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[[Al Green]] [[cover version|covered]] the track on his 1972 album ''[[Let's Stay Together (album)|Let's Stay Together]]'', which also made the soundtrack to 1999's ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]''. In 2008, Green's version was remade into a duet with [[Joss Stone]] for the [[Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the film adaptation of ''[[Sex and the City (film)|Sex and the City]]'', with her vocals [[overdubbing|overdubbed]] onto the track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/NewsArticles.aspx#News10620 |title=Al Green on Sex and the City |accessdate=2008-07-07 |date=14 May 2008 |work=[[Demon Music Group]]}}</ref> [[Teddy Pendergrass]] recorded a version of this song on his 1991 LP ''Truly Blessed'' and [[Steve Brookstein]] on his 2005 number-one album ''[[Heart and Soul (Steve Brookstein album)|Heart and Soul]]''. The song was also covered by [[Michael Bublé]] in 2003, with Barry Gibb performing [[backing vocalist|backup vocals]], on his self-titled album ''[[Michael Bublé (album)|Michael Bublé]]''. Bublé's version reached number twenty-two on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. [[Jazz]] singer-pianist [[Diana Krall]] |
[[Al Green]] [[cover version|covered]] the track on his 1972 album ''[[Let's Stay Together (album)|Let's Stay Together]]'', which also made the soundtrack to 1999's ''[[Notting Hill (film)|Notting Hill]]''. In 2008, Green's version was remade into a duet with [[Joss Stone]] for the [[Sex and the City: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|soundtrack]] to the film adaptation of ''[[Sex and the City (film)|Sex and the City]]'', with her vocals [[overdubbing|overdubbed]] onto the track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.demonmusicgroup.co.uk/NewsArticles.aspx#News10620 |title=Al Green on Sex and the City |accessdate=2008-07-07 |date=14 May 2008 |work=[[Demon Music Group]]}}</ref> [[Teddy Pendergrass]] recorded a version of this song on his 1991 LP ''Truly Blessed'' and [[Steve Brookstein]] on his 2005 number-one album ''[[Heart and Soul (Steve Brookstein album)|Heart and Soul]]''. The song was also covered by [[Michael Bublé]] in 2003, with Barry Gibb performing [[backing vocalist|backup vocals]], on his self-titled album ''[[Michael Bublé (album)|Michael Bublé]]''. Bublé's version reached number twenty-two on the ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary chart. [[Jazz]] singer-pianist [[Diana Krall]] covered this song on her 2009 release "Quiet Nights". |
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"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is a song released by the Bee Gees in 1971. The song had been written by Barry and Robin Gibb in August 1970, when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break-up and alienation. They said that they originally offered it to Andy Williams, but ultimately the Bee Gees recorded it themselves and included it on their 1971 album, Trafalgar.
The song was recorded on 28 January 1971 in London. The instrumental track is: Barry Gibb (guitar), Maurice Gibb (guitar, piano, bass guitar), possibly Alan Kendall (guitar), and Geoff Bridgeford (drums), with strings and woodwinds arranged and conducted by Bill Shepherd. The vocals are by Robin (solo in the opening verse), Barry (solo in choruses and second verse), and Maurice (joins Barry and Robin in harmony on choruses). It was released as a single in May 1971 ahead of the album. The B side was a non-album song "Country Woman", written by Maurice Gibb, recorded on 6 April by Maurice (guitar, piano, bass guitar), Kendall (guitar), Bridgeford (drums), and Shepherd (string and horn arrangement).
Although failing to chart on the UK Singles Chart, the song became the Bee Gees' first U.S. number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and also reached number four on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Cover versions
Al Green covered the track on his 1972 album Let's Stay Together, which also made the soundtrack to 1999's Notting Hill. In 2008, Green's version was remade into a duet with Joss Stone for the soundtrack to the film adaptation of Sex and the City, with her vocals overdubbed onto the track.[1] Teddy Pendergrass recorded a version of this song on his 1991 LP Truly Blessed and Steve Brookstein on his 2005 number-one album Heart and Soul. The song was also covered by Michael Bublé in 2003, with Barry Gibb performing backup vocals, on his self-titled album Michael Bublé. Bublé's version reached number twenty-two on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Jazz singer-pianist Diana Krall covered this song on her 2009 release "Quiet Nights".
Alternate versions
An alternate version appeared on the first UK pressing of the 2001 compilation Their Greatest Hits: The Record. It has different vocal, piano, and bass guitar tracks. It is very noticeable that Barry, not Robin, sings the first verse, and that Barry's sigh does not appear before each chorus. This was a tape library mistake, both this and the correct reel being marked as best. The differences illustrate how the Bee Gees built up a recording track by track. These unsatisfactory vocal, piano, and bass tracks would be re-done to make the officially released version.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Al Green on Sex and the City". Demon Music Group. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-07.
Literature
- Melinda Bilyeu, Hector Cook, and Andrew Môn Hughes, with Joseph Brennan and Mark Crohan. The Ultimate Biography of the Bee Gees. London: Omnibus, 2001.
- Unpublished list of tape reels, Universal/Polygram, viewed in 2000 by Joseph Brennan.