Odessa (City on the Black Sea)
| "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bee Gees | |
| from the album Odessa | |
| Released | March 1969 |
| Recorded | October 1968 Trident and IBC Studios, London |
| Genre | Progressive rock |
| Length | 7:33 |
| Label | Polydor (United Kingdom) Atco (United States) |
| Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb |
| Producer(s) | Robert Stigwood, Bee Gees |
"Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" is a song by the English rock band the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb in 1968 and released in early 1969. The song opened the album of the same name. The song was recorded twice. The first version of the song (without the orchestra) was later to appear on Sketches for Odessa and has a duration to 6:40. The song was about the survivor of a shipwreck, and was originally intended to form the basis of the whole album. Musically it was dominated by strings and acoustic guitar. It was originally proposed to be the first single of the album.
In 2010, the song appeared on the 4CD compilation Mythology on the disc devoted to Robin's work with the group.