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Arriving on the heels of the much-celebrated 2020 documentary How Can You Mend a Broken Heart—a warm-hearted look back on the career of the Bee Gees and, more specifically, the Gibb brothers—this duets album has a lot to live up to. The end results, however, are hit or miss, as Barry Gibb (the only surviving brother) teams up with a slew of country artists on the group's biggest songs. Highlights include "Too Much Heaven," which pushes the right buttons from those first bars of easy listening perfection. With Alison Krauss taking Barry's higher melody part, there's a balance and easy trade-off that brings to mind Barry's best duets with Barbra Streisand. Keith Urban, smooth and sweet, sounds like the lost Gibb brother on one of the Bee Gees' earliest hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You." And Rival Sons' frontman Jay Buchanan brings a true-blue soulfulness to "To Love Somebody"— but ends up overshadowing Barry. Age wears well on some voices. But when the voice was heaven-sent falsetto perfection to begin with, time is a heartbreaker. Which makes "Words," Barry's duet with Dolly Parton—herself a high-in-the-clouds songbird in her younger years, including when she and Kenny Rogers had a hit with the Barry-penned "Islands in the Stream"—a humbling, bittersweet listen. The same goes for "Rest Your Love On Me," with Olivia Newton-John. But there are bright spots where Barry fits in comfortably, including a twangy take on "Words of a Fool" with Jason Isbell and "How Deep Is Your Love," which finds him hitting the high notes and embraced by Little Big Town's butter-rich harmonies. The majestic "Run to Me" starts with Barry sounding top-notch as Brandi Carlile—her honeyed croon as excellent as ever—joins in for Robin Gibb's gilded part on the chorus. When she jumps up a register or two on lines like "And when you've got nothing to lose," it's chill-inducing and Bee Gees-worthy. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
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Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robby Turner, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Keith Urban, Electric Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Anthony La Marchina, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, Assistant Editor
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Patrick, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Haynes, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sari Reist, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowland, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Isbell, Acoustic Guitar, Slide Guitar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Levine, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Farrell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Bate, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Anthony La Marchina, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Brandi Carlile, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Hanseroth, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Phil Hanseroth, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jason Isbell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sari Reist, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Alison Krauss, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Isbell, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Phillip Sweet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Landers, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Kimberly Schlapman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Little Big Town, FeaturedArtist - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Patrick, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Haynes, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sari Reist, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Bowland, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Roy Agee, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Samuel Levine, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Becky Fluke, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town), Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town), Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Dolly Parton, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony La Marchina, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Goodstein, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Miranda Lambert, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sari Reist, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer, 12-String Acoustic Guitar - John Merchant, Engineer, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Buchanan, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Rachel Moore, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Hammond Organ, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Emmanuel, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Phillip Sweet, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Kimberly Schlapman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Little Big Town, FeaturedArtist - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sari Reist, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jimi Westbrook (Little Big Town), Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Fairchild (Little Big Town), Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, MainArtist - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Sheryl Crow, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Farrell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Kevin Bate, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - Elizabeth Lamb, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jay Buchanan, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Organ, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Kristin Wilkinson, String Arranger, Viola, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Franklin, Pedal Steel, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Olivia Newton-John, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leroy Powell, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alicia Enstrom, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Anthony La Marchina, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Piano, Hammond B3, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Maurice Ernest Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Robin Hugh Gibb, ComposerLyricist - Kristin Wilkinson, Conductor, String Arranger, Horn Arranger, Strings Conductor, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Gibb, Producer, Associate Producer - Barry Gibb, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DAVID DAVIDSON, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - David Angell, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Darrell Thorp, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carole Rabinowitz, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - CONNI ELLISOR, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Tom Elmhirst, Mixer, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Kathryn Vanosdale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Monisa Phillips Angell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Gillian Welch, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - David Rawlings, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Cobb, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer, 12-String Acoustic Guitar - BARRY ALAN GIBB, ComposerLyricist - John Merchant, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Allen, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Powell, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Farrell, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Toby Hulbert, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brandon Bost, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Brightman, A&R - Kevin Bate, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Bifano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Phillip Towns, Mellotron, AssociatedPerformer - Matt Scatchell, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Scilabro, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2020 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
Album review
Arriving on the heels of the much-celebrated 2020 documentary How Can You Mend a Broken Heart—a warm-hearted look back on the career of the Bee Gees and, more specifically, the Gibb brothers—this duets album has a lot to live up to. The end results, however, are hit or miss, as Barry Gibb (the only surviving brother) teams up with a slew of country artists on the group's biggest songs. Highlights include "Too Much Heaven," which pushes the right buttons from those first bars of easy listening perfection. With Alison Krauss taking Barry's higher melody part, there's a balance and easy trade-off that brings to mind Barry's best duets with Barbra Streisand. Keith Urban, smooth and sweet, sounds like the lost Gibb brother on one of the Bee Gees' earliest hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You." And Rival Sons' frontman Jay Buchanan brings a true-blue soulfulness to "To Love Somebody"— but ends up overshadowing Barry. Age wears well on some voices. But when the voice was heaven-sent falsetto perfection to begin with, time is a heartbreaker. Which makes "Words," Barry's duet with Dolly Parton—herself a high-in-the-clouds songbird in her younger years, including when she and Kenny Rogers had a hit with the Barry-penned "Islands in the Stream"—a humbling, bittersweet listen. The same goes for "Rest Your Love On Me," with Olivia Newton-John. But there are bright spots where Barry fits in comfortably, including a twangy take on "Words of a Fool" with Jason Isbell and "How Deep Is Your Love," which finds him hitting the high notes and embraced by Little Big Town's butter-rich harmonies. The majestic "Run to Me" starts with Barry sounding top-notch as Brandi Carlile—her honeyed croon as excellent as ever—joins in for Robin Gibb's gilded part on the chorus. When she jumps up a register or two on lines like "And when you've got nothing to lose," it's chill-inducing and Bee Gees-worthy. © Shelly Ridenour/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:04
- Main artists: Barry Gibb
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2020 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc. ℗ 2021 Barry Gibb Entertainments, Inc.
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