Odessa City On The Black Sea
You'll Never See My Face Again
Black Diamond
Marley Purt Drive
Edison
Melody Fair
Suddenly
Whisper Whisper
Lamplight
Sound Of Love
Give Your Best
Seven Seas Symphony
With All Nations International Anthem
I Laugh In Your Face
Never Say Never Again
First Of May
The British Opera
Frogtoon Music Album Info: Odessa
Published: 11 Nov 2011, 22:16
Odessa Is A Studio Album By The Bee Gees Released In 1969. It Is Their Sixth Album The Group's Fourth Album Released Internationally And Their First Released As A Double LP. Odessa Is Noted In Robert Dimery's Book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Odessa Would Be The Final Album For The Band's Original Incarnation. Guitarist Vince Melouney Would Pursue Other Interests And Robin Gibb Would Leave The Band Over Personal And Artistic Differences With Brother Barry Gibb. Barry And Maurice Would Continue To Record With Drummer Colin Petersen As The Bee Gees But Disintegrated When Petersen Was Fired. After The Recording Of Side One Of The Album Guitarist Vince Melouney Left The Group Amicably Wanting To Pursue A More Bluesy Direction. Prior To Release There Were Disagreements Over Which Song Was To Be Released As A Single The Robin Led "Lamplight" Lost Out To "First Of May" A Barry Solo Vocal . This Led To Robin Gibb Leaving The Group In Late 1968 Though He Would Rejoin The Group In 1970. Odessa Was Initially Released On Atco Records In A Red Flocked Cover With Gold Lettering. Due To The High Cost Of Production As Well As Allergic Reactions Among Workers During Assembly This Design Was Discontinued. It Was Later Reissued In 1976 As An Edited Single-Disc Album With A Plain Red Cover On RSO Records. Rhino Records Had Previously Planned On An August 2008 Release Of The Album Containing Three Discs Which Would Contain Mono And Stereo Versions Along With Selected Rarities. The Release Of The Re-Issue Had Been Delayed Until January 13 2009. This Edition Restored The Red Flocking Originally Found On The LP. Track Listing All Compositions By Barry Robin And Maurice Gibb. Original LP Side One 1. "Odessa City On The Black Sea " – 7 33 2. "You'll Never See My Face Again" – 4 17 3. "Black Diamond" – 3 29 Side Two 1. "Marley Purt Drive" – 4 26 2. "Edison" – 3 06 3. "Melody Fair" – 3 50 4. "Suddenly" – 2 30 5. "Whisper Whisper" – 3 25 Side Three 1. "Lamplight" – 4 47 2. "Sound Of Love" – 3 29 3. "Give Your Best" – 3 28 4. "Seven Seas Symphony" – 4 10 5. "With All Nations International Anthem " – 1 47 Side Four 1. "I Laugh In Your Face" – 4 10 2. "Never Say Never Again" – 3 29 3. "First Of May" – 2 50 4. "The British Opera" – 3 16 The 1976 Single LP Reissue Deleted Tracks 3 5 7 8 9 12 And 17. Some Early CD And Cassette Editions Also Omitted The Track "With All Nations International Anthem ". Deluxe Edition On January 13th 2009 Reprise Records Released A 3-CD Set Of Odessa Complete With Remastered Stereo And Mono Version Of All 17 Tracks Plus A Bonus Third Disc With Demos Alternate Version And Three Unreleased Tracks. To Date Odessa Was The Last Non-Compilation Album To Be Released And The Status Of The Re-Release Program Is Unknown. Disc 1 Stereo/Disc 2 Mono 1. Odessa City On The Black Sea 2. You’ll Never See My Face Again 3. Black Diamond 4. Marley Purt Drive 5. Edison 6. Melody Fair 7. Suddenly 8. Whisper Whisper 9. Lamplight 10. Sound Of Love 11. Give Your Best 12. Seven Seas Symphony 13. With All Nations International Anthem 14. I Laugh In Your Face 15. Never Say Never Again 16. First Of May 17. The British Opera Disc 3 “Sketches For Odessa” 1. Odessa” Demo 2. You’ll Never See My Face Again” Alternate Mix 3. Black Diamond Demo 4. Marley Purt Drive Alternate Mix 5. Barbara Came To Stay 6. Edison Alternate Mix 7. Melody Fair Demo 8. Melody Fair Alternate Mix 9. Suddenly Alternate Mix 10. Whisper Whisper – Part Two Alternate Version 11. Lamplight Demo 12. Lamplight Alternate Version 13. Sound Of Love Alternate Mix 14. Give Your Best Alternate Mix 15. Seven Seas Symphony Demo 16. With All Nations International Anthem Vocal Version 17. I Laugh In Your Face Alternate Mix 18. Never Say Never Again Alternate Mix 19. First Of May Demo 20. First Of May Alternate Mix 21. Nobody’s Someone 22. Pity 23. Odessa Promotional Spot