"Alan Freeman Days" is a song written by

Robin Gibb Robin Hugh Gibb (22 December 1949 – 20 May 2012) was a British singer and songwriter. He gained global fame as a member of the Bee Gees with elder brother Barry and fraternal twin brother Maurice. Robin Gibb also had his own successfu ...

in 2007 as a tribute to the late Australian-British DJ

Alan Freeman Alan Leslie Freeman MBE (6 July 1927 – 27 November 2006), nicknamed "Fluff", was an Australian-born British disc jockey and radio personality in the United Kingdom for 40 years, best known for presenting '' Pick of the Pops'' from 1961 to 20 ...

and released in May 2008. In 2014, it was included on Gibb's first posthumous album '' 50 St. Catherine's Drive''. Recorded in August 2007 at Sphere Studios in London. A live performance of the song was released on ''Robin Gibb - In Concert With the Danish Concert Orchestra''.

Writing

While it was mainly made available as a download the song was also included on a limited number of promotional CDs, a various artist compilation "V.1 - Songs from the British Academy" from Academy Recordings, of which a handful were raffled off to fans registered to Robin Gibb's forum."Win promo CD's" article on RobinGibb.com, May 29, 2008
/ref> There is also a lyric in the song "and my brother Maurice is stayin alive" as his tribute also to his late twin brother

Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb wer ...

Personnel

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, keyboards,

, programming *Mark "Tufty" Evans — guitar, programming,

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*Francesco Cameli —

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References

Songs written by Robin Gibb 2008 songs Robin Gibb songs Songs about musicians Cultural depictions of Australian people Cultural depictions of British people Commemoration songs {{2000s-pop-song-stub