Life In A Tin Can is the Bee Gees‘ eleventh studio album (ninth worldwide), released in January 1973.
The Bee Gees travelled to Los Angeles to record Life in a Tin Can. However, it was unable to prevent a commercial decline with the album criticised for a lack of innovation. Despite its low sales and poor chart performance, Life in a Tin Can was awarded “Album of the Year” by Record World magazine. It was the first Bee Gees album to bear the RSO label in the US.
Four of the eight songs were written by all three brothers with the other four being Barry Gibb compositions. “Saw a New Morning” was a No. 1 hit in Hong Kong. During the sessions, Robin Gibb had to leave the sessions suddenly when his son Spencer was born a month early. He returned to Los Angeles a week or so later to continue on into the next album. The musicians who participated on Life in a Tin Can were Jim Keltner, Sneaky Pete Kleinow, Tommy Morgan, Jerome Richardson, Ric Grech, Jane Getz and Johnny Pate.
Tracks
1 I Saw A New Morning (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:12
2 I Don’t Wanna Be The One (Barry Gibb) 04:06
3 South Dakota Morning (Barry Gibb) 02:27
4 Living In Chicago (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 05:40
5 While I Play (Barry Gibb) 04:29
6 My Life Has Been A Song (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 04:22
7 Come Home Johnny Birdie (Barry Gibb) 03:51
8 Method To My Madness (Barry Gibb; Robin Gibb; Maurice Gibb) 03:09
Musicians
1 I Saw A New Morning
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maurice Gibb |
| Electric Piano | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
2 I Don’t Wanna Be The One
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Guitar | Alan Kendall |
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Mellotron | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
3 South Dakota Morning
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Acoustic Guitar | Maurice Gibb |
| Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
4 Living In Chicago
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Mellotron | Maurice Gibb |
| Flute | Jerome Richardson |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
5 While I Play
| Bass | Rick Grech |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| 12 String Guitar | Maurice Gibb |
| Clavinet | Maurice Gibb |
| Violin | Rick Grech |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
6 My Life Has Been A Song
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Organ | Maurice Gibb |
| Piano | Maurice Gibb |
| Harmonica | Tommy Morgan |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
7 Come Home Johnny Birdie
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Acoustic Guitar | Barry Gibb |
| Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
| Organ | Maurice Gibb |
| Piano | Jane Getz Wilson |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
8 Method To My Madness
| Bass | Maurice Gibb |
| Drums | Jim Keltner |
| Electric Piano | Maurice Gibb |
| Vocals | Barry Gibb |
| Vocals | Robin Gibb |
| Vocals | Maurice Gibb |
Liner Notes
Producer – Bee Gees
Arranged By – Johnny Pate
Conductor – Johnny Pate
Engineer – Chuck Leary, Mike D Stone
Design – David Larkham
Photography – Marc Hauser, Ed Caraeff
Mastered At Sterling Sound
Recorded At Record Plant, LA
Phonographic Copyright RSO Records Inc
Copyright RSO Records Inc
Life In A Tin Can is the Bee Gees‘ eleventh studio album (ninth worldwide), released in January 1973.