"In the Morning"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Inception/Nostalgia
Released1970
RecordedJune - July 1966
GenreFolk
Length2:52
LabelKarussell (GER)
Triumph (France)
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Nat Kipner
"Morning of My Life"
German picture sleeve
Single by Esther & Abi Ofarim
from the album 2 In 3
ReleasedSeptember 1967
GenreFolk
Length2:57
LabelPhilips
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood
Esther & Abi Ofarim singles chronology
"Die Wahrheit (Die Fahrt ins Heu)"
(1966) 		"Morning of My Life"
(1967) 		"Cinderella Rockefella"
(1968)
"Morning of My Life"
Song by Bee Gees
from the album Melody
Released1971
Recorded30 September 1970
GenreBaroque pop
Length3:52
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees

"Morning of My Life" (originally known as "In the Morning") is a song written by Barry Gibb in 1965[1] whilst in the town of Wagga Wagga, Australia[2] and later recorded by the Bee Gees and several other artists. It was recorded in 1966 during sessions for the album Spicks and Specks, and later was released as the opening track on the compilation Inception/Nostalgia in 1970. The first recording of the song to be released by any artist was by Ronnie Burns, first as a B-side to his Exit, Stage Right single in June 1967 and a month later on his Ronnie LP.[3]

In 1969, Barry and Maurice Gibb performed an acoustic version with their sister Lesley, in a BBC Two special, made during the period when Robin Gibb had left the group to pursue a solo career.

They re-recorded the song on September 30, 1970 (by which time Robin had rejoined the group), during sessions for 2 Years On on the same day as "Every Second, Every Minute", "The First Mistake I Made", and the unreleased "Don't Forget Me Ida".[4] This recording did not make the album but gave the song a whole new audience when used on the soundtrack of the 1971 film Melody along with other Bee Gees songs.[5] Its first inclusion on a Bee Gees album was the compilation Best of Bee Gees Vol. 2 in 1973 and it subsequently appeared on the Tales from the Brothers Gibb and Mythology box sets. Throughout their career, the Bee Gees performed the song live on many occasions, most notably at the One Night Only concert in Las Vegas in 1997.

Esther & Abi Ofarim version

Israeli duo Esther & Abi Ofarim recorded the song in 1967. Although they had been recording for many years, this song was their first UK release. It was released as a single on Philips Records in September 1967, and became a hit single in Germany, reaching No. 2, and it peaked at No. 9 in Austria.[6] The B-side, "Garden of My Home", was written by all three Gibb brothers. Both tracks were produced by Robert Stigwood with orchestral arrangement by Phil Dennys (who also arranged some songs on Bee Gees' 1st).[6] The single was released in mono and the song also appeared on the Ofarims' album 2 in 3.[7]

Other covers

References

  1. ^ Gibb Songs: 1965
  2. ^ "Wagga's Musical Influence". triplem.com.au.
  3. ^ "MILESAGO: Australasian Music & Popular Culture 1964-1975: Ronnie Burns". archive.org: Milesago. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  4. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1970". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  5. ^ Poemhunter: Biography of the Bee Gees
  6. ^ a b "ESTHER & ABI OFARIM - MORNING OF MY LIFE". ultrapop.be. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  7. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1967". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Mary Hopkin 1968". YouTube.
  9. ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1980". Retrieved 7 June 2013.
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