| "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" | ||||
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| Single by Andy Gibb | ||||
| from the album Flowing Rivers | ||||
| B-side |
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| Released | September 1977 | |||
| Recorded | October 1976 | |||
| Studio | Criteria (Miami) | |||
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| Length | 3:23 (single version) 4:16 (album version) | |||
| Label | RSO | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb | |||
| Producer(s) | Gibb-Galuten-Richardson | |||
| Andy Gibb singles chronology | ||||
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"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is a song performed by Andy Gibb, released in September 1977 as the second and final single by RSO Records from his debut album, Flowing Rivers (1977). The song was his second single that topped the US Billboard Hot 100. It was mainly written by Barry Gibb, with help from Andy Gibb and produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. The B-side of this song was "Words and Music" in the US, but "Flowing Rivers" in the UK.[2] It became a gold record.
Billboard magazine describes the song as "a midtempo ballad that changes pace from a lushly romantic and soft [Andy] Gibb vocal to an uptempo instrumental drive. Plenty of melody and another catchy hook".[3] Cash Box said that "the choral harmonies are full of pop appeal, while the arrangement adds a grandiose touch that will attract more progressive tastes."[4]
- ^ a b c Breihan, Tom (December 4, 2019). "The Number Ones: Andy Gibb's "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water"". Stereogum. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
"(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is a pretty good pop song...[it] has echoes of disco and '70s soul...
- ^ Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1977". Retrieved 14 June 2013.
- ^ "Billboard Top Single Picks". Billboard. 5 November 1977. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "CashBox Singles Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. November 5, 1977. p. 22. Retrieved 2021-12-26.