Seven Seas Symphony

"Seven Seas Symphony"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Odessa
Released	March 1969 (1969-03)
Recorded	November 1968 IBC Studios, London
Genre	Classical music, orchestral
Length	4:09
Label	Polydor Records (U.K.) Atco Records (U.S.)
Composer(s)	Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)	Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees

"Seven Seas Symphony" is an instrumental composed by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb, released on the Bee Gees album Odessa in March 1969.[1]

Recording

This song was originally recorded on August 19, 1968, at Atlantic Studios in New York City and was completed in November at IBC Studios in London. Its demo version was released in 2009 on the Sketches for Odessa disc with the remastered edition of the album. On the demo, a piano played by Maurice was heard. On the originally released version Maurice's piano was heard again along with Bill Shepherd's orchestra – aside from this, the Bee Gees band did not participate on this track or the other instrumental tracks on the album.[2]

Personnel

• Maurice Gibb – piano
• Bill Shepherd – orchestral arrangement
• P Sharp — sound engineer
• Philip Wade – sound engineer

References

1. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1969".
2. Gibb Songs 1969