Where Are You (Bee Gees song)

"Where Are You"
Song by Bee Gees from the album Spicks and Specks
Released	November 1966
Recorded	April — May 1966
Length	2:10
Label	Spin
Writer(s)	Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)	Nat Kipner
Spicks and Specks track listing
12 tracks Side one "Monday's Rain" "How Many Birds" "Playdown" "Second Hand People" "I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself" "Big Chance" Side two "Spicks and Specks" "Jingle Jangle" "Tint of Blue" "Where Are You" "Born a Man" "Glass House"

"Where Are You" is a song written by Maurice Gibb. It marked his debut as a lead vocalist and solo composer. It was included on the Bee Gees' 1966 album Spicks and Specks.^[1] This track was finally released in the US in 1968.^[2]

Origin

It was written by Maurice Gibb in 1966 and was his first to appear on any Bee Gees albums. It was recorded around April and May 1966.^[3]

Another Maurice composition from that year, "All by Myself" was released in 1970 on Inception/Nostalgia.

The song had drawn Kipner's attention to Maurice's potential as a more than competent songwriter, Maurice generally felt more comfortable writing the music than the words.^[4]

Personnel

Maurice Gibb probably play bass on this track, with John Robinson.

• Maurice Gibb — lead vocals, acoustic guitar, bass guitar
• Barry Gibb — acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Robin Gibb — backing vocals
• Colin Petersen — drums
• John Robinson — bass guitar

Releases

Country	Title
Australia	Spicks and Specks Label: Spin Released: November 1966 Format: LP
All Countries	Rare, Precious and Beautiful Label: Polydor, Atco (US/Canada) Released: November 1968 Format: LP
All Countries	Brilliant from Birth Label: Spin Released: 25 August 1998[5] Format: LP
All Countries	In the Beginning Label: Goldies Released: 30 December 2003
Australia	The Festival Album Collection: 1965-1967 Label: Festival Released: 12 February 2013

Mike Furber version

"Where Are You"
Single by Mike Furber
from the album Where Are You
B-side	"Second Hand People"
Released	December 1966
Format	7"
Label	Kommotion
Mike Furber singles chronology
"You" (1966) "Where Are You" (1966) "I'm So Glad" (1967)

The Mike Furber version of "Where Are You" credits Barry Gibb as the songwriter (instead of the original songwriter Maurice Gibb). Furber's version was released in December 1966 in Kommotion Records only in Australia and was released on the EP of the same name. The backing band was Max Merritt and the Meteors, with the Gibb brothers singing backup vocals.^[3][6] Furber's version reached #93 in the Australia Kent Music Report charts.

References

1. "Bee Gees - Australian albums". Beegees.dk. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
2. "Where Are You - Bee Gees appearances". Allmusic. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
3. Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1966". Retrieved 31 December 2013.
4. The Bee Gees Biography
5. Bee Gees - "Brilliant from Birth" album review at Allmusic
6. "Mike Furber - "Where Are You" / "Second Hand People"". 45cat. Retrieved 31 December 2013.