The Bee Gees - Odessa ( 1969 )

 

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

Side one

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Odessa (City on the Black Sea)"	Robin	7:33
2.	"You'll Never See My Face Again"	Barry	4:16
3.	"Black Diamond"	Robin	3:27
Total length:			15:16

Side two

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Marley Purt Drive"	Barry	4:26
2.	"Edison"	Robin and Barry	3:07
3.	"Melody Fair"	Barry and Maurice	3:48
4.	"Suddenly"	Maurice	2:29
5.	"Whisper Whisper"	Barry	3:24
Total length:			17:14

Side three

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"Lamplight"	Robin	4:47
2.	"Sound of Love"	Barry	3:27
3.	"Give Your Best"	Barry	3:26
4.	"Seven Seas Symphony"	Instrumental	4:09
5.	"With All Nations (International Anthem)"	Instrumental	1:46
Total length:			17:35

Side four

No.	Title	Lead vocals	Length
1.	"I Laugh in Your Face"	Barry and Robin	4:09
2.	"Never Say Never Again"	Barry	3:28
3.	"First of May"	Barry	2:50
4.	"The British Opera"	Instrumental	3:17
Total length:			13:44

Personnel

Sourced from Joseph Brennan.

Bee Gees

• Barry Gibb – lead, harmony and background vocals, rhythm guitar
• Robin Gibb – lead, harmony and background vocals, Hammond organ, piano, Mellotron
• Maurice Gibb – harmony and background vocals, bass, rhythm and lead guitars, piano, Mellotron, lead vocals on “Melody Fair”
• Vince Melouney – lead guitar on “Marley Purt Drive,” “Edison,” “Whisper Whisper”, “Sound of Love,” “Give Your Best,” and “I Laugh In Your Face”
• Colin Petersen – drums

Additional musicians and production

• Bill Keith – banjo on “Marley Purt Drive” and “Give Your Best”
• Tex Logan – fiddle on “Give Your Best”
• Paul Buckmaster – cello on “Odessa (City on the Black Sea)”