Cucumber Castle
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| Studio album by the Bee Gees | ||||
| Released | April 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 7 May – 26 September 1969 (except "I.O.I.O", 12 June 1968 & 8 October 1969) at IBC Studios in London |
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| Genre | Country, Oldies | |||
| Length | 35:47 | |||
| Label | Polydor, Atco Records [US/Canada] |
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| Producer | Robert Stigwood, Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb | |||
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Cucumber Castle is the Bee Gees' seventh album, released in 1970 and produced by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robert Stigwood. It consists of songs from their television special of the same name, which was named after a song on their 1967 album Bee Gees' 1st. Cucumber Castle is the only Bee Gees album without Robin Gibb, as he had left the group before the album was recorded. Drummer Colin Petersen was fired during the recording of the album and therefore appears on only some songs, without sleeve credit.[2]
This album contained the hit single "Don't Forget to Remember" which hit number 2 in the UK in August 1969, going virtually head to head with Robin Gibb's solo single "Saved by the Bell", which reached number 2 in the UK the previous month. The album struggled to make an impact and stalled at number 57 in the UK and number 94 in the US, according to the biography Tales from the Brothers Gibb
Peter Mason attended one or more Bee Gees sessions in 1969 after Barry picked him to replace Robin in the three-part harmonies. This was probably near the end of June, Peter recalls adding a vocal to the tape of "Don't Forget to Remember" and singing on two other songs that he cannot now identify. He says Barry was much influenced by The Band at the time. Robert Stigwood nixed the idea of replacing Robin within days, and Peter was out. His vocals may have been wiped from the songs as he can not hear himself on any of released versions. After Colin Petersen was fired Pentangle's Terry Cox filled in on drums for the remainder of the sessions. His participation and the different studio are documented on a tape box.[3]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
All tracks by Barry Gibb & Maurice Gibb
- "If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else" – 2:33
- "I.O.I.O." – 2:57
- "Then You Left Me" – 3:11
- "The Lord" – 2:19
- "I Was the Child" – 3:14
- "I Lay Down and Die" – 3:35
- "Sweetheart" – 3:09
- "Bury Me Down by the River" – 3:25
- "My Thing" – 2:19
- "The Chance of Love" – 2:28
- "Turning Tide" – 3:09
- "Don't Forget to Remember" – 3:28
[edit] Outtakes
- "Who Knows What A Room Is" - 4:02
- "Give A Hand, Take A Hand" - 3:32
- "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine" - 3:14
- "Every Time I See You Smile" - 2:45
- "Every Morning, Every Night (The Only Way)" - 3:02
- "End Of My Song" - 3:31
[edit] Personnel
- Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar
- Maurice Gibb - vocals, bass, piano, guitar, mellotron, drums
- P.P. Arnold - vocals
- Terry Cox - drums
- Colin Petersen - drums
[edit] Cover versions
Also in 1970 the song "Sweetheart" was covered by Engelbert Humperdinck.
[edit] References
- ^ Cucumber Castle at Allmusic
- ^ Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, Andrew Mon Hughes, The Ultimate Biography of the Bee Gees, Omnibus Press, 2000, p. 243-246 (based on an interview in 1999)
- ^ Gibb Songs 1969
