This Is Where I Came In

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (June 2008)
This is Where I Came In
Studio album by Bee Gees
Released 24 April 2001
Recorded 1999-2000 at Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach (except "Deja Vu", "Embrace", and "Promise the Earth" at Area 21 in London
Genre Rock, pop, euro pop, dance-pop, ballad
Length 52:24
Label Uptown Records/Universal Music, Reprise (Re-release)
Producer Bee Gees, Peter-John Vettese
Bee Gees chronology
One Night Only
(1998)		 This Is Where I Came In
(2001)		 Their Greatest Hits: The Record
(2001)

This Is Where I Came In is the Bee Gees' twenty-second studio album, released in 2001. It was the final album released by the group before the death of brother Maurice Gibb in 2003, and the only album of all-new material released by them on the Universal Music label (which had acquired the rights to the group's releases on Polydor Records when they bought that label's parent PolyGram). The album peaked at #6 in the UK, while the single, "This Is Where I Came In", reached #18. In the US, the album peaked at #16. The group appeared on the A&E concert series Live by Request in April, 2001 to promote the new album.

The song "Wedding Day" was featured in an episode of the NBC drama Providence of the same name.

The album features main vocals from all three of the brothers, and employs a variety of musical styles. "This Is Where I Came In" recalls the rock/indie theme more commonly found on 1960's Bee Gees songs. "She Keeps on Coming" and "Voice in the Wilderness" have strong rock themes, while "Sacred Trust", "Just in Case" and "Wedding Day" continue the Bee Gees' trend for love songs. Two of Robin's songs, "Embrace" and "Promise The Earth" are Europop dance songs, while Barry's "Technicolor Dreams" is an exception to the rule, as it is an homage to the typical 1930s Tin Pan Alley melody. Maurice Gibb provides lead vocals for two songs, "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air".

The brothers saw the album as a return to the original Bee Gees formula.

The song "Sacred Trust" was originally written for the Backstreet Boys. The band never used it, but in 2002 the song was recorded by One True Voice as their winning single on Popstars: The Rivals.

The album marked the fifth decade of recording for the band.

The album was one of the first Bee Gees albums to be re-released on Reprise Records in 2007, when the brothers regained the rights to all of their recordings.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2/5 stars.... link

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

  1. "This Is Where I Came In" – 4:56
  2. "She Keeps On Coming" – 3:57
  3. "Sacred Trust" – 4:53
  4. "Wedding Day" – 4:43
  5. "Man In The Middle" – 4:21 (B. Gibb/M. Gibb)
  6. "Déjà Vu" – 4:19
  7. "Technicolor Dreams" – 3:04 (B. Gibb)
  8. "Walking on Air" – 4:05 (M. Gibb)
  9. "Loose Talk Costs Lives" – 4:19 (B. Gibb)
  10. "Embrace" – 4:43 (R. Gibb)
  11. "The Extra Mile" – 4:21
  12. "Voice in the Wilderness" – 4:38
  13. "Just in Case"* – 4:23
  14. "Promise the Earth"* – 4:29

*Australian/UK edition bonus track

  • "Man in the Middle" is credited to Maurice and Robin Gibb on some European copies of the album. The song is credited to all three brothers by BMI.

[edit] Personnel

The Bee Gees
Studio albums
Singles
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
Soundtracks
Live albums
Compilation albums
Gibb Productions
Videography
Related articles
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=This_Is_Where_I_Came_In&oldid=475399340"
Personal tools
Namespaces
Variants
Actions
Navigation
Interaction
Toolbox
Print/export
Languages