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A decade before the Saturday Night Fever years, the Bee Gees were writing classic songs that endure to this day. A welcome addition to Ace's Songwriter series, these recordings span the full range from the early Australian Leedon/Spin period to the soul, psych and classic pop of their 1967-1970 heyday. The top soul artists of the time would queue up to record Gibb Brothers compositions Al Green, Percy Sledge, James Carr, Nina Simone, Bettye Swann and others put their personal stamp on these instantly recognisable songs. More contemporary interpretations of psych classics by Goon Moon and Sidewalk Society stand alongside lovers rock outings by Pat Kelly and John Holt. Iconic 60s Brit-pop girls are represented by rarely heard performances from Lulu and Sandie Shaw.

Tracklist

1    World - Sharon Tandy
2    How Can You Mend a Broken Heart - Al Green
3    To Love Somebody - James Carr
4    I've Gotta Get a Message to You - Percy Sledge
5    I Can't See Nobody - Nina Simone
6    Words - Bettye Swann
7    Bury Me Down By the River - Lulu
8    Give a Hand, Take a Hand - The Staple Singers
9    Only One Woman - Marbles
10    New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Velvett Fogg
11    Red Chair, Fade Away - Sidewalk Society
12    Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You - Goon Moon
13    Like Nobody Else - Los Bravos
14    Sun in My Eyes - Sandie Shaw
15    And the Sun Will Shine - Paul Jones
16    Spicks and Specks - Status Quo
17    He's a Thief - April Byron
18    Exit Stage Right - Ronnie Burns
19    Town of Tuxley Toymaker Part 1 - Jon Leedon
20    Maypole Mews - David Garrick
21    I Started a Joke - Pat Kelly
22    Morning of My Life - John Holt
23    Massachusetts - Tommy Roe
24    First of May - José Feliciano