Follow the Wind

"Follow the Wind"
Song by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees
A-side	"Wine and Women"
Released	September 1965
Recorded	August 1965
Genre	Folk rock psychedelic folk
Length	2:07
Label	Leedon
Songwriter(s)	Barry Gibb
Producer(s)	Bill Shepherd

"Follow the Wind" is a song by Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees. Written by Barry Gibb and produced by Bill Shepherd, it was released as the B-side of "Wine and Women" which charted in Australia. It was later included on The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (1965). It was one of the folk rock songs on the album, the others being "I Don't Think It's Funny", "And the Children Laughing", and "I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men".

Song development

The song is a folk rock ballad and sounded like The Beatles' "I'll Follow the Sun" (1964), "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" (1965) and "Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)" (1965).^{[citation needed]} Barry and Robin Gibb sing the lead while Maurice Gibb and Trevor Gordon play lead guitar. It was recorded in August 1965 in Festival Studio at the same time as "Wine and Women", with Robin playing organ and Barry on acoustic guitar.^[1] Folk group The Flanagans recorded this song and released it as a single with "Land of Beyond" as the B-side,^[2] on His Master's Voice Records.^{[3][deprecated source]} The Flanagans version sounded like The Seekers' Judith Durham.^[4]

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – lead vocals, acoustic guitar
• Robin Gibb – lead vocals, organ
• Maurice Gibb – 12-string lead guitar, backing vocals
• Trevor Gordon – lead guitar
• Uncredited – drums

References

1. Brennan, Joseph. "Gibb Songs: 1965". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
2. "The Flanagans - Follow The Wind". 45cat.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
3. "Follow the Wind / Land of Beyond by The Flanagans". Rateyourmusic.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
4. "THE FLANAGANS 'Follow the wind' OZ 60s pop 45 Bee Gees". Popsike.com. Retrieved 31 May 2019.