The best news is that Barry’s album In the Now was released in October. The song of the same title was released online as a single in August. Days after it was available the single reached number 1 on iTunes and Amazon.
One other new song by Barry called ‘Angels’ appeared in a film called Shepherds and Butchers, set in South Africa under apartheid. It is not on In the Now. The version by Vusi Mahlasela was issued as a single.
The Warners deal is done. In November it was announced that Capitol Records signed the Bee Gees and planned to reissue the works and unreleased tracks, under a deal that starts in 2017. Whether the latter will really happen is as yet unknown. Whether there will be dozens of more or less greatest hits collections is as yet unknown.
No new songs are known. Those on Barry Gibb’s album were written in 2015 or earlier.
No sessions are known.
Barry Gibb : single
Columbia, August 2016.
IN THE NOW
Digital single ahead of the album of the same name.
Barry Gibb : In the Now
US: Columbia, October 2016;
UK: Columbia, October 2016.
01
IN THE NOW
02
GRAND ILLUSION
03
STAR CROSSED LOVERS
04
BLOWIN’ A FUSE
05
HOME TRUTH SONG
06
MEANING OF THE WORD
07
CROSS TO BEAR
08
SHADOWS
09
AMY IN COLOUR
10
THE LONG GOODBYE
11
DIAMONDS
12
END OF THE RAINBOW
Deluxe edition
13 GREY GHOST (2011)The deluxe version has three additional songs. The first two recordings were previously released as digital singles. A Ricky Skaggs version of ‘Soldier’s Son’ was previously released, with Barry guest vocals, but this is the first release of a Barry Gibb version.
Vusi Mahlasela : single
October 2016.
ANGELS
Digital single of the song from the South African film Shepherds and Butchers, written and produced by Barry.