Idea is the Bee Gees' third album on the ATCO label, released in August, 1968 (see 1968 in music). The album sold over 1,000,000 copies worldwide. This album features "Such a Shame", the only Bee Gees song where lead vocals aren't sung by (nor written by) a Gibb brother. "Such A Shame" was included on the British version of the album but deleted from the American issue, which in turn included their recent hit "I've Gotta Get a Message to You," not on the UK LP. When the album was issued on CD in the 1980s, both tracks were included.
In 2006, Reprise Records reissued Idea (using the European cover) with both stereo and mono mixes on one disc and a bonus disc of unreleased songs, non-album tracks, and alternate mixes.
Track listing
Original LP
All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb except as indicated.
- "Let There Be Love" – 3:32
- "Kitty Can" – 2:39
- "In The Summer of His Years" – 3:10
- "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" – 2:01
- "Down to Earth" – 2:32
- "Such a Shame" (Vince Melouney) – 2:28
- "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 2:57
- Available only on the U.S. version of the album.
- "Idea" – 2:51
- "When the Swallows Fly" – 2:32
- "I Have Decided to Join the Air Force" – 2:11
- "I Started a Joke" – 3:08
- "Kilburn Towers" – 2:19
- "Swan Song" – 2:58
''The original CD edition follows the original U.S. edition, including "I've Gotta Get a Message to You".
2006 CD reissue
All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb except as indicated.Disc 1
- "Let There Be Love" – 3:36
- "Kitty Can" – 2:43
- "In The Summer of His Years" – 3:14
- "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" – 2:05
- "Down to Earth" – 2:36
- "Such a Shame" (Vince Melouney) – 2:29
- "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 3:01
- "Idea" – 2:57
- "When the Swallows Fly" – 2:36
- "I Have Decided to Join the Air Force" – 2:17
- "I Started a Joke" – 3:12
- "Kilburn Towers" – 2:22
- "Swan Song" – 3:03
- "Let There Be Love" (mono mix) – 3:32
- "Kitty Can" (mono mix) – 2:37
- "In The Summer of His Years" (mono mix) – 3:09
- "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" (mono mix) – 2:00
- "Down to Earth" (mono mix) – 2:33
- "Such a Shame" (Vince Melouney) (mono mix) – 2:31
- "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (mono mix) – 2:56
- "Idea" (mono mix) – 2:57
- "When the Swallows Fly" (mono mix) – 2:28
- "I Have Decided to Join the Air Force" (mono mix) – 2:13
- "I Started a Joke" (mono mix) – 3:09
- "Kilburn Towers" (mono mix) – 2:20
- "Swan Song" (mono mix) – 2:57
Disc 2
- "Chocolate Symphony"* – 2:46
- "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" Mono Single Version – 3:04
- "Jumbo" – 2:11
- "The Singer Sang His Song" – 3:21
- "Bridges Crossing Rivers"* – 2:10
- "Idea" Alternate Mix* – 2:50
- "Completely Unoriginal"* – 3:37
- "Kitty Can" Alternate Mix* – 2:40
- "Come Some Christmas Eve or Halloween"* – 3:32
- "Let There Be Love" Alternate Mix* – 3:36
- "Gena's Theme" – 3:33
- "Another Cold and Windy Day" (Coke Spot #1) – 0:57
- "Sitting in the Meadow" (Coke Spot #2*)– 1:02
- Previously unissued.
Personnel
- Barry Gibb – Vocals, Guitar
- Robin Gibb – Vocals
- Maurice Gibb – Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
- Vince Melouney – Lead Guitar, Vocals on Such A Shame
- Colin Petersen – Drums
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