Description
Bee Gees – Idea / Polydor Audio CD / 833 660-2
UPC 042283366022
Idea is the fifth album by the Bee Gees. Released in September 1968, the album sold over a million copies worldwide. The album was issued in both mono and stereo pressings in the UK. The artwork on the Polydor release designed by Wolfgang Heilemann featured a "beehive" neon lightbulb with a group photo in its base, while the North American ATCO release designed by Klaus Voormann featured a composite head made from each band member. It was their third internationally released album - the first two albums being released only in the Australian market.
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke" were both released as singles in North America. In the UK, "Message" was only released as a single and "I Started a Joke" was only an album track, though another album track, "Kitty Can", was featured on the B-side of "I've Gotta Get a Message to You."
The North American ATCO LP and the South African Polydor LP replaced "Such a Shame" with "I've Gotta Get a Message to You". Both songs were included when the album was released on CD in 1989.
| Label: | Polydor – 833 660-2 |
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CD, Album
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| Genre: | Rock |
| Style: | Soft Rock, Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Let There Be Love | 3:32 | |
| 2 | Kitty Can | 2:39 | |
| 3 | In The Summer Of His Years | 3:10 | |
| 4 | Indian Gin & Whisky Dry | 2:01 | |
| 5 | Down To Earth | 2:32 | |
| 6 | Such A Shame | 2:28 | |
| 7 | I've Gotta Get A Message To You | 2:56 | |
| 8 | Idea | 2:51 | |
| 9 | When The Swallows Fly | 2:32 | |
| 10 | I've Decided To Join The Air Force |
2:11 | |
| 11 | I Started A Joke | 3:08 | |
| 12 | Kilburn Towers | 2:19 | |
| 13 | Swan Song | 2:58 |
- Engineer – John Pantry
- Lead Vocals – Vince Melouney (tracks: 6)
- Music Director [Musical Director] – Bill Shepherd
- Producer – The Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood
- Vocals – Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb
- Written-By – B., R., & M. GIbb (tracks: 1 to 5, 7 to 13), Melouney (tracks: 6)
