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Bee Gees - Idea

Track listing:
Volume 1
  1. Let There Be Love 3:36
  2. Kitty Can 2:43
  3. In The Summer Of His Years 3:14
  4. Indian Gin And Whisky Dry 2:05
  5. Down To Earth 2:36
  6. Such A Shame - The Bee Gees, Melouney, Vince 2:29
  7. I've Gotta Get A Message To You 3:01
  8. Idea 2:57
  9. When The Swallows Fly 2:36
  10. I Have Decided To Join The Airforce 2:17
  11. I Started A Joke 3:12
  12. Kilburn Towers 2:22
  13. Swan Song 3:03
  14. Let There Be Love 3:32
  15. Kitty Can 2:37
  16. In The Summer Of His Years 3:09
  17. Indian Gin And Whisky Dry 2:00
  18. Down To Earth 2:33
  19. Such A Shame - The Bee Gees, Melouney, Vince 2:31
  20. I've Gotta Get A Message To You 2:56
  21. Idea 2:57
  22. When The Swallows Fly 2:28
  23. I Have Decided To Join The Airforce 2:13
  24. I Started A Joke 3:09
  25. Kilburn Towers 2:20
  26. Swan Song 2:55
Volume 2
  1. Chocolate Symphony 2:46
  2. I've Gotta Get A Message To You 3:04
  3. Jumbo 2:11
  4. The Singer Sang His Song 3:21
  5. Bridges Crossing Rivers 2:10
  6. Idea 2:50
  7. Completely Unoriginal 3:37
  8. Kitty Can 2:40
  9. Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween 3:32
  10. Let There Be Love 3:36
  11. Gena's Theme 3:33
  12. Another Cold And Windy Day 0:57
  13. Sitting In The Meadow 1:00

Notes

cd1:

1. Let There Be Love
2. Kitty Can
3. In The Summer Of His Years
4. Indian Gin And Whisky Dry
5. Down To Earth
6. Such A Shame
7. I've Gotta Get A Message To You
8. Idea
9. When The Swallows Fly
10. I Have Decided To Join The Airforce
11. I Started A Joke
12. Kilburn Towers
13. Swan Song

Tracks 13-26: same as above, but mono mixes


cd2:

1. Chocolate Symphony
2. I've Gotta Get A Message To You (Mono Single Version)
3. Jumbo
4. The Singer Sang His Song
5. Bridges Crossing Rivers
6. Idea (Alternate Mix)
7. Completely Unoriginal
8. Kitty Can (Alternate Mix)
9. Come Some Christmas Eve Or Halloween
10. Let There Be Love (Alternate Mix)
11. Gena's Theme
12. Another Cold And Windy Day (Coke Spot)
13. Sitting In The Meadow (Coke Spot)

The Bee Gees' third album is something of a departure, with more of a rocking sound and with the orchestra (apart from a few well-placed harp arpeggios) somewhat less prominent in the sound mix than on their first two LPs. The two hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke," are very much of a piece with their earlier work, but on "Kitty Can," "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry," and "Such a Shame" (the latter written by the group's then lead guitarist, Vince Melouney), among other cuts, they sound much more like a working band with a cohesive group sound, rather than a harmony vocal group with accompaniment. Their writing still has a tendency toward the dramatic and the melodramatic, which would manifest itself prominently again on their next album, Odessa, six months later, but here the group seemed to be trying for a somewhat less moody, dark-toned overall sound, and some less surreal lyrical conceits, though "Kilburn Towers" (despite some pop-jazz inflections) and "Swan Song," as well as "I Started a Joke," retain elements of fantasy and profundity.