Sound of Love (song)

"Sound of Love"

Song by Bee Gees from the album Odessa

Released

March 1969

Recorded

20 August 1968 (Atlantic Studios)
November 1968 (IBC Studios)

Genre

Soft rock

Length

3:27

Label

Polydor
Atco (United States/Canada)

Writer(s)

Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb

Producer(s)

Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees

Odessa track listing

17 tracks
Side one "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" "You'll Never See My Face Again" "Black Diamond" Side two <li value "4">"Marley Purt Drive" "Edison" "Melody Fair" "Suddenly" "Whisper Whisper" Side three <li value "8">"Lamplight" "Sound of Love" "Give Your Best" "Seven Seas Symphony" "With All Nations (International Anthem)" Side four <li value "14">"I Laugh in Your Face" "Never Say Never Again" "First of May" "The British Opera"

"Sound of Love" is a ballad number performed by the Bee Gees, It was written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, and appeared on their album Odessa in 1969.

It was originally recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York City on August 20, 1968, and was finished at IBC Studios, London in November of that year. A mix with the original vocal take appears on the Sketches for Odessa disc released with the remastered edition in 2009.^[1] The song starts with a piano played by Maurice, on 0:37, the bass and drums were started, with the orchestra conduct by Bill Shepherd, with a powerful voice by Barry Gibb.

Personnel

Barry Gibb — lead vocal, guitar
Maurice Gibb — piano, bass, guitar
Vince Melouney — guitar
Colin Petersen — drums
Bill Shepherd — orchestral arrangement

Cover versions

Etta James recorded this song and released on her 1970 album Etta James Sings Funk.^[2] The version was arranged by Gene Barge and produced by Barge and Ralph Bass, and James' version was released as the B-side of "When I Stop Dreaming" on Cadet Records.^[3]
The Sandpipers recorded this song on their Come Saturday Morning album also in 1970 on A&M Records.^[4]

References

↑ Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1968".
↑ Discogs.com. "Etta James - Etta James Sings Funk".
↑ "Etta James – When I Stop Dreaming / Sound Of Love". Discogs. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
↑ Discogs.com. "The Sandpipers - Come Saturday Morning".

Odessa

Songs

Side one	"Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" "You'll Never See My Face Again" "Black Diamond"

Side two	"Marley Purt Drive" "Edison" "Melody Fair" "Suddenly" "Whisper, Whisper"

Side three	"Lamplight" "Sound of Love" "Give Your Best" "Seven Seas Symphony" "With All Nations (International Anthem)"

Side four	"I Laugh in Your Face" "Never Say Never Again" "First of May" "The British Opera"

Sketches for Odessa
Bee Gees
Bee Gees discography

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