Spirits Having Flown

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Spirits Having Flown
Spirits Having Flown cover
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released January, 1979
Recorded March - November, 1978
Genre Disco
Label RSO
Producer(s) The Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Professional reviews
the Bee Gees chronology
Children of the World
(1976)		 Spirits Having Flown
(1979)		 Living Eyes
(1981)


Spirits Having Flown is the Bee Gees' thirteenth original album, released in 1979. It was the group's first album after the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Spirits Having Flown sold 20 million copies worldwide. The album's first three tracks went to number one in the US.

Contents

[edit] Chicago/Bee Gees connection (1978-1979)

Chicago horns: James Pankow, Walt Parazaider and Lee Loughnane guested on this album. They were next door working on the Chicago album Hot Streets.

[edit] Track listing

  1. Tragedy – 5:05 (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb)
  2. Too Much Heaven – 4:57 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
  3. Love You Inside Out – 4:13 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
  4. Reaching Out – 4:07
  5. Spirits (Having Flown) – 5:21 (B. Gibb/R. Gibb/M. Gibb)
  6. Search, Find – 4:16
  7. Stop (Think Again) – 6:41
  8. Living Together – 4:23
  9. I'm Satisfied – 4:23
  10. Until – 2:27

[edit] Rejected material

The Bee Gees also recorded "Desire" for the album, with guest vocals by brother Andy Gibb, but it was rejected and instead released as an Andy Gibb solo single.

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Audio sample

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