| "First of May" | ||||
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| Single by The Bee Gees | ||||
| from the album Odessa | ||||
| B-side | "Lamplight" | |||
| Released | January 1969 March 1969 (United States)[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1968 | |||
| Genre | Pop[2] | |||
| Length | 2:49 | |||
| Label | Polydor Atco (United States/Canada) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
| Producer(s) | Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees | |||
| The Bee Gees singles chronology | ||||
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First Of May | ||||
"First of May" is a song by the Bee Gees with lead vocals by Barry Gibb, released as a single from their 1969 double album Odessa. Its B-side was "Lamplight". It also featured as the B-side of "Melody Fair" when that song was released as a single in the Far East in 1971 as well as in 1976 and 1980 on RSO Records.[3] It was the first Bee Gees single to be released after lead guitarist Vince Melouney had left the group.
- ^ "BEE GEES - Discographie - Singles". Mcdustsucker.de. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
- ^ Raggett, Ned, "Bee Gees - Odessa Album Review", Allmusic, retrieved 10 August 2023,
...delicate pop ballads like "First of May" (which became the single off the album)...
- ^ "Bee Gees - Melody Fair / First Of May". Discogs. 1971. Retrieved 23 April 2013.