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Barry Gibb - Now Voyager (1984) {Japan for USA}

Posted By: BlondStyle

Date: 29 Jan 2022 19:49:18

Barry Gibb - Now Voyager (1984) {Japan for USA}
Pop/Rock, R&B, Electronic | EAC Rip | FLAC, Img+CUE+LOG+Scans (PNG) | 47:18 | 409,15 Mb
Label: MCA Records (USA) | Cat.# MCAD-5506 (DIDX-126) | Released: 1984

"Now Voyager" is the 2nd solo album to be recorded by Barry Gibb, although it was his first to be released. "Now Voyager" contains his biggest solo hits, "Shine, Shine" and "Fine Line". The album also included the Olivia Newton-John duet "Face to Face", which was released as a promo single. Gibb co-produced the album with Karl Richardson, who had been working with the Bee Gees since 1975. The front cover photograph was taken by Alex Henderson at Victoria Baths, Manchester. The album originally reached #72 on US Billboard 200 before dropping to #88, then #119 on 24 November 1984 and #148 on 1 December 1984. The album had three singles, including "Shine, Shine", "Fine Line" and the promo single "Face to Face". Barry also released a full-length "Now Voyager" video.

~Wikipedia

The Bee Gees took a recording hiatus between their contributions to the Staying Alive soundtrack in 1983 and their E.S.P. album in 1987, during which Barry and Robin Gibb each released solo albums. Barry, of course, had established himself not only as the Bee Gees' lead singer, but as a singer and songwriter in his own right through his work on Barbra Streisand's 1980 Guilty album, so anticipation was understandably high for Now Voyager. (And was that album title a subtle assertion that Gibb, like the Bette Davis character in the 1942 movie of the same name, was going to bloom after leaving his family?) Not surprisingly, the result sounded like a Bee Gees' album minus the brotherly harmonies (though Gibb convincingly approximated them through overdubs here and there), and throughout most of it, with danceable rhythms and prominent synthesizer work. "Fine Line," which sported a chorus featuring Roger Daltrey and Olivia Newton-John, was the most dancefloor-friendly track and actually got some disco play. "Face to Face" was a steamy ballad duet with Newton-John that wouldn't have been out of place on Guilty and might have made a good single. The actual first single, the midtempo "Shine Shine," had an engaging chorus and Caribbean riff that enabled it to slip into the pop Top 40 and the Top Ten of the AC charts. Though not a hit, Now Voyager actually did a little better commercially than the most recent Bee Gees' album, 1981's Living Eyes, indicating not so much that the public was rejecting Gibb's solo bid as that the brothers had passed out of fashion. Nevertheless, he retreated back into the group and remained there.

~Review by William Ruhlmann

Release of this album: 1984, September [LP MCA Records, Cat.# MCA-5506, USA]
Release of this CD: 1984 [CD MCA Records (USA), Cat.# MCAD-5506 (DIDX-126), UPC: no barcode]
©&℗ 1984 MCA Records, Inc.
Manufactured in Japan for MCA Records, Inc.

Credits:

Backing Vocals – Barry Gibb, "Magic" Denise DeCaro, Marti McCall, Myrna Mathews
Bass – George Terry, Harold Cowart
Drums – Dennis Bryon, Ron Ziegler
Guitar – Barry Gibb, George Terry
Keyboards – George Bitzer
Percussion – Joe Lala, Lenny Castro
Synthesizer – George Bitzer
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker

Tracklist:

01. "I Am Your Driver" (04:46)
(B.Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb)
02. "Fine Line" (05:12)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer)
03. "Face To Face" (duet with Olivia Newton-John) (04:19)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb)
04. "Shatterproof" (04:00)
(B. Gibb)
05. "Shine Shine" (04:45)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb)
06. "Lesson In Love" (03:54)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb)
07. "One Night (For Lovers)" (04:18)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer)
08. "Stay Alone" (03:53)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer)
09. "Temptation" (03:34)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb)
10. "She Says" (04:09)
(B. Gibb)
11. "The Hunter" (04:28)
(B. Gibb, G. Bitzer, M. Gibb, R. Gibb)

EAC log

Exact Audio Copy V1.3 from 2. September 2016

EAC extraction logfile from 29. January 2022, 20:50

Barry Gibb / Now Voyager

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Dynamic Range Meter log

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Analyzed: Barry Gibb / Now Voyager
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR16 -0.47 dB -19.01 dB 4:46 01-I Am Your Driver
DR14 -1.00 dB -18.27 dB 5:12 02-Fine Line
DR14 -2.87 dB -19.78 dB 4:19 03-Face To Face (Duet with Olivia Newton-John)
DR14 -0.66 dB -17.95 dB 4:00 04-Shatterproof
DR14 -0.65 dB -16.52 dB 4:45 05-Shine Shine
DR15 0.00 dB -17.83 dB 3:54 06-Lesson In Love
DR14 -2.08 dB -19.10 dB 4:18 07-One Night (For Lovers)
DR16 -3.49 dB -22.22 dB 3:53 08-Stay Alone
DR15 0.00 dB -18.20 dB 3:34 09-Temptation
DR14 -1.66 dB -18.06 dB 4:09 10-She Says
DR12 -3.17 dB -18.90 dB 4:28 11-The Hunter
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR14

Samplerate: 44100 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 16
Bitrate: 813 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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