The Bee Gees are releasing a Vinylphyle edition of their album Children Of The World. Originally released in 1976, the group’s 14th studio album is considered their first foray into dance music ahead of the following year’s Saturday Night Fever soundtrack.
Children Of The World was their first self-produced effort, created in tandem with engineers Karl Richardson and Albhy Galuten. The record was a top 10 smash that includes the No. 1 hit, “You Should Be Dancing,” the ballad “Love So Right,” “Boogie Child,” and “You Stepped Into My Life.”
Contractual obligations prevented the Bee Gees from working with Atlantic producer Arif Mardin, who had produced their prior two albums, Mr. Natural (1974) and Main Course (1975). Based once again at Criteria Studios in Miami, the Bee Gees initially worked with Richard Perry. The group then decided to produce Children Of The World themselves, with Barry Gibb working alongside engineer Richardson and musical advisor Galuten. The album marks the first time that Robin Gibb sings lead in falsetto. Later album sessions were held at Le Studio in Quebec.
The album includes the single, “You Should Be Dancing,” which went to No. 1 in the U.S. and was included on the Saturday Night Fever movie soundtrack. In 2001, Barry Gibbs told Billboard that the No. 3 hit “Love So Right” was “Us trying to be the Delfonics.” The production team of Gibb-Galuten-Richardson led the group through a series of top-selling recordings over the next four years.
Vinylphyle is an audiophile vinyl reissue series from UMe, dedicated to presenting essential albums across multiple genres with uncompromising sound quality and presentation. Each Vinylphyle release features all analog mastering from original sources by an elite group of vinyl cutting engineers. The LPs are pressed at the world-class Southern California-based audiophile vinyl record pressing plant RTI.
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