This Is Where I Came In
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This Is Where I Came In is the Bee Gees
' twenty-second studio album, released in 2001. It was the final album released by the group before the death of brother Maurice Gibb
in 2003, and the only album of all-new material released by them on the Universal Music label (which had acquired the rights to the group's releases on Polydor Records
when they bought that label's parent PolyGram
). The album peaked at no.6 in the UK, while the single, "This Is Where I Came In", reached no.18. In the US, the album peaked at no.16. The group appeared on the A&E
concert series Live by Request
in April, 2001 to promote the new album.
The song "Wedding Day" was featured in an episode of the NBC
drama Providence
of the same name.
The album features main vocals from all three of the brothers, and employs a variety of musical styles. "This Is Where I Came In" recalls the rock/indie theme more commonly found on 1960s Bee Gees songs. "She Keeps on Coming" and "Voice in the Wilderness" have strong rock themes, while "Sacred Trust", "Just in Case", and "Wedding Day" continue the Bee Gees' trend for love songs. Two of Robin's songs, "Embrace" and "Promise The Earth" are Europop
dance songs, while Barry's "Technicolor Dreams" is an exception to the rule, as it is an homage to the typical 1930s Tin Pan Alley
melody. Maurice Gibb provides lead vocals for two songs, "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air."
The brothers saw the album as a return to the original Bee Gees formula.
The song "Sacred Trust" was originally written for the Backstreet Boys
. The band never used it, but in 2002 the song was recorded by One True Voice
as their winning single on Popstars: The Rivals.
The album marked the fifth decade of recording for the band.
The album was one of the first Bee Gees albums to be re-released on Reprise Records
in 2007, when the brothers regained the rights to all of their recordings.
, Robin Gibb
and Maurice Gibb
, except where noted.
* Australian/UK edition bonus track.
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...
' twenty-second studio album, released in 2001. It was the final album released by the group before the death of brother Maurice Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Maurice 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...
in 2003, and the only album of all-new material released by them on the Universal Music label (which had acquired the rights to the group's releases on Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
when they bought that label's parent PolyGram
PolyGram
PolyGram was the name of the major label recording company started by Philips from as a holding company for its music interests in 1945. In 1999 it was sold to Seagram and merged into Universal Music Group.-Hollandsche Decca Distributie , 1929-1950:...
). The album peaked at no.6 in the UK, while the single, "This Is Where I Came In", reached no.18. In the US, the album peaked at no.16. The group appeared on the A&E
A&E Network
The A&E Network is a United States-based cable and satellite television network with headquarters in New York City and offices in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, London, Los Angeles and Stamford. A&E also airs in Canada and Latin America. Initially named the Arts & Entertainment Network, A&E launched...
concert series Live by Request
Live by Request
Live by Request is a television show on the A&E Network. On it, notable artists hold concerts where the set list would be determined by viewer phone calls. The show was created based on an idea by Tony Bennett. Bennett starred in its first episode, which ran on Valentine's Day 1997; during that...
in April, 2001 to promote the new album.
The song "Wedding Day" was featured in an episode of the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
drama Providence
Providence (TV series)
Providence is an American drama series that aired on NBC starring Melina Kanakaredes. The show ran for five seasons from January 8, 1999 until December 20, 2002.-Synopsis:The show revolves around Dr...
of the same name.
The album features main vocals from all three of the brothers, and employs a variety of musical styles. "This Is Where I Came In" recalls the rock/indie theme more commonly found on 1960s Bee Gees songs. "She Keeps on Coming" and "Voice in the Wilderness" have strong rock themes, while "Sacred Trust", "Just in Case", and "Wedding Day" continue the Bee Gees' trend for love songs. Two of Robin's songs, "Embrace" and "Promise The Earth" are Europop
Europop
Europop refers to a style of pop music that first developed in today's form in Europe, throughout the late 1970s. Europop topped the charts throughout the 1980s and ’90s...
dance songs, while Barry's "Technicolor Dreams" is an exception to the rule, as it is an homage to the typical 1930s Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley
Tin Pan Alley is the name given to the collection of New York City music publishers and songwriters who dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century...
melody. Maurice Gibb provides lead vocals for two songs, "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air."
The brothers saw the album as a return to the original Bee Gees formula.
