Horizontal is the Bee Gees

Bee Gees

The Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...

' fourth studio album

Album

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, and second to seek an international release. The LP was released in early 1968, and included the international hit singles "Massachusetts" and "World".

In 2006, Reprise Records

Reprise Records

Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...

 reissued Horizontal with both stereo and mono mixes on one disc and a bonus disc of unreleased songs, non-album tracks, and alternate takes.

Track listing

All songs written by Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

, Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

 and Maurice Gibb

Maurice Gibb

Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...

.

1. "World
   World (Bee Gees song)
   "World" is the second UK single from the Bee Gees second album Horizontal, released in 1967 in the United Kingdom. Though it was a big hit in Europe, Atco Records did not issue it as a single in the United States...
   
   " – 3:13
2. "And the Sun Will Shine" – 3:36
3. "Lemons Never Forget" – 3:04
4. "Really and Sincerely" – 3:29
5. "Birdie Told Me" – 2:24
6. "With the Sun in My Eyes" – 2:40
7. "Massachusetts
   Massachusetts (Bee Gees song)
   "Massachusetts" is a song written, recorded, and released by the Bee Gees in 1967 and later appearing on their 1968 album, Horizontal. It was their first Number 1 hit in the UK and eventually became one of the best selling singles of all times....
   
   " – 2:25
8. "Harry Braff" – 3:19
9. "Daytime Girl" – 2:34
10. "The Earnest of Being George" – 2:45
11. "The Change is Made" – 3:37
12. "Horizontal" – 3:34

• Bonus Disc for 2006 Reissue

All songs written by Barry Gibb

Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...

, Robin Gibb

Robin Gibb

Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....

 and Maurice Gibb

Maurice Gibb

Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...

 except where noted.

1. "Out of Line" – 3:00
2. "Ring My Bell" – 2:16
3. "Barker of the UFO" (B. Gibb)* - 1:52
4. "Words
   Words (Bee Gees song)
   "Words" is a song written and sung by the Bee Gees, released in the beginning of 1968. Barry Gibb said in 1996 on the VH1 Storytellers television show that it was written for their manager Robert Stigwood. It was originally intended for Cliff Richard, but he never got round to recording the track...
   
   " – 3:19
5. "Sir Geoffrey Saved the World" – 2:18
6. "Sinking Ships" – 2:22
7. "Really and Sincerely" (Alternate Version) – 3:28
8. "Swan Song" (Alternate Version) – 3:03
9. "Mrs. Gillespie's Refrigerator" – 2:14
10. "Deeply, Deeply Me" – 3:09
11. "All My Christmases Came at Once" – 2:59
12. "Thank You for Christmas" – 1:54
13. Medley
    Medley (music)
    In music, a medley is a piece composed from parts of existing pieces, usually three, played one after another, sometimes overlapping. They are common in popular music, and most medleys are songs rather than instrumental. A medley which is a remixed series is called a megamix, often done with tracks...
    
    :
    "Silent Night
    Silent Night
    "Silent Night" is a popular Christmas carol. The original lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" were written in Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria, by the priest Father Joseph Mohr and the melody was composed by the Austrian headmaster Franz Xaver Gruber...
    
    " (J. Mohr/F. Gruber)
    "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
    “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” is a Christmas carol that first appeared in 1739 in the collection Hymns and Sacred Poems, having been written by Charles Wesley. This is not the version widely known today. A sombre man, Wesley had requested and received slow and solemn music for his lyrics, not the...
    
    "* (C. Wesley
    Charles Wesley
    Charles Wesley was an English leader of the Methodist movement, son of Anglican clergyman and poet Samuel Wesley, the younger brother of Anglican clergyman John Wesley and Anglican clergyman Samuel Wesley , and father of musician Samuel Wesley, and grandfather of musician Samuel Sebastian Wesley...
    
    /F. Mendelssohn
    Felix Mendelssohn
    Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Barthóldy , use the form 'Mendelssohn' and not 'Mendelssohn Bartholdy'. The Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians gives ' Felix Mendelssohn' as the entry, with 'Mendelssohn' used in the body text...
    
    ) - 2:42

Personnel

• Barry Gibb
  Barry Gibb
  Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
  
   - vocals, guitar
• Robin Gibb
  Robin Gibb
  Robin Hugh Gibb, CBE is a British singer and songwriter. He is best known as a member of the Bee Gees, co-founded with his twin brother Maurice , and elder brother Barry....
  
   - vocals, organ
• Maurice Gibb
  Maurice Gibb
  Maurice Ernest Gibb, CBE was a musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He was born on the Isle of Man, the twin brother of Robin Gibb, and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees, formed with his brothers...
  
   - vocals, bass, piano, mellotron
• Vince Melouney
  Vince Melouney
  Vince Melouney was a founding member of Billy Thorpe & The Aztecs, playing with the band as lead guitarist from 1963 to 1965, which was followed by a short-lived duo with fellow Aztec Tony Barber, called Vince & Tony's Two.In 1967, after moving to the UK, he was invited to join the Bee Gees...
  
   - guitar
• Colin Petersen
  Colin Petersen
  Colin Petersen is a former child actor and rock drummer. He played as a member of the Bee Gees on their first five albums.-Biography:Petersen began his acting career at the age of seven...
  
   - drums
• Bill Shepherd - orchestral arrangement
• John Pantry
  John Pantry
  John Pantry is a musician, singer, songwriter, audio engineer and record producer from Harrow, Middlesex, England. He's been active since the late 1960s...
  
  - engineer
• Damon-Lyon Shaw - engineer
• Mike Claydon - engineer

Charted singles

Sep 1967 Massachusetts / Barker of the UFO UK #1 / AUS #1 / GER #1 / JAP #1

Nov 1967 Massachusetts / Sir Geoffrey Saved the World US #11

Dec 1967 World / Sir Geoffrey Saved the World (not US) GER #1 / NZ #2 / UK #9 / JAP #24

Jan 1968 Words / Sinking Ships GER #1 / CAN #4 / UK #8 / US #15

Feb 1968 And the Sun Will Shine / Really and Sincerely (FR) FR #70