Cowman, Milk Your Cow
| "Cowman, Milk Your Cow" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Adam Faith | ||||
| B-side | "Daddy What'll Happen to Me" | |||
| Released | 22 September 1967 | |||
| Recorded | August 1967 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock, soft rock | |||
| Label | Parlophone (United Kingdom) Laurie (United States) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb | |||
| Adam Faith singles chronology | ||||
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"Cowman, Milk Your Cow" is a 1967 song by Adam Faith written by the Bee Gees' Barry and Robin Gibb. This song was included on The Two Best Sides of Adam Faith on EMI.[1]
This song was released as the A-side of "Daddy What'll Happen to Me" in the UK, but in the US, this track was the flipside of the same song that was released as a B-side of this song in the UK. With the single released on 22 September, it was panned by most audiences.[2]
Origins and recording
Faith asked the Gibbs to write a new songs after he heard the Bee Gees' third LP Bee Gees' 1st, and certainly got what he asked for, a psychedelic rock song with intriguing lyrics. The backing band are The Roulettes, according to the notes on The Two Best Sides of Adam Faith, an LP collection on the EMI Records. According to the liner notes on Bee Gees Songbook (CD) the guitar is played by Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac. The backing vocals are the Gibb brothers and Robin singing with Faith on the bridge section.[3] The song was recorded in August 1967 inside a little studio in Denmark Street[2]
Faith talk about "Cowman, Milk Your Cow":
I think ['Cowman'] came to me through one of The Roulettes my backing group at the time. They'd heard it and thought it would make a great record. I think we did hear a demo. I loved the song, it was one of those mad moments where you hear somebody, a writer, sing their own song so brilliantly, it fools you into thinking that you can achieve the same effect. Of course, who's going to sing it better than those boys?, Fantastic, amazing group!, Brilliant!.[2]
Barry agreed with Faith's admission that the Gibbs were a hard act to follow vocally and expressed frustration that performers of the Gibb's work didn't possess the same degree of extrasensory perception that the brothers claim plays an important part in their collective writing process.[2]
Personnel
- Adam Faith — lead vocals
- Barry Gibb — backing vocals
- Robin Gibb — harmony and backing vocals
- Maurice Gibb — backing vocals
- Peter Green — guitar
- Russ Ballard — guitar
- Bob Henrit — drums
- Mod Rogan — bass
References
- ^ "Adam Faith - The Two Best Sides of Adam Faith". Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ a b c d Hughes, Joseph (2009). The Bee Gees: Tales Of The Brothers Gibb. ISBN 9780857120045. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1967". Retrieved 5 April 2013.