Melody (soundtrack)

Melody
Soundtrack album to Melody by various artists
Released	May 1971
Recorded	Apr 1967 - 1971
Genre	Pop
Length	35:49
Label	Polydor (UK) Atco (US)

Melody is the album soundtrack of the film Melody. or S.W.A.L.K. as it was named in the U.K. It was released in 1971 and is performed by the Bee Gees, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Barry Howard (aka Al Barry) of Desmond Dekker's backing group, the Aces. It reached #1 on the Japanese charts and sold 250,000 copies worldwide. The song "In The Morning" was a song recorded in 1965 by The Bee Gees, but re-recorded in 1970 for the soundtrack, changing the title to "Morning of my Life", though credited here with its original title. The songs "Melody Fair", "First of May", and "Give Your Best" were released in 1969 on their album Odessa.

Track listing

1. "In the Morning" by The Bee Gees - 3:54
2. "In the Morning (Instrumental)" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:01
3. "Melody Fair" by The Bee Gees - 3:45
4. "Melody Fair (Instrumental)" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 1:21
5. "Spicks and Specks" by Richard Hewson Orchestra With Children From Corona School - 1:41
6. "Romance Theme in F" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:34
7. "Give Your Best" by The Bee Gees - 3:26
8. "To Love Somebody" by The Bee Gees - 2:59
9. "Working on It Night and Day" by Richard Hewson Orchestra With Barry Hewson - 4:06
10. "First of May" by Bee Gees- 2:47
11. "First of May (Instrumental)" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 0:55
12. "Seaside Banjo" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 1:05
13. "Teachers Chase" by Richard Hewson Orchestra - 2:23
14. "Teach Your Children" by Crosby Stills Nash & Young - 2:53

Personnel

• Barry Gibb - vocals, guitar
• Robin Gibb - vocals
• Maurice Gibb - vocals, bass, piano, guitar
• Geoff Bridgford - drums
• Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement
• Lew Hahn - engineer