The Longest Night (song)
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"The Longest Night" is a ballad number performed by the Bee Gees, with lead vocals by Robin Gibb. This song was written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, and was released in September 1987, from the album E.S.P..[1]
Musical structure
On this song, it features Robin Gibb on the lead vocal, with Barry's guitar all over it; the variety of the melody, the flow of the lyric, and the structure with two verses but no chorus all set a contemplative mood. The second time around, as it hits the second verse section, Robin goes off into a few lines of new melody as if he's been distracted by his thoughts. The musicians who played on this song were Barry Gibb and Nick Moroch on guitar, Maurice Gibb and Robbie Kondor on keyboards, drums programmed by Rhett Lawrence and Marcus Miller on bass.[2]
Personnel
- Robin Gibb – lead vocal
- Barry Gibb – backing vocal, guitar
- Maurice Gibb – backing vocal, keyboards
- Robbie Kondor – keyboards
- Rhett Lawrence – drum programming
- Marcus Miller – bass
- Nick Moroch – guitar
References
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- 1987 songs
- Bee Gees songs
- Songs written by Barry Gibb
- Songs written by Robin Gibb
- Songs written by Maurice Gibb
- Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb
- Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb
- Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
- Song recordings produced by Arif Mardin
