Trafalgar is the Bee Gees

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...

' ninth album, released in September 1971. The album was a moderate hit in the United States

United States

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, and peaked at #34. The lead single "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...

" was the first Bee Gees' #1 single in the United States. "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself

Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself

"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...

" was released as the second single and only reached #57 on the USA charts.Trafalgar is noted in Robert Dimery's book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

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Tour

In support of the album, The Bee Gees toured the U.S. in the fall of 1971, playing such cities as Boston

Boston

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, Asbury Park, New York City

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 (7 shows), Memphis, Kansas City

Kansas City

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, and Indianapolis

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Track listing

1. "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...
   
   " (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...
   
   /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....
   
   ) – 3:58
2. "Israel" (Barry Gibb) – 3:44
3. "The Greatest Man in the World" (Barry Gibb) – 4:17
4. "It's Just the Way" (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...
   
   ) – 2:33
5. "Remembering" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb) – 4:01
6. "Somebody Stop the Music" (Barry Gibb/Maurice Gibb) – 3:31
7. "Trafalgar" (Maurice Gibb) – 3:53
8. "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself
   Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself
   "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...
   
   " (Barry Gibb) – 5:24
9. "When Do I" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb) – 3:57
10. "Dearest" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb) – 3:52
11. "Lion in Winter" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb) – 3:59
12. "Walking Back to Waterloo" (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb/Maurice Gibb) – 3:51

Personnel

• 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...
  
   - vocals, guitar
  Guitar
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• 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....
  
   - vocals
• 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...
  
   - vocals, bass, piano
  Piano
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  , guitar, organ
  Organ (music)
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  , drums
• Alan Kendall
  Alan Kendall
  Alan 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
• Geoff Bridgford - drums
• Bryan Scott
  Bryan Scott
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   - engineer
  Engineer
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• Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement