Children of the World

Children of the World
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released	September, 1976
Recorded	January - June, 1976
Genre	R&B, Disco
Length	38:37
Label	Polydor, RSO
Producer	The Bee Gees, Albhy Galuten, Karl Richardson
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone (Not Rated) link
the Bee Gees chronology
Main Course (1975) Children of the World (1976) Spirits Having Flown (1979)

Children of the World is the Bee Gees' twelfth album, released in September 1976. The first single, "You Should Be Dancing", went to number one. The album has sold over 2.5 million copies. Because their manager Robert Stigwood had ended his U.S. distribution arrangement with Atlantic Records, Atlantic producer Arif Mardin, who had produced the Bee Gees' prior two albums, was no longer permitted to work with the group. In an effort to retain the same sound, the Bee Gees recorded at the same studios (Criteria Studios in Miami), used the same engineer (Karl Richardson} and co-produced the album themselves with Richardson and his friend, session musician Albhy Galuten. The effort succeeded, as the new album produced three hit singles, including a #1 in the U.S., just like its predecessor Main Course.

Track listing

1. "You Should Be Dancing" – 4:17
2. "You Stepped Into My Life" – 3:28
3. "Love So Right" – 3:39
4. "Lovers" – 3:38
5. "Can't Keep a Good Man Down" – 4:46
6. "Boogie Child" – 4:14
7. "Love Me" – 4:03 (Barry & Robin Gibb)
8. "Subway" – 4:26
9. "The Way it Was" – 3:21 (Barry & Robin Gibb/Blue Weaver)
10. "Children of the World" – 3:07

All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb except as indicated.

Personnel

• Barry Gibb - Guitar, Vocals
• Robin Gibb - Vocals
• Maurice Gibb - Bass, Vocals
• Gary Brown - Saxophone
• Dennis Bryon - Drums
• Alan Kendall - Guitar
• Joe Lala - Percussion
• George Perry - Bass
• Stephen Stills - Percussion
• Blue Weaver - Keyboards, Moog Synthesizer, Arp