To Love Somebody (song)
1967 single by Bee Gees / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"To Love Somebody" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Produced by Robert Stigwood, it was the second single released by the Bee Gees from their international debut album, Bee Gees 1st, in 1967.[6] The single reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 41 in the United Kingdom. The song's B-side was "Close Another Door".[7] The single was reissued in 1980 on RSO Records with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" as its flipside. The song ranked at number 94 on NME magazine's "100 Best Tracks of the Sixties".[8] It was a minor hit in the UK and France. It reached the top 20 in the US. It reached the top 10 in Canada.
"To Love Somebody" | ||||
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Single by the Bee Gees | ||||
from the album Bee Gees' 1st | ||||
B-side | "Close Another Door" | |||
Released | June 1967 | |||
Recorded | April 1967 | |||
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Length | 3:02 | |||
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"To Love Somebody" on YouTube | ||||
In a 2017 interview with Piers Morgan's Life Stories, Barry was asked "of all the songs that you've ever written, which song would you choose?" Barry said that "To Love Somebody" was the song that he'd choose as it has "a clear, emotional message".[9] The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Janis Joplin, Roberta Flack, Lulu, James Carr, the Sweet Inspirations, Nina Simone, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Bonnie Tyler, Slobberbone and Jimmy Somerville.