"Alan Freeman Days" is a song written by Robin Gibb in 2007 as a tribute to the late Australian-British DJ Alan Freeman and released in May 2008.[1][2] In 2014, it was included on Gibb's first posthumous album 50 St. Catherine's Drive.
"Alan Freeman Days" | |
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Song by Robin Gibb | |
from the album Songs from the British Academy Volume 1 | |
Released | May 2008 |
Recorded | August 2007 Sphere Studios, London |
Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock |
Length | 3:39 |
Label | Academy Recordings |
Songwriter(s) | Robin Gibb |
Producer(s) | Peter-John Vettese |
Recorded in August 2007 at Sphere Studios in London.[3] A live performance of the song was released on Robin Gibb - In Concert With the Danish Concert Orchestra.[4]
Writing
editWhile it was mainly made available as a download the song was also included on a limited number of promotional CDs, a various artist compilation "V.1 - Songs from the British Academy" from Academy Recordings,[5][6] of which a handful were raffled off to fans registered to Robin Gibb's forum.[7] There is also a lyric in the song "and my brother Maurice is stayin alive" as his tribute also to his late twin brother Maurice Gibb.
Personnel
edit- Robin Gibb — vocals
- Peter-John Vettese — guitar, keyboards, vocals, programming
- Mark "Tufty" Evans — guitar, programming, engineer
- Francesco Cameli — bass
References
edit- ^ "Alan Freeman Days" news article on RobinGibb.com, May 15, 2008
- ^ "Alan Freeman Days out now" news article on RobinGibb.com, May 18, 2008
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 2007". Retrieved 6 December 2014.
- ^ Robin Gibb - Alan Freeman Days (Live)
- ^ Releases - "Songs from the British Academy" digital album
- ^ "Academy Recordings" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Win promo CD's" article on RobinGibb.com, May 29, 2008