E.S.P. (Bee Gees album)
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| Studio album by Bee Gees | ||||
| Released | September 1987 | |||
| Recorded | September - December 1986 at Panther House, Miami Beach, Florida | |||
| Genre | Rock, pop rock, synthpop, new wave, AC | |||
| Length | 48:25 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Arif Mardin, Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Brian Tench | |||
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| Los Angeles Times | [2] |
E.S.P. is the Bee Gees' seventeenth original album. Released in 1987, it was the band's first studio album in six years, and the first album they released under their new contract with Warner Bros. It marked the first time in twelve years the band had worked with producer Arif Mardin, and was their first album to be recorded digitally. The album sold well in Europe, reaching #5 in the UK, #2 in Norway and Austria, and #1 in Germany and Switzerland, though it barely made the top 100 in the US.
The album's first single, "You Win Again", reached #1 in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Norway.
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[edit] History and details
The Gibb brothers began writing and recording songs for E.S.P. around September 1986, They worked at Maurice's home studio, informally known as Panther House, rather than at Middle Ear, Maurice set everything up and Scott Glasel was effectively the assistant engineer, Scott's recollection years later is that Barry brought in the songs as demos, just his voice and guitar, and that they recorded the fuller demos based on Barry's songs, Scott also recalls Barry and Robin many times arguing heatedly over trivial things and calling off the project, only to have Maurice call Scott a few days later to let him know they were starting again.[3]
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.
- "E.S.P." – 5:35
- "You Win Again" – 4:01
- "Live or Die (Hold Me Like a Child)" – 4:42
- "Giving Up the Ghost" – 4:26
- "The Longest Night" – 5:47
- "This Is Your Life" – 4:53
- "Angela" – 4:56
- "Overnight" – 4:21
- "Crazy for Your Love" - 4:43
- "Backtafunk" – 4:23
- "E.S.P." (Vocal reprise) – 0:30
[edit] Personnel
- Claude "Swifty" Achille – engineer
- Martyn Atkins – art direction, design
- Reb Beach – electric guitar
- Tony Beard – drums
- Andy Earl – photography
- Sammy Figueroa – percussion
- Ellen Fitton – engineer
- Bob Gay – saxophone
- Barry Gibb – acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, drums, electric guitar, programming, vocals, producer, drum programming
- Maurice Gibb – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, arranger, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals, drum programming
- Robin Gibb – arranger, vocals, backing vocals, producer
- Scott Glasel – programming, assistant engineer
- Reggie Griffin – arranger, electric guitar, programming, rhythm track
- Jeri Heiden – artwork
- David A. Jones – 12-string bass
- Robbie Kondor – keyboards, 12-string bass
- Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer, keyboards, programming, drum programming
- Will Lee – bass guitar
- Arif Mardin – arranger, electric guitar, producer, horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer bass guitar
- Joe Mardin – programming, drum programming
- George Marino – engineer
- Marcus Miller – bass guitar
- Nick Moroch – electric guitar
- Michael O'Reilly – engineer
- Gene Orloff – concertmaster
- Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, programming
- Ken Steiger – engineer
- Brian Tench – producer, engineer, drum programming, mixing, percussion programming
[edit] Charts
[edit] Chart positions
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[edit] Year-end charts
[edit] Certifications
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[edit] References
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. E.S.P. (Bee Gees album) at Allmusic. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ^ Grein, Paul (1987-09-27). "BEE GEES ARE BACK". articles.latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-27/entertainment/ca-10671_1_bee-gees. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Gibb Songs 1986
- ^ Kent, David. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "austriancharts.at Bee Gees - E.S.P." (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2012-02-16
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl Bee Gees - E.S.P." (in Dutch) (ASP). Hung Medien. MegaCharts. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ Billboard - 26 December 1987. 1997-04-05. http://books.google.co.jp/books?id=JCgEAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=bee+gees+ESP. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ a b "Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1987" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1987.htm. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4871310779.
- ^ "charts.org.nz Bee Gees - E.S.P." (ASP). Hung Medien. Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com Bee Gees - E.S.P." (ASP). Hung Medien. VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com Bee Gees - E.S.P." (ASP). http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Bee Gees - E.S.P. - hitparade.ch" (in German) (ASP). Hung Medien. Swiss Music Charts. http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Bee+Gees&titel=E.S.P.&cat=a. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Bee Gees - E.S.P." (PHP). UK Albums Chart. http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=46069. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "allmusic ((( E.S.P. > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1622/charts-awards. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Album Search: Bee Gees - E.S.P." (in German). Media Control. http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Bee+Gees&title=E.S.P.&cat=a&country=de. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Complete UK Year-End Album Charts". http://chartheaven.9.forumer.com/a/complete-uk-yearend-album-charts_post21.html. Retrieved 2011-08-07.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1988". Hung Medien. http://austriancharts.at/1988_album.asp. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1988". Hung Medien. http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1988. Retrieved 2012-02-16.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bee Gees; 'E.S.P.')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=E.S.P.&strInterpret=Bee+Gees&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Bee Gees; 'E.S.P.')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Bee+Gees+E.S.P..
- ^ "British album certifications – Bee Gees – E.S.P.". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Enter E.S.P. in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
| Preceded by Bad by Michael Jackson |
Swiss Music Chart number-one album 18 October – 22 November, 1987 |
Succeeded by Dirty Dancing by Various artists |
| West German Media Control Chart number-one album 23 October – 17 December, 1987 |
Succeeded by Misteriosa Venezia by Rondò Veneziano |