The song "Sacred Trust" was originally written for the Backstreet Boys
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
. The band never used it, but in 2002 the song was recorded by One True Voice
One True Voice
One True Voice were a British boyband created on the ITV television series Popstars: The Rivals, which also produced girl group Girls Aloud. The band was created by the public, who voted for their favourite hopefuls each week...
as their winning single on Popstars: The Rivals.
The album marked the fifth decade of recording for the band.
The album was one of the first Bee Gees albums to be re-released on Reprise Records
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
in 2007, when the brothers regained the rights to all of their recordings.
Track listing
All songs written by Barry GibbBarry 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...
, Robin Gibb
Robin Gibb
Robin 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....
and Maurice Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Maurice 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...
, except where noted.
- "This Is Where I Came InThis Is Where I Came In (song)"This Is Where I Came In" is a song by the Bee Gees. It was the first and only single from their final album and was featured as the last song performed on the live Bee Gees 1997 PBS special One Night Only before the album release of This Is Where I Came In as an "experimental" song at that time...
" – 4:56 - "She Keeps On Coming" – 3:57
- "Sacred Trust" – 4:53
- "Wedding Day" – 4:43
- "Man In The Middle" – 4:21 (Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb)
- "Déjà Vu" – 4:19
- "Technicolor Dreams" – 3:04 (Barry Gibb)
- "Walking On Air" – 4:05 (Maurice Gibb)
- "Loose Talk Costs Lives" – 4:19 (Barry Gibb)
- "Embrace" – 4:43 (Robin Gibb)
- "The Extra Mile" – 4:21
- "Voice in the Wilderness" – 4:38
- "Just In Case"* – 4:23
- "Promise The Earth"* – 4:29
- "Man In The Middle" is credited to Maurice and Robin Gibb on some European copies of the album. The song is credited to all three brothers by BMI.
Personnel
- 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...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(tracks 1, 3-4, 7, 9), lead vocals (tracks 1, 3-4, 7, 9, 11-12) - 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....
- lead vocals (tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 10, 11) - 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...
- keyboardsMusical keyboardA musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
(tracks 3-5, 8), guitar, (tracks 1-5, 8-9), lead vocals (tracks 5 and 8) - Joe Barati - tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
(track 11) - Tim Barnes - violaViolaThe viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
- Matt Bonelli - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- (tracks 4, 7, 9, 12) - Neil Bonsanti - clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
(track 7) - Jason Carder - trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
(track 11) - Hui Fang Chen - violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
(track 11) - David Cole - celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
(track 11) - Gustavo Correa - violin (track 11)
- Dwayne Dixon - french horn (track 11)
- Orlando Forte - violin (track 11)
- Ken Faulk - trumpet (track 11)
- Chris Glansdorp - cello (track 11)
- Jim Hacker - piccolo trumpetPiccolo trumpetThe smallest of the trumpet family is the piccolo trumpet, pitched one octave higher than the standard B trumpet. Most piccolo trumpets are built to play in either B or A, using a separate leadpipe for each key. The tubing in the B piccolo trumpet is one-half the length of that in a standard B...
(track 11) - Jon Hutchinson - trombone (track 11)
- Alan KendallAlan KendallAlan Kendall is an English musician and was the lead guitarist for the popular band the Bee Gees, before they retired the band name due to the death of Maurice Gibb in 2003...
- guitar (tracks 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12) - Eric Kerley - french horn (track 11)
- John Knicker - trombone (track 11)
- Mel Mei Luo - violin (track 11)
- Robbie Mackintosh - guitar (track 6)
- Cheryl Naberhaus - french horn (track 11)
- Alfredo Olivia - violin & concert master
- Chauncey Patterson - viola (track 11)
- Chocolate Perry - bass (tracks 1-2, 9, 11)
- Steve RuckerSteve RuckerStephen"Steve" Rucker was a drummer in the popular band the Bee Gees. With the Bee Gees band, he appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O' Donnell, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction and a Royal Variety Performance for the Queen of England...
- drums (tracks 1-2, 4, 7, 9, 11-12) - Ben Stivers - keyboards (tracks 4, 7, 9), pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
(track 7), organElectronic organAn electronic organ is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally, it was designed to imitate the sound of pipe organs, theatre organs, band sounds, or orchestral sounds....
(track 10) - Peter-John VettesePeter-John VettesePeter-John Vettese , also known as Peter Vettese, is a British keyboardist, songwriter, arranger and record producer....
- progamming and backing vocals (tracks 6 and 10) - Mariusz Wojtowics - violin (track 11)