2016


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.


songs


No new songs are known. Those on Barry Gibb’s album were written in 2015 or earlier.


recording sessions


No sessions are known.


selected record releases


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)
14 DADDY’S LITTLE GIRL (2011)
15 SOLDIER’S SON

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.