Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself
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"Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" was the Bee Gees
second single from their 1971 album Trafalgar
. Written and sung by Barry Gibb
, this slow dramatic piano ballad was described by Robin in the liner notes of Tales from the Brothers Gibb
box set as "...the dawning, or the closing, of the 'gotta find out who I really am' era."
The single was released in October 1971, four months after the number 1 smash hit "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
" and was editied down to 3:50 by removing the last verse and chorus. Considering that "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was a number 1, it was surprising that this did not even make the top fifty. With the success of "...Broken Heart", Atco Records
was choosing ballads exclusively for Bee Gees singles during this time.
Bee Gees
The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
second single from their 1971 album Trafalgar
Trafalgar
-Places:* Cape Trafalgar in south west Spain* Trafalgar Square in London, commemorating the British naval victory* Trafalgar, Indiana, a town in the United States of America* Trafalgar Township, a former municipality in Ontario, Canada...
. Written and sung by Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
, this slow dramatic piano ballad was described by Robin in the liner notes of Tales from the Brothers Gibb
Tales from the Brothers Gibb
**On releases of Tales outside North America, three Barry Gibb solo tracks were added to Chapter IV from the "Hawks" soundtrack right after Robin Gibb's "Toys": "My Eternal Love", "Where Tomorrow Is" and "Letting Go"....
box set as "...the dawning, or the closing, of the 'gotta find out who I really am' era."
The single was released in October 1971, four months after the number 1 smash hit "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
"How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" is an adult contemporary ballad released by the Bee Gees in 1971. The song had been written by Barry and Robin Gibb in August 1970, when the Gibb brothers had reconvened following a period of break-up and alienation...
" and was editied down to 3:50 by removing the last verse and chorus. Considering that "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" was a number 1, it was surprising that this did not even make the top fifty. With the success of "...Broken Heart", Atco Records
Atco Records
ATCO Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group, currently operating through WMG's Rhino Entertainment.-Beginnings:Atco Records was founded in 1955 as a division of Atlantic Records. It was devised as an outlet for productions by one of Atlantic's founders, Herb Abramson, who...
was choosing ballads exclusively for Bee Gees singles during this time.