Shadow Dancing (album)
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Shadow Dancing is the second album
by English singer and teen idol Andy Gibb
. It was released in 1978.
Continuing the momentum of his first successes, notably "I Just Want to Be Your Everything
", Gibb began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album. The title track
, written by Gibb and all three of his brothers
, was released as a single in the US in April 1978 (alongside the album), and in mid-June began a seven week run at number one, achieving platinum status. Two further Top Ten singles, "An Everlasting Love" (reaching number five) and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (reaching number nine), a song also released by his brothers in 1979, were extracted from the album, which became a million seller.
Although the album is not currently in print, it was released to iTunes
along with the other two Andy Gibb albums in 2011.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by English singer and teen idol Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb
Andy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:...
. It was released in 1978.
Continuing the momentum of his first successes, notably "I Just Want to Be Your Everything
I Just Want to Be Your Everything
"I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was a hit song by pop singer Andy Gibb. The first single released from his debut album, Flowing Rivers, it became the first of three consecutive number one Billboard Hot 100 singles for Gibb...
", Gibb began work with the Gibb-Galuten-Richardson production team on his second album. The title track
Shadow Dancing (song)
"Shadow Dancing" is a song by Andy Gibb that reached number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. According to Billboard's Book Of Number One Hits, Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the U.S. pop charts to have his first three singles hit the number-one spot...
, written by Gibb and all three of his brothers
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...
, was released as a single in the US in April 1978 (alongside the album), and in mid-June began a seven week run at number one, achieving platinum status. Two further Top Ten singles, "An Everlasting Love" (reaching number five) and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (reaching number nine), a song also released by his brothers in 1979, were extracted from the album, which became a million seller.
Although the album is not currently in print, it was released to iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
along with the other two Andy Gibb albums in 2011.
Track listing
- "Shadow DancingShadow Dancing (song)"Shadow Dancing" is a song by Andy Gibb that reached number one for seven weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. According to Billboard's Book Of Number One Hits, Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the U.S. pop charts to have his first three singles hit the number-one spot...
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, Robin GibbRobin GibbRobin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
, Maurice GibbMaurice GibbMaurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...
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) 4:34 - "Why" (Andy Gibb, Barry Gibb) - 4:31
- "Fool for a Night" (Andy Gibb) - 3:20
- "An Everlasting Love" (Barry Gibb) - 4:06
- "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (Barry Gibb/Blue WeaverBlue WeaverBlue Weaver is a British keyboard player, session musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:...
) - 4:07 - "One More Look at the Night" (Andy Gibb) - 3:45
- "Melody" (Andy Gibb) - 4:00
- "I Go for You" (Andy Gibb) - 4:19
- "Good Feeling" (Andy Gibb) - 3:48
- "Waiting for You" (Andy Gibb) - 4:13
Personnel
- Andy GibbAndy GibbAndy Gibb was an English singer and teen idol, and the youngest brother of the family whose other male siblings formed the Bee Gees: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb.-The early years:...
- vocals - Barry GibbBarry GibbBarry 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...
- vocals, orchestral arrangement - Joey Murcia - guitar
- Tim RenwickTim RenwickTimothy John Pearson 'Tim' Renwick is an English guitarist.-Career:Renwick started playing guitar in the 1960s. He performed with many bands, including Little Women, Wages of Sin, Junior's Eyes, The Hype, Quiver and Lazy Racer...
- guitar - George Bitzer - keyboards, synthesiser
- Harold Cowart - bass
- Ron ZieglerRon ZieglerRonald Louis "Ron" Ziegler was White House Press Secretary and Assistant to the President during United States President Richard Nixon's administration.-Early life:...
- drums - Joe LalaJoe LalaJoe Lala is an actor and voice actor, notable for his dubbing of Kun Lan of the video-game Killer7.He also played drums and percussion on 32 gold and 28 platinum albums. His credits include Blues Image, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Manassas, The Bee Gees, Whitney Houston, and many...
- percussion - John Sambataro - vocals, slide guitar
- Peter GravesPeter GravesPeter Graves may refer to:* Peter Graves , American actor* Peter Graves, 8th Baron Graves , English actor and peer* Peter Graves , English cricketer...
, Whit Sidener, Ken Faulk, Bill Purse, Neil Bonsanti & Stan WebbStan WebbStan Webb is the frontman and lead guitarist with the blues band, Chicken Shack.-Career:...
- The Boneroo Horns - Albhy GalutenAlbhy GalutenAlbhy Galuten is a Grammy Award-winning American record producer, composer, musician, orchestrator and technology executive.He produced 18 number 1 singles with songs and albums selling over 100,000,000 copies...
- orchestral arrangement - Blue WeaverBlue WeaverBlue Weaver is a British keyboard player, session musician, songwriter and record producer.-Biography:...
- orchestral arrangement - Paul HarrisPaul Harris (musician)Paul Harris is a keyboards player and session musician.Harris appears on several albums of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s by leading artists such as Stephen Stills, B. B. King, Judy Collins, Al Kooper, ABBA, Eric Andersen, Rick Derringer, Nick Drake, John Sebastian, Joe Walsh, Seals & Crofts and Dan...
- keyboards - Don FelderDon FelderDonald William "Don" Felder is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his work as lead guitarist for the Eagles from 1974 to 1980 and again from 1994 to 2001.-Early life and influences:...
- guitar - Jock BartleyJock BartleyJock Bartley is an American Musician. He is a member of the band Firefall.He studied at University of Colorado in Boulder as an art major.He played guitar in Zephyr, and released a pair of albums with Tommy Bolin on Warner Bros...
- guitar - Karl Richardson, John BlancheJohn BlancheJohn Blanche is a British fantasy and science fiction illustrator and modeler known for his work for Games Workshop's White Dwarf magazine, Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay and Warhammer 40,000 games and his role as art director for the company, including his work in the field...
, Dennis Hetzendorfer & David Getz - engineer