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{{Infobox single
{{Infobox song
| Name = Cherry Red
| name = Cherry Red
| Cover =
| Artist = [[Bee Gees]]
| cover = Cherry Red.jpg
| A-side = "[[I Want Home]]"
| alt =
| type = song
| Released = March 1966
| Format = [[7"]]
| artist = the [[Bee Gees]]
| album =
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| Recorded = February 1966
| Genre = [[Merseybeat]]
| A-side = [[I Want Home]]
| Length = 3:07
| released = March 1966
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| recorded = February 1966
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| Label = [[Leedon Records|Leedon]]
| studio =
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| Writer = [[Barry Gibb]]
| Producer = Joe Halford
| venue =
| genre = [[Sunshine pop]]<ref name= "Bubblegum 2001">{{cite book|first= Chris|last= Davidson|editor1-first= Kim |editor1-last= Cooper|editor2-first= David|editor2-last= Smay|year= 2001|title= Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth|chapter= Sunshine Pop|publisher= [[Feral House]]|location= Los Angeles|pages= 190-191}}</ref>
| Chronology = Bee Gees B-side singles
| length = 3:07
| Last single = "[[And the Children Laughing]]" <br/> (1965)
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| label = [[Leedon Records|Leedon]] / Festival Records Pty Ltd
| This single = "'''Cherry Red'''" <br/> (1966)
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| writer = [[Barry Gibb]]
| Next single = "[[All of My Life (Bee Gees song)|All of My Life]]" <br/> (1966)
| producer = Joe Halford
}}
}}


"'''Cherry Red'''" is a song by the [[Bee Gees]], written by [[Barry Gibb]], released as the B-side of "[[I Want Home]]" in March 1966, and has became one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the [[Philippines]] and [[Brazil]]. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing ''Where are you?''.
"'''Cherry Red'''" is a song by the [[Bee Gees]], written by [[Barry Gibb]], released as the B-side of "[[I Want Home]]" in March 1966, and has become one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the [[Philippines]] and [[Brazil]]. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing ''Where are you?''.


"Cherry Red" is a [[ballad]] featuring a harmony by Barry and [[Robin Gibb|Robin]]. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival Studios, Sydney, during the same time as "I Want Home". [[Colin Petersen]] thinks he played drums on the two tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/66.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1966 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |website=Columbia.edu|accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref>
"Cherry Red" is a [[ballad]] features a harmony by Barry and [[Robin Gibb|Robin]]. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival Studios, Sydney during the same time as "I Want Home". [[Colin Petersen]] thinks he played drums on the two tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/66.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1966 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> It was originally reached #7 in the [[Philippines]] in October 12, 1968.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=wwoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CDEQ6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false|title=Billboard Hits of the World: 12 October 1968 |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]] |work=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |date=12 October 1968 |page=73 |accessdate=28 May 2013}}</ref> and #6 in October 19,<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=MEUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA77&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CCsQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 19 October 1968]</ref>, #5 in October 26,<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=cUUEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA88&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 26 October 1968]</ref>, #4 in November 2,<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=sgoEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA73&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CEMQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 2 November 1968]</ref>, #7 again in November 16.<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=r0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA71&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CEkQ6AEwBQ#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 16 November 1968]</ref> It re-entered the charts on 1 August 1970 reaching #8 in [[Sao Paulo]] ([[Brazil]]),<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=X0UEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA59&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CE8Q6AEwBg#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 1 August 1970]</ref> It reached #6 in [[Brazil]] in 22 August 1970.<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=lSkEAAAAMBAJ&pg=RA1-PA83&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CFUQ6AEwBw#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 22 August 1970]</ref> And finally #5 in Brazil in 29 August 1970.<ref>[http://books.google.com.ph/books?id=likEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&dq=bee+gees+cherry+red+billboard&hl=fil&sa=X&ei=lk-kUeC9B6aXiQfIvYCwAw&ved=0CD0Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=bee%20gees%20cherry%20red%20billboard&f=false Billboard Hits of the World: 29 August 1970]</ref>

==Release==
Unlike many of the Bee Gees' Australian tracks, this single reached charts outside of Australia, in the Philippines, Brazil and São Paulo, all of which it reached top ten in.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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| Philippines Singles Chart
| Philippines
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| style="text-align:center;"|7
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| Sao Paulo (Brazil) Singles Chart
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| Brazil Singles Chart
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 19 November 2023

"Cherry Red"
Song by the Bee Gees
A-side"I Want Home"
ReleasedMarch 1966
RecordedFebruary 1966
GenreSunshine pop[1]
Length3:07
LabelLeedon / Festival Records Pty Ltd
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Joe Halford

"Cherry Red" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb, released as the B-side of "I Want Home" in March 1966, and has become one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the Philippines and Brazil. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing Where are you?.

"Cherry Red" is a ballad featuring a harmony by Barry and Robin. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival Studios, Sydney, during the same time as "I Want Home". Colin Petersen thinks he played drums on the two tracks.[2]

Release

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Unlike many of the Bee Gees' Australian tracks, this single reached charts outside of Australia, in the Philippines, Brazil and São Paulo, all of which it reached top ten in.

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1968-1970) Peak
position
Philippines 7
São Paulo (Brazil) 8
Brazil 5

References

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  1. ^ Davidson, Chris (2001). "Sunshine Pop". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 190–191.
  2. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1966". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
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