Seven Seas Symphony

"Seven Seas Symphony" is an instrumental composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, released on the Bee Gees album Odessa in March 1969.[1]

"Seven Seas Symphony"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Odessa
ReleasedMarch 1969 (1969-03)
RecordedNovember 1968
IBC Studios, London
GenreClassical music, orchestral
Length4:09
LabelPolydor Records (U.K.)
Atco Records (U.S.)
Composer(s)Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees
Odessa track listing
17 tracks
Side one
  1. "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)"
  2. "You'll Never See My Face Again"
  3. "Black Diamond"
Side two
  1. "Marley Purt Drive"
  2. "Edison"
  3. "Melody Fair"
  4. "Suddenly"
  5. "Whisper Whisper"
Side three
  1. "Lamplight"
  2. "Sound of Love"
  3. "Give Your Best"
  4. "Seven Seas Symphony"
  5. "With All Nations (International Anthem)"
Side four
  1. "I Laugh in Your Face"
  2. "Never Say Never Again"
  3. "First of May"
  4. "The British Opera"

Recording

This song was originally recorded on 19 August 1968 at Atlantic Studios in New York City and was completed in November at IBC Studios in London. Its demo version was released in 2009 on the Sketches for Odessa disc with the remastered edition of the album. On the demo, a piano played by Maurice was heard. On the originally released version Maurice's piano was heard again along with Bill Shepherd's orchestra - aside from this, the Bee Gees band did not participate on this track or the other instrumental tracks on the album.[2]

Personnel
  • Maurice Gibb - piano
  • Bill Shepherd — orchestral arrangement
  • P Sharp — sound engineer
  • Philip Wade — sound engineer

References
  1. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1969".
  2. Gibb Songs 1969
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