Idea (album) - American Release

American Release

Idea
Studio album by Bee Gees
Released September 1968 (1968-09)
Recorded 8 January - 12 July 1968
IBC Studios, London
Genre Psychedelic rock, psychedelic pop, baroque pop
Length 36:11
Language English
Label Atco
Producer Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees
Bee Gees American albums chronology
Horizontal
(1968)		 Idea
(1968)		 Odessa
(1969)
Singles from Idea
  1. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
    Released: July 1968
  2. "I Started a Joke"
    Released: December 1968

It was released also in September on the Atco label, and was released in stereo. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" was included on this version instead of "Such a Shame". Its cover was a composite head by Klaus Voormann, the artist who also did the Bee Gees' 1st art.

Side one
No. Title Lead vocal(s) Length
1. "Let There Be Love" Barry and Robin 3:32
2. "Kitty Can" Maurice and Barry 2:38
3. "In The Summer of His Years" Robin 3:11
4. "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" Robin 2:01
5. "Down to Earth" Robin 2:38
6. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" Robin and Barry 2:55
Side two
No. Title Lead vocal(s) Length
1. "Idea" Barry 2:50
2. "When the Swallows Fly" Barry 2:29
3. "I've Decided to Join the Air Force" Robin, Barry and Maurice 2:11
4. "I Started a Joke" Robin 3:07
5. "Kilburn Towers" Barry 2:17
6. "Swan Song" Barry 2:56

Read more about this topic:  Idea (album)

Famous quotes containing the words american and/or release:

    “An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say “Gentlemen” to the person with whom he is conversing.”
    —Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859)

    “Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
    born to set thy people free;
    from our fears and sins release us,
    let us find our rest in thee.”
    —Charles Wesley (1707–1788)