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| name = Cherry Red |
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| type = song |
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| artist = the [[Bee Gees]] |
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| A-side = [[I Want Home]] |
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| released = March 1966 |
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| recorded = February 1966 |
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| format = [[7"]] |
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| 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> |
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Latest revision as of 19:26, 19 November 2023
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| "Cherry Red" | |
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| Song by the Bee Gees | |
| A-side | "I Want Home" |
| Released | March 1966 |
| Recorded | February 1966 |
| Genre | Sunshine pop[1] |
| Length | 3:07 |
| Label | Leedon / 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Barry Gibb — lead and harmony vocal, guitar
- Robin Gibb — lead and harmony vocal
- Maurice Gibb — guitar, organ
- Colin Petersen — drums
Chart performance
[edit]| Chart (1968-1970) | Peak position |
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| Philippines | 7 |
| São Paulo (Brazil) | 8 |
| Brazil | 5 |
References
[edit]- ^ Davidson, Chris (2001). "Sunshine Pop". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 190–191.
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1966". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
