Odessa (City on the Black Sea)
1969 song by Bee Gees / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" is a song by the English rock band the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb in 1968 and released in early 1969. The song opened the album of the same name.[2] The song was recorded twice. The first version of the song (without the orchestra) was later to appear on Sketches for Odessa and has a duration to 6:40. The song was about the survivor of a shipwreck, and was originally intended to form the basis of the whole album. Musically it was dominated by strings and acoustic guitar.[3] It was originally proposed to be the first single of the album.[4]
"Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" | |
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Song by Bee Gees | |
from the album Odessa | |
Released | March 1969 (1969-03) |
Recorded | October 1968 Trident and IBC Studios, London |
Genre | Progressive rock[1] |
Length | 7:33 |
Label | Polydor (United Kingdom) Atco (United States) |
Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
Producer(s) | Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees |
In 2010, the song appeared on the 4CD compilation Mythology on the disc devoted to Robin's work with the group.