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... demo, by The Bee Gees, Smokey, I tried to find Conway's version on YouTube, but they were all joke versions, by pranksters. But this is the what Conway heard that made him re-record it, and he made it a # 1 in 1982 on the Country Charts. It was released on the flip ("B") side of 1979's monster hit "Too Much Heaven" by The Bee Gees (in 45 RPM) as a very country song with steel guitar, etc. It was not released on a regular Bee Gees album, but was released as a bonus track on their Greatest Hits album in the late 70's.
After listening to both, The Bee Gees version is actually MORE country than Conway's (steel guitar), while Conway seemed to be trying to take it back to his own rock and roll roots. Nevertheless, he took it to # 1.
If this song ain't country, released by the Bee Gees in the middle of disco, I'll eat my hat. Obviously, Conway Twitty thought it was, and ran it to # 1
Seriously Smokey, I've tried all over to find a version of Conway Twitty singing it on video. But I do have it on on AUDIO on my computer, and proof he took it to # 1 on the Country Charts in 1982.
Here is Olivia Newton-John singing it with Andy Gibb
Sure do. The morning DJ (and program director) at the local country classics station plays it occasionally. I've never seen Harold Jenkins' version on video, though.
I agree - the Bee Gees version sounds more "country".
Good stuff, Brian. I'd have never guessed that was the BeeGees if I didn't look at the screen. And I just had to play the Olivia/Andy version. She's one of my all-time favorites. And just think, she's an old lady now. She made Grease long, long ago. But then Barry's no kid, either.
I remember Conway Twitty as a sort of Elvis clone. He hung out in rock&roll for several years before he gave up and became a country classic.
Sure do. The morning DJ (and program director) at the local country classics station plays it occasionally. I've never seen Harold Jenkins' version on video, though.
I agree - the Bee Gees version sounds more "country".
The Bee Gees used steel guitar for a more country sound, and strangely, Conway seemed to be going a little "rock" with it, "rock" like the old days, like when he did in "It's Only Make Believe", early rock.
I knew Conway (as well as all 3 Bee Gees). I worked for a concert promotion company Bob Eubanks (Newlywed Game, etc.) owned back in the late 70's, early 80's, and put together concerts in the mid-west for Conway (who Bob Eubanks had some kind of exclusive contract with for a while), Marty Robbins, Don Williams, and others, and came to know the Bee Gees in the late 90's. I have also been a DJ and a member of The Recording Academy. Probably the 2 friendliest people in music I ever met were Jackson Browne and Robin Gibb. I spent a lot of time with Jackson Browne in 1978, when "Running on Empty" was big, and walked with Robin Gibb from The Minskoff Theatre a few blocks to the VIP party at the China Club after the premiere of Saturday Night Fever-The Musical. As The Bee Gees were getting into the limo, it was clear that Barry & Robin were verbally fighting about something, and then Robin decided not to get in the limo, slammed the door, and walked with the crowd. Their battles go back at least to the 60's, but it was great to see one in person. At the China Club, they had a tent set up for the biggest VIP's, where The Bee Gees, Madonna, Princess "Fergie" (Sarah Ferguson), and others were. Barry came out to hang with the rest of us, and didn't seem to want to be in the tent anymore, and we talked again, as we had at the theatre. He obviously didn't want to be with Robin. But all-in-all, Robin seemed friendlier, at least that night. Nevertheless, it was Barry that got us on the list to attend, as the event was invitaion only.
Good stuff, Brian. I'd have never guessed that was the BeeGees if I didn't look at the screen. And I just had to play the Olivia/Andy version. She's one of my all-time favorites. And just think, she's an old lady now. She made Grease long, long ago. But then Barry's no kid, either.
I remember Conway Twitty as a sort of Elvis clone. He hung out in rock&roll for several years before he gave up and became a country classic.
The Bee Gees country music contributions aren't known by everyone, despite many knowing they wrote and produced the entire Kenny Rogers album that included "Islands in the Stream" (duet with Dolly Parton, whom Barry insisted on, despite Kenny wanting Dottie West at first), which was the biggest selling country song ever for many years, and went # 1 on the pop charts too. But they wrote SO MANY more country songs, many that became hits, like........
...........like this (see link below) Olivia Newton-John hit, "Come on Over". She "mined" it off of their 1974 album "Main Course", which had 3 hit singles, Jive Talkin', Nights on Broadway, and Fannie Be Tender (With my Love), but which also included a couple of country songs, some ballads, etc.
Olivia has a long history of recording Bee Gees songs, has a duet with them (maybe just Barry, I forget) and many singing appearances with Andy on shows he hosted, like Solid Gold, and a duet.
Here is her version of "Come On Over", released and became a hit single for her less than a year after it was released by The Bee Gees. Oh, and it's the 50+ year old Olivia shown in this video
Here is The Bee Gees version from the "Main Course" album. Again, their version is more "country" than Olivia's, with steel guitar and all. But this is what Olivia heard and made her decide to release it as a single.
Here is Olivia spotlighted in the late 90's at a Bee Gees concert during their performance of Grease, which Barry wrote in the middle of one night, when their manager and partner, Robert Stigwood (who produced Grease, Saturday Night Fever, Sgt. Peppers..., etc.) called Barry late one night, while Barry was filming Sgt. Peppers, and said nobody could write a title song that was acceptable, and the movie was ready to "print", but no title song. Barry wrote this overnight, sang it over the phone the next morning, Robert said "record it", Barry said "no time, get Frankie Valli, he needs work", and it went # 1. Notice Olivia cover her daughter's eyes when she kisses Travolta.
Oh, and yes Smokey, Barry is getting old, and worse than that, he has rheumatoid arthritis, and his hands are going the way of James Coburn's and John Carradine's in their later years. Even 10 years ago, he had to bandage his hand to just strum the guitar. Having once been a major "sex symbol" and still wanting to look good, it probably really bugs him, but I think when he quit dyeing his hair, he had finally accepted he was getting old.
I never watch American Idol, but wish I had during the season he was the coach. I didn't even know about it, as my eyes and ears glaze over at most modern reality TV, but I caught up with this a little on YouTube when I heard about it. The aging process isn't fun, I'm suffering it too. Anyway, they bring out something that isn't always brought out, becuase they usually focus just on The Bee Gees recording success, but Barry is THE MOST SUCCESSFUL SONGWRITER-PRODUCER EVER. In fact, of his 7 Grammys are ones for performing, producing, and writing. The intro says it all, starting a minute or so into the video:
And here is his solo performance of "To Love Somebody" later that night (you may recall that Janis Joplis was one of the 1st of several hundred artists to cover it, but it was written for Otis Redding, and it was to be his next recording after "(Sitting by the) Dock of the Bay", but he died in the plane crash, so they recorded it 1st. Notice Barry's thumb on his left hand, it's getting terribly deformed from the arthritis:
In 2008 Olivia recorded a new album, and a NEW duet with Barry that he wrote for the album. Olivia is still very pretty for her age, and Barry still writes a great duet.
Hey, Brian. Thanx for spending all that time to put this thread together. It wasn't wasted. I watched and enjoyed every link you posted. And I'll bet at least a few others did too.
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