''Magnet'' is the fifth solo album by

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of the

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, released in 2003, just two weeks after the death of his twin brother and bandmate,

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. The song "

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, and he re-recorded the songs " Another Lonely Night in New York" (originally released in 1983 on ''How Old Are You?'') and "Wish You Were Here" (released in 1989, from the Bee Gees' album ''

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''). "Please" was edited to 3:59 for its single version, while "Wait Forever" was edited to 3:37. The Shanghai Surprise mix version of "Wait Forever" with a length of 6:52 was also released in 2003, and was produced by Craig Jones and Porl Young.Gibb Songs 2002
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Track listing

Personnel

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of the ...

* Deconzo Smith – keyboards,

guitar The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with Fretless guitar, some exceptions) and typically has six or Twelve-string guitar, twelve strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming ...

bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an Electric guitar, electric but with a longer nec ...

* Janyelle Crawford –

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are us ...

on "No Doubt" * Shane Dement – backing vocals on "No Doubt" *

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– backing vocals on "Special" * Emmanuel Officer – backing vocals on "Don't Rush", "Watching You", "Earth Angel" * Grant Mitchell – keyboards,

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, backing vocals on "Wait Forever" * Kevin Brown – guitar on "Wait Forever" * Paul Holmes – backing vocals on "Wait Forever" * Errol Reid – backing vocals on "Wait Forever", "Please", "Love Hurts" * Graham Kearns – guitar on "Love Hurts" * Michael Graves – keyboards, synthesizer and programming on "Please"

Chart performance

References

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