ben Zebulon
Congas, Percussion	Joe Lala
Drums	Dennis Bryon
Engineer	Dennis Hetzendorfer, John Blanche
Bass	Harold Cowart
Flute (track A5, B4*)	Herbie Mann

LP

Australia	1979	RSO 2394 216
Belgium	1979	RSO 2658 216
Brazil	1979	RSO 2394 216
Canada	1979	RSO RS-1-3041
France	1979	RSO 2394 216
Germany	1979	RSO 2658 216
Germany	1979	RSO 27242 (Club edition)
Israel	1979	RSO 2394 216
Italy	1979	RSO 2394 216
Japan	1979	RSO MWF-1058
Korea	1979	Sung Eum SEL 200 331
Mexico	1979	RSO LPR 16291
Netherlands	1979	RSO 2394 216
Norway	1979	RSO 2394 216
Peru	1979	RSO 2394 216
Portugal	1979	RSO 2394 216
Singapore	1979	RSO 2394 216
Spain	1979	RSO 24 79 222
Switzerland	1979	RSO 2658 216
UK	1979	RSO RS BG 001
Uruguay	1979	RSO 2394 216
USA	1979	RSO RS-1-3041
USSR	1981	MELODIA C60-15757
Yugoslavia	1979	RTB LP 555 950

Cassette

Germany	1979	RSO 32 16 216
Japan	1979	RSO CW 5062
Saudi Arabia		GMR 1185
Spain	1979	RSO 32 15 035
UK	1979
USA	1979	RSO CT-1-3041

Picture LP

USA

1979

RSO RS-1-3042

8 Track

USA

1979

RSO 8T-1-3041

CD

Standard		Polydor 827 335-2
Standard	2006	Rhino 8122 77607-2
Japan	1987	Polydor P33W25015
	1993	Polydor POCP2243
	2004	Polydor/Universal UICY-3818

Singles

Too much heaven / Rest your love on me	1978	Australia	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Belgium	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Brazil	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Canada	7″	RSO RS-913
		France	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Germany	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Greece	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Italy	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Japan	7″	RSO DWQ 6065
		Netherlands	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Portugal	7″	RSO 2090 331
		South Africa	7″	RSO PS 1049
		Spain	7″	RSO 2090 331
		Switzerland	7″	RSO 2090 331
		UK	7″	RSO 25
		USA	7″	RSO RS-913
		Yugoslavia	7″	RTB-RSO S 54035
Too much heaven / (Abba song)	1979	Germany	7″	RSO 2141 124
Too much heaven / (Abba song)	1979	Norway	7″	RSO 2141 124
Tragedy / Until	1979	Australia	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Belgium	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Belgium	12″	RSO 2141 061
		Canada	7″	RSO RS-918
		France	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Germany	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Japan	7″	RSO DWQ 6067
		Netherlands	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Portugal	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Spain	7″	RSO 2090 340
		Switzerland	7″	RSO 2090 340
		UK	7″	RSO 27
		USA	7″	RSO RS-918
		Yugoslavia	7″	RTB S54037
Love you inside out / I’m satisfied	1979	Australia	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Belgium	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Brazil	12″	RSO 2141 039
		Canada	7″	RSO RS-925
		France	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Germany	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Germany	12″	RSO 2141 099
		Guatemala	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Japan	7″	RSO DWQ 6070
		Netherlands	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Portugal	7″	RSO 2090 349
		Switzerland	7″	RSO 2090 349
		UK	7″	RSO 31
		USA	7″	RSO RS-925
Spirits having flown / Wind of change	1979	Belgium	7″	RSO 2090 412
		Germany	7″	RSO 2090 412
		Japan	7″	RSO DWQ-6083
		Netherlands	7″	RSO 2252 135
		UK	7″	RSO 52
		UK	12″	RSO X 52
Reaching out / Spirits having flown	1979	Chile	7″	RSO 2090 388

EPs

Too much heaven / Rest your love on me / Baby as you turn away	Mexico	1978	RSO 2461
Tragedy / Love me / You stepped into my life	Mexico	1979	RSO EP 2464
Spirits having flown / I’m satisfied / Until	USSR	1979	CTEPEO C6220 399 033
Spirits having flown / I’m satisfied / Until	USSR	1983	Meaoanr ROCT528980
Reaching out / Until / Search find / I’m satisfied	Brazil	1979	Polydor 2252 131

Flexi discs

Too much heaven

Poland

1979

TONPRESS R-0886

Billboard and Chart:

Título	Pais e Posição	Data	Notas
Spirits Having Flown (álbum)	#1(2) UK, #1(6) US, #1(1) DE, #1(5) AU, #1(9) IT, #1 NO, #2 JP, #1 NZ, #1NL, 1#CA, 2#AT1 in Spain, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, Switzerland, France, Sweden, Finland; 2 in Russia
“Too Much Heaven”	#1 US, #1 Norway, #3 UK, #1 Brazil, #2 France, #1 Italy, #1 New Zealand, #1 Canada	November 1978	Released worldwide
“Tragedy”	#1 US, #1 Brazil, #1 UK, #1 Canada, #1 Spain, #2 Germany, #1 Italy, #1 France, #1 Brazil, #1 Ireland, #1 Nepal, #1 Peru	February 1979	Released worldwide
“Love You Inside Out”	#1 US, #13 UK, #1 Canada, #3 Chile, #6 Ireland, #17 Italy	April 1979	Released worldwide
“Spirits (Having Flown)”	#16 UK, #14 Ireland, #30 Nepal	November 1979	Released in conjunction with Bee Gees Greatest