Boogie Child
"Boogie Child" | ||||
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Single by Bee Gees | ||||
from the album Children of the World | ||||
B-side | "Lovers" | |||
Released |
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Recorded | 6 May 1976 | |||
Studio | Le Studio (Quebec) | |||
Genre | Disco[2] | |||
Length | 4:14 (album version) 3:30 (single version) | |||
Label | RSO | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
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Bee Gees singles chronology | ||||
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"Boogie Child" is the third hit single from the
Content
"Boogie Child" perhaps evolved from the unreleased "Boogie Summer" (recorded on 2 April). It was one of the two songs, alongside "Can't Keep a Good Man Down", that were the last new tracks recorded for the album.[3] "Boogie Child" was released as a single at the start of 1977 with "Lovers" as the B-side. In the UK, RSO Records issued "Children of the World" as the third single from the album with "Boogie Child" as the B-side.[4] In New Zealand, "Children of the World" was chosen as the B-side of this single.[5]
In December 1976, before the release of the single, the
Reception
Billboard described "Boogie Child" as the Bee Gees' "funkiest single to date."[6] Cash Box said it has "a Sly-influenced lead vocal, incredibly crisp instrumentation and several emotive choruses."[7] Record World said that "The Ohio Players-type groove should go across the board."[8]
Personnel
- Barry Gibb – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- bass, backing vocals
- Robin Gibb – backing vocals
- Alan Kendall – electric guitar
- Dennis Bryon – drums
- Blue Weaver – synthesizer, piano
- Peter Graves – horn
- Whit Sidener – horn
- Kenny Faulk – horn
- Neil Bonsanti – horn
- Bill Purse – horn
Chart history
Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[9] | 43 |
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] | 9 |
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[11] | 13 |
US Billboard Hot 100[12] | 12 |
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles[12] | 31 |
US Cash Box[13] | 14 |
US Record World[14] | 25 |
References
- ^ "Bee Gees - Boogie Child / Children of the World". 45cat. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Pickow, Peter; Appleby, Amy (1988). The Billboard Book of Song Writing. Billboard Publications. p. 146.
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs : 1976". Columbia University. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs : 1977". Columbia University. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Bee Gees - Boogie Child / Children of the World". 45cat. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
- ^ "Billboard's Top Single Picks" (PDF). Billboard. 15 January 1977. p. 82. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 35. 15 January 1977. p. 15. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. 15 January 1977. p. 1. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
- ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 5150." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 5176a." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "Bee Gees – Boogie Child". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ All Media Network. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- ^ "CASH BOX Top 100 Singles – Week ending MARCH 5, 1977". Archived from the original on 3 October 2012.. Cash Box.
- ISSN 0034-1622. Retrieved 17 September 2017.