I'll Kiss Your Memory

"I'll Kiss Your Memory" is the first solo single written, performed and produced by Barry Gibb, released in May 1970.[1] It peaked at number 16 in the Netherlands.[2][3] The song was intended for Gibb's unreleased debut album The Kid's No Good.[4]

"I'll Kiss Your Memory"
Single by Barry Gibb
B-side"This Time"
ReleasedMay 1970 (Europe)
Recorded15, 20 February 1970
IBC Studios, London
Length4:26
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Barry Gibb
Barry Gibb singles chronology
"I'll Kiss Your Memory"
(1970)		 "The Day Your Eyes Meet Mine"
(1970)

Background

Recording

The song features an echo vocal with an arrangement of orchestra by Bill Shepherd. This song was recorded in IBC Studios on 15 February and finished on 20 February with "The Victim", "Moonlight" and "Summer Ends".[5] "It's not the same orchestra as we used with the Bee Gees", Gibb explained, "But Bill Shepherd is the only arranger I'll ever work with. On the single ['I'll Kiss Your Memory'] I double-tracked my voice seven times, because I knew exactly how I wanted everything done."[6]

Release

The single was released in the U.K. and the U.S., but did not chart.[5] The CD version of the song was available in the compilation Tales from the Brothers Gibb. This track's stereo mix was released in 1974 on I've Gotta Get a Message to You (1974).[7]

Personnel

Chart performance
Chart (1970) Peak
position
Netherlands Dutch Top 40[3] 16

References
  1. "Barry Gibb - I'll Kiss Your Memory / This Time". Discogs. May 1970. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  2. Songs Written by the Gibb Family on the International Charts - Brothersgibb.org
  3. "Barry Gibb - I'll Kiss Your Memory". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
  4. "Barry Gibb - The Kid's No Good". Discogs. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  5. Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1970". Retrieved 10 February 2013.
  6. Andrew Hughes (2009). The Bee Gees: Tales of the Brothers Gibb. ISBN 9780857120045. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  7. Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1974". Retrieved 8 March 2013.
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