Israel (Bee Gees song)
"Israel" | |
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Single by Bee Gees | |
from the album Trafalgar | |
B-side | "Dearest" |
Released | May 1972 (Belgium)[1] |
Recorded | 7 April 1971 |
Genre | Pop[2] |
Length | 3:54 |
Label | Polydor Atco (United States/Canada) |
Songwriter(s) | Barry Gibb |
Producer(s) | Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees |
"Israel" is a ballad track[3] written by Barry Gibb. It appeared on the Bee Gees' 1971 album, Trafalgar.
It was recorded on 7 April 1971 at the
Trafalgar" and "It's Just the Way", the Robin Gibb composition "Engines, Aeroplanes", and another Barry Gibb composition, the ballad "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself".[3]
"Israel" was released as a single in May 1972 in Belgium,[4] in the Netherlands, where it reached No. 22, and in New Zealand. "Dearest" was chosen as the B-side.[1]
While the exact meaning of the song is unknown, Seth Rogovoy interpreted it for The Forward as a "love song to Israel", noting that Gibb played it onstage during a trip to Israel in 1972.[5]
Personnel
- backing vocals, acoustic guitar
- Maurice Gibb — piano, bass and acoustic guitar
- Geoff Bridgford — drums
- Bill Shepherd — orchestral arrangement
References
- ^ a b "Israel / Dearest by Bee Gees (Single, Baroque Pop): Reviews, Ratings, Credits, Song list". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
- ^ a b "Gibb Songs : 1971". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ "Bee Gees - Israel / Dearest - Polydor - Belgium - 2058 235". 45cat.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ^ Images, Getty (7 October 2020). "That time the Bee Gees sang a love song to Israel". The Forward. Retrieved 2022-03-18.