To Love Somebody is the second single released by the Bee Gees from their third LP, Bee Gees 1st. As stated many times by Barry Gibb, their manager Robert Stigwood wanted Barry to write a soul song for Otis Redding for him to record. Barry, along with Robin came up with To Love Somebody, a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals.
The song was written on a boat in Monte Carlo the day the Beatles manager, Brian Epstein was found dead (August 1967). The Bee Gees heard the news from Robert Stigwood's assistant.
This unlikely group of artists covered the song:
Janis Joplin (on the 1969 album I Got Dem Ol' Kozmic Blues Again Mama!)
Joe Cocker
Gram Parsons
Lulu (November 1967)
Rod Stewart with Booker T. and the M.G.'s
Billy "Crash" Craddock (from 1989's Back on Track)
Eric Burdon & The Animals (1968)
Roberta Flack (on the 1971 album Quiet Fire)
The Flying Burrito Brothers
Bonnie Tyler (on the 1988 album Hide Your Heart)
Tom Jones
Michael Bolton (Billboard #11 pop, #1 adult contemporary)
Jordin Sparks
Dusty Springfield
Hank Williams, Jr. (on the 1979 album Family Tradition)
Watch the Bee Gees perform their hit in a 1974 Melbourne, Australia concert. Notice the live orchestra in the background!
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