"I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men" is a single released in November 1965 (in Australia, and in January 1966 in the Philippines), recorded by the

Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in ...

, and written by

Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member ...

. In Australia, the

B-side The A-side and B-side are the two sides of phonograph record, vinyl records and Compact cassette, cassettes, and the terms have often been printed on the labels of two-sided music recordings. The A-side of a Single (music), single usually ...

was "And the Children Laughing". It is also the first track of the Bee Gees' first album, ''

The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs ''The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs'' is the debut studio album by the Bee Gees. Credited to Barry Gibb And The Bee Gees, it was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon Records, Leedon label (1967's ''Bee Gees' 1st'' was ...

''. This song won Barry a songwriting award.

Chart performance

The song reached number 85 in Australia.

Personnel

– lead vocals, rhythm guitar *

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 ...

– harmony and backing vocals *

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 ...

– harmony and backing vocals, 12-string lead guitar *Uncredited musicians – drums, piano

References

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