Jumbo (Bee Gees song)

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“Jumbo”
“Jumbo” cover
Single by Bee Gees
B-side "The Singer Sang his Song"
Released March 1968
Format vinyl record 45"
Recorded 10 January 1968, IBC Studios, London
Genre Rock
Length 2:07
Label UK: Polydor 56242, USA/CA: Atco
Writer(s) Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb
Producer Robert Stigwood
Bee Gees singles chronology
"Words"
(1968)
"Jumbo"
(1968)
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
(1968)

Following a string of Top 20 singles on both sides of the Atlantic, The Bee Gees released the odd single Jumbo b/w The Singer Sang His Song. Many, including The Bee Gees themselves have felt that the flip side was the stronger of the two songs and should have been promoted as the "A"-side. Jumbo managed to reach the Top 40 in the U.K., but stalled at #57 in America, breaking a streak of 5 straight Top 20 singles. Until the release of the box set Tales of the Brothers Gibb, Jumbo was only available on vinyl.