Trafalgar (album)

Trafalgar
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released	September 1971 (US) November 1971 (UK)
Recorded	January 28 - April 1971 IBC Studios, London
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	47:28
Label	Polydor, Atco [US/Canada]
Producer	Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robert Stigwood
the Bee Gees chronology
2 Years On (1970) Trafalgar (1971) To Whom It May Concern (1972)

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Trafalgar is the Bee Gees' ninth album, released in September 1971. The album was a moderate hit in the United States, and peaked at #34. The lead single "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" was the first Bee Gees' #1 single in the United States. "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" was released as the second single and only reached #57 on the USA charts.Trafalgar is noted in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.

Track listing

1. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:58
2. "Israel" (Barry Gibb) – 3:44
3. "The Greatest Man in the World" (Barry Gibb) – 4:17
4. "It's Just the Way" (Maurice Gibb) – 2:33
5. "Remembering" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 4:01
6. "Somebody Stop the Music" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:31
7. "Trafalgar" (Maurice Gibb) – 3:53
8. "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" (Barry Gibb) – 5:24
9. "When Do I" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:57
10. "Dearest" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:52
11. "Lion in Winter" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) – 3:59
12. "Walking Back to Waterloo" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb) – 3:51

Personnel

• Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar
• Robin Gibb - vocals
• Maurice Gibb - vocals, bass, piano, guitar, organ, drums
• Alan Kendall - guitar
• Geoff Bridgford - drums
• Bryan Scott - engineer
• Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement

Tour

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In the support of the album, The Bee Gees toured the U.S. in the fall of 1971, playing such cities as Boston, Asbury Park, New York City (7 shows), Memphis, Kansas City, and Indianapolis.