May 29 2009
Robin Gibb: The Songwriter (cont.)
By 1974 the brothers were going through a down period. A week after they finished recording their new album “Mr. Natural”. On March 4th the Bee Gees began and American tour in New York City. After the high of the American tour they returned to England to begin a tour of Northern England club dates on April 28, 2974. They then moved on to Canada where from August 21st through the 31st they played to sold out houses all over Canada. On the “Mr. Natural” album the brothers worked with Arif Mardin as producer. Robin and Barry wrote “Mr. Natural” (first single released February 1974 which hit 93 on US charts yet did not even make it into the UK chart), “Dogs”, “Down The Road”, “Heavy Breathing”, “Throw A Penny” (second single) and “Charade” (3rd single. The song that Maurice said is “The Song for making Love”).
Maurice, Robin and Barry wrote “Had A Lot Of Love Last Night”, “Voices”, “It Doesn’t Matter Much To Me” (B side from “Mr. Natural” single) and “I Can’t Let You Go”.
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