Seven Seas Symphony

"Seven Seas Symphony"
Song by Bee Gees from the album Odessa
Released	March 1969
Recorded	November 1968 IBC Studios, London
Genre	Classical music, orchestral
Length	4:09
Label	Polydor Records (U.K.) Atco Records (U.S.)
Composer	Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer	Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees
Odessa track listing
17 tracks Side one "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" "You'll Never See My Face Again" "Black Diamond" Side two <li value "4">"Marley Purt Drive" "Edison" "Melody Fair" "Suddenly" "Whisper Whisper" Side three <li value "8">"Lamplight" "Sound of Love" "Give Your Best" "Seven Seas Symphony" "With All Nations (International Anthem)" Side four <li value "14">"I Laugh in Your Face" "Never Say Never Again" "First of May" "The British Opera"

"Seven Seas Symphony" is an instrumental composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, released on the Bee Gees album Odessa in March 1969.^[1]

Recording

This song was originally recorded on August 19th, 1968 on Atlantic Studios in New York City and was completed in November at IBC Studios in London. Its demo version was released in 2009 on the Sketches for Odessa disc with the remastered edition of the album. On the demo, a piano played by Maurice was heard but on the originally released version, only Bill Shepherd's orchestra was heard - the Bee Gees band did not participate on this track or the other instrumental tracks in the album.^[2]

Personnel

• Bill Shepherd — orchestral arrangement
• P Sharp — sound engineer
• Philip Wade — sound engineer

References

1. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1969".
2. Gibb Songs 1969