| "Tomorrow Tomorrow" | ||||
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| Single byBee Gees | ||||
| B-side | "Sun In My Morning" | |||
| Released | 30 May 1969[1] | |||
| Recorded | 19–21 March 1969 | |||
| Studio | IBC Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Folk rock,pop rock,progressive pop | |||
| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Polydor 56381(United Kingdom) Atco(United States/Canada) | |||
| Songwriters | Barry Gibb,Maurice Gibb | |||
| Producers | Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees | |||
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"Tomorrow, Tomorrow" | ||||
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 Scandinavia picture sleeve | ||||
"Tomorrow Tomorrow" is a song by theBee Gees written byBarry andMaurice Gibb. The song was originally intended to be recorded byJoe Cocker.[2] It was the first Bee Gees single released afterRobin Gibb had quit the group which was now down to a trio featuringBarry Gibb,Maurice Gibb and drummerColin Petersen.
Originally, the song was written for Joe Cocker, but the group ultimately released it themselves. Barry rushed the track through, but it never reached Joe, who was given 'Delta Lady' by his management instead".[3]
This song was recorded on 19 and 21 March 1969. ItsB-side, "Sun In My Morning", was also recorded on March 19.[2]
Released in the United States on 1 June 1969, the single charted, only reaching No. 54 onBillboard, but cracked the Top 40 onCash Box, reaching No. 32. It achieved top ten placings in Brazil, New Zealand and some European countries, even topping the chart in Denmark, but in the brothers' native Britain it peaked only at No. 23. The promotional video, featuring Barry, Maurice and Colin performing the song in a park, is very rare. The band's manager,Robert Stigwood, made the decision to release the song as a single. Maurice later revealed, "We've got another one that we'll put straight out if it doesn't make it".[3] The song was felt by both brothers to be more suited to Joe Cocker's singing style than their own. Barry said, "This was a mistake that Robert [Stigwood] very rarely made", while Maurice remarked, "I don't think it's us but I quite like it".[3]
Since neither song appeared on the nextBee Gees' albumCucumber Castle, nostereo mixes were produced until 1990 when they appear on the Bee Geesbox setTales from the Brothers Gibb. Barry can be heard counting the band in at the start of the stereo mix.
The original single mix made its CD debut on the 1980s reissue ofBest of Bee Gees where it replaced "Spicks and Specks" which had been left off the CD for contractual reasons. It had previously appeared on the 1976 budget compilationMassachusetts which had largely consisted of B-sides and non-album tracks.
Cash Box commented on the fact that the song goes through "several musically-exciting changes."[4]Record World said "Those Bee Gees have another smash with 'Tomorrow Tomorrow'...which is embellished with horns and lots of strings."[5]Billboard called it "a strong driving rhythm ballad" with a "powerful lead vocal by Barry Gibb."[6]
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