B-side "Dearest" Recorded 7 April 1971 | Released May 1972
(Belgium) Length 3:54 | |
Genre Soft rock, art rock, baroque pop Label Polydor
Atco (United States/Canada) | ||
"Israel" is an enigmatic ballad track written by Barry Gibb. It appeared on the Bee Gees' 1971 album, Trafalgar.
This track was recorded and finished on 7 April 1971 at the IBC Studios in London, with the two Maurice Gibb composition, "Trafalgar", "It's Just the Way", the Robin Gibb 1970 compositions "Engines, Aeroplanes" and another Barry composition, the ballad "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself".
"Israel" was later released as a single in May 1972 in Belgium, the Netherlands, where it reached No. 22, and in New Zealand. "Dearest" was chosen as the B-side.
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Israel (Bee Gees song) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA