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Wikipedia article
"'Lamplight'" is a song by the Bee Gees, released as the B-side of "First of May", but featured as the single's A-side in Germany. It also featured on their double album 'Odessa' in March 1969. The song was written and composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and featured lead vocals by Robin Gibb. No other singles were released from the album, and the fact that the group's manager Robert Stigwood chose "First of May", which only featured Barry Gibb's voice for the A-side, that caused Robin to quit the group (he would return in 1970).
Recording
The song's demo was recorded in October 25, 1968 this and another early version featured on the 'Sketches for Odessa' disc released with the album's remastered edition in 2009. The song's introduction is sung in French 'Alors viens encore cherie J'attendrai ans aprs ans sous la lampe dans la vieille avenue'. The same passage was sung at the song's end, this time in English. There are no French words featured on the demo; it starts straight in at the first stanza.
The song was recorded in Trident and IBC Studios, London, England, produced by Robert Stigwood with the Bee Gees. This song was included on their EP called 'I Started a Joke', released in the same year.
Personnel
* Robin Gibb - lead and backing vocal, piano, mellotron
* Maurice Gibb - bass, piano, guitar, mellotron, harmony vocal
* Barry Gibb - guitar, harmony vocal
* Colin Petersen - drums
* Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement
Cover versions
Singers Steve Barry and Lorraine Pich covered this song in 2002. Steve Barry produced the recording.
References
Category:1969 singles
Category:Bee Gees songs
Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb
Category:Songs written by Robin Gibb
Category:Songs written by Maurice Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood
Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
Category:French-language songs
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Atco Records singles
Category:Macaronic songs
Category:1968 songs
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