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1967 single by Bee Gees

"To Love Somebody"
Single by Bee Gees
from the anthology Bee Gees' 1st
B-side	"Close Another Door"
Released	June 1967
Recorded	Apr 1967
Genre	Blue-eyed soul[one] [two]
Length	iii:02
Label	Polydor (United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland) Atco (United States) Spin (Australia)
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb
Producer(s)	Robert Stigwood Ossie Byrne
Bee Gees UK singles chronology
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967) "To Love Somebody" (1967) "Massachusetts" (1967)
Bee Gees US singles chronology
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967) "To Dear Somebody" (1967) "Vacation" (1967)
Alternative cover
Japanese cover for "To Beloved Somebody"
Music video
"To Beloved Somebody" on YouTube

"To Dear Somebody" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Produced by Robert Stigwood, it was the 2d unmarried released by the Bee Gees from their international debut album, Bee Gees 1st, in 1967.^[3] The unmarried reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 41 in the United Kingdom. The song's B-side was "Close Another Door".^[4] The single was reissued in 1980 on RSO Records with "How Can You Mend a Broken Centre" as its flipside. The song ranked at number 94 on NME magazine'southward "100 All-time Tracks of the Sixties".^[5] It was a modest hit in the Great britain and France. It reached the elevation 20 in the US. It reached the top 10 in Canada.

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 information technology has "a articulate, emotional message".^{[half dozen]} The song has been recorded by many other artists, including Janis Joplin, Lulu, James Carr, the Sweet Inspirations, Nina Simone, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Slobberbone and Jimmy Somerville.

Origins and lyrics [edit]

At the request of Robert Stigwood, the band'south director, Barry and Robin Gibb wrote "To Beloved Somebody", a soulful ballad in the style of Sam & Dave or The Rascals, for Otis Redding.^[7] Redding came to see Barry at the Plaza in New York City one night. Robin claimed that "Otis Redding said he loved our cloth and would Barry write him a song".^[eight]

The Bee Gees recorded "To Love Somebody" at IBC Studios, London with "Gilbert Dark-green" and "End of My Song" in April 1967 and released it equally a single in mid-June. Redding died in a plane crash later that year, before having a chance to record the song.

Robin said, "Anybody told u.s. what a great record they thought it was, Other groups all raved about information technology but for some reason people in U.k. just did not seem to like information technology." Barry said, "I think the reason it didn't do well here was because it'south a soul number, Americans loved information technology, simply information technology just wasn't right for this land".^[9]

Barry Gibb explained in a June 2001 interview with Mojo mag:

It was for Robert (Stigwood). I say that unabashedly. He asked me to write a song for him, personally. It was written in New York and played to Otis but, personally, it was for Robert. He meant a nifty bargain to me. I don't think it was a homosexual amore but a tremendous adoration for this man's abilities and gifts.^[10]

Reception [edit]

Billboard described the unmarried as a "smooth, easy beat ballad" that "should put them right support there at the top of the Hot 100."^[eleven]

Personnel [edit]

• Barry Gibb – pb vocals and backing vocals
• Robin Gibb – backing vocals
• Maurice Gibb – bass and bankroll vocals
• Vince Melouney – electric guitar and backing vocals
• Colin Petersen – drums
• Beak Shepherd – orchestral system

Charts [edit]

Michael Bolton version [edit]

"To Honey Somebody"
Unmarried by Michael Bolton
from the album Timeless: The Classics
B-side	"Now That I Found You"
Released	September 1992 (1992-09)
Recorded	1992
Genre	Soft stone
Length	4:08
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb Robin Gibb
Producer(s)	David Foster Michael Bolton
Michael Bolton singles chronology
"Steel Bars" (1992) "To Love Somebody" (1992) "Drift Away" (1992)

American vocaliser Michael Bolton covered and released it every bit a single from his 1992 anthology Timeless: The Classics. His version reached number 11 on the Us Billboard Hot 100 and became his fourth single to summit at number two in Canada, his highest position in that country. Information technology is also his highest-charting single in France, where it reached number seven.

Charts [edit]

Weekly charts [edit]

Chart (1992–1993)	Tiptop position
Commonwealth of australia (ARIA)[xix]	39
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[xx]	ii
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[21]	one
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[22]	31
French republic (SNEP)[23]	vii
Germany (Official German Charts)[24]	61
Ireland (IRMA)[25]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Pinnacle forty)[26]	36
Netherlands (Single Pinnacle 100)[27]	35
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[28]	32
UK Singles (OCC)[29]	16
US Billboard Hot 100[thirty]	11
U.s. Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[31]	1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[32]	six
United states of america Rhythmic (Billboard)[33]	31

Twelvemonth-end charts [edit]

Chart (1992)	Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[34]	55
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[35]	26

Nautical chart (1993)	Position
Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM)[36]	9
The states Billboard Hot 100[37]	83
Usa Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[38]	33

Movie and TV appearances [edit]

"To Beloved Somebody" has been used in several movies including I Love You Phillip Morris, Y Tu Mamá También, Tune, The Wrong Man, My Entire Life, l/l, and Joy.

The Bee Gees' version appears in a 2019 Television commercial for Facebook Groups.

The Bee Gees' version likewise appears in a 2019 McDonald'south television set commercial.

The Bee Gees' version also appears in the newly released, Baker iv video.

Other cover versions [edit]

• 1968: The Sweet Inspirations recorded the song, which reached number 30 on the R&B charts.
• 1969: James Carr released this vocal equally a single and reached number 44 on the R&B Charts.
• 1969: Nina Simone covered "To Love Somebody" released on her album To Honey Somebody, which reached number five in the United kingdom of great britain and northern ireland and became her second British hit single later "Own't Got No-I Got Life". Greenbacks Box chosen it an "splendid performance."^[39]
• 1977: Narvel Felts released the song, reaching number 22 on the Hot Country Singles chart.
• 1989: Billy "Crash" Craddock from Back on Track; peaked at number 91 on the RPM Land Tracks chart in Canada.^[40]
• 1990: Jimmy Somerville released a version that reached number 8 in the U.k., condign his virtually contempo Elevation ten entry in the Great britain.^[41] It also charted highly in several other countries, reaching number 7 in Ireland^[42] and attaining high positions in Austria, the Netherlands, and New Zealand.^[43]
• 2013: Michael Bublé covered this vocal for his eighth studio album To Exist Loved, the album'south fifth single. Information technology reached number xiii in Poland.^[44]

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External links [edit]

• Bee Gees - To Love Somebody on YouTube

Whp Wrote the Song You Know Somebody Who Loes Somebodyi Like I Love You

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_Love_Somebody_(song)

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