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E.S.P.

Studio album by the Bee Gees

Released

September 1987

Recorded

1987
at Middle Ear studio
in Miami Beach

Genre

Rock, Adult contemporary

Length

48:25

Professional reviews

Allmusic link

the Bee Gees chronology

Staying Alive soundtrack
(1983)

E.S.P.
(1987)

One
(1989)

E.S.P. is the Bee Gees' fifteenth original album, and their first to be recorded digitally. Released in 1987. It was the band's first album in six years, and the first album they released under their new contract with Warner Bros. It marked the first time in twelve years the band had worked with producer Arif Mardin.

The album sold well in Europe, reaching #5 in the UK, #2 in Norway and Austria, and #1 Germany and Switzerland, though it barely made the top 100 in the U.S.. It sold 3 million copies worldwide.

The album's first single, "You Win Again", reached #1 in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Norway.

Track listing

"E.S.P." – 5:35
"You Win Again" – 4:01
"Live or Die" (Hold Me Like a Child) – 4:42
"Giving up the Ghost" – 4:26
"The Longest Night" – 5:47
"This is Your Life" – 4:53
"Angela" – 4:56
"Overnight" – 4:21
"Crazy for Your Love" - 4;43
"Backtafunk" – 4:23
"E.S.P." (Vocal Reprise) – 0:30

All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb.

Personnel

Claude "Swifty" Achille – engineer
Martyn Atkins – art direction, design
Reb Beach – electric guitar
Tony Beard – drums
Andy Earl – photography
Sammy Figueroa – percussion
Ellen Fitton – engineer
Bob Gay – saxophone
Barry Gibb – acoustic guitar, guitar, arranger, drums, electric guitar, programming, vocals, producer, drum programming
Maurice Gibb – synthesizer, acoustic guitar, bass, arranger, electric guitar, keyboards, programming, vocals, drum programming
Robin Gibb – arranger, vocals, backing vocals, producer
Scott Glasel – programming, assistant engineer
Reggie Griffin – arranger, electric guitar, programming, rhythm track
Jeri Heiden – artwork
David A. Jones – 12-string bass
Robbie Kondor – keyboards, 12-string bass
Rhett Lawrence – synthesizer, keyboards, programming, drum programming
Will Lee – bass
Arif Mardin – arranger, electric guitar, producer, horn arrangements, string arrangements, synthesizer bass
Joe Mardin – programming, drum programming
George Marino – engineer
Marcus Miller – bass
Nick Moroch – electric guitar
Michael O'Reilly – engineer
Gene Orloff – concert master
Greg Phillinganes – synthesizer, keyboards, electric piano, programming
Ken Steiger – engineer
Brian Tench – producer, engineer, drum programming, mixing, percussion programming

Chart performance

Chart	Peak position
Germany	1
Switzerland	1
Norway	2
Austria	2
United Kingdom	5
Netherlands	6
Italy	13
Sweden	25
Australia	25
Japan	26
Spain	32
Finland	39
New Zealand	44
Canada	85
United States	96

The Bee Gees

Barry Gibb · Robin Gibb · Maurice Gibb
Colin Petersen · Vince Melouney

Studio albums

1960s	The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs (1965) · Spicks and Specks (1966) · Bee Gees' 1st (1967) · Horizontal (1968) · Idea (1968) · Odessa (1969)

1970s	Cucumber Castle (1970) · 2 Years On (1970) · Trafalgar (1971) · To Whom It May Concern (1972) · Life in a Tin Can (1973) · Mr. Natural (1974) · Main Course (1975) · Children of the World (1976) · Spirits Having Flown (1979)

1980s	Living Eyes (1981) · E.S.P. (1987) · One (1989)

1990s	High Civilization (1991) · Size Isn't Everything (1993) · Still Waters (1997)

2000s	This Is Where I Came In (2001)

Singles (US and UK)

1960s	"New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967) · "To Love Somebody" (1967) · "Holiday" (1967) · "Massachusetts" (1967) · "World" (1967) · "Words" (1968) · "Jumbo" (1968) · "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" (1968) · "I Started a Joke" (1968) · "First Of May" (1969) · "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" (1969) · "Don't Forget to Remember" (1969)

1970s	"If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else" (1970) · "I.O.I.O." (1970) · "Lonely Days" (1970) · "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (1971) · "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" (1971) · "My World" (1972) · "Run To Me" (1972) · "Alive" (1972) · "Saw a New Morning" (1973) · "Wouldn't I Be Someone" (1973) · "Mr. Natural" (1974) · "Throw a Penny" (1974) · "Charade" · "Jive Talkin'" (1975) · "Nights on Broadway" (1975) · "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" (1976) · "You Should Be Dancing" (1976) · "Love So Right" (1976) · "Boogie Child" (1977) · "Edge of the Universe" (1977) · "How Deep is Your Love?" (1977) · "Stayin' Alive" (1977) · "Night Fever" (1978) · "Too Much Heaven" (1978) · "Tragedy" (1979) · "Love You Inside Out" (1979) · "Spirits (Having Flown)" (1979)

1980s	"He's a Liar" (1981) · "Living Eyes" (1981) · "The Woman in You" (1983) · "Someone Belonging To Someone" (1983) · "You Win Again" (1987) · "E.S.P." (1987) · "Crazy For Your Love" (1988) · "Ordinary Lives" (1989) · "One" (1989)

1990s	"Bodyguard" (1990) · "Secret Love" (1991) · "When He's Gone" (1991) · "Paying The Price Of Love" (1993) · "For Whom The Bell Tolls" (1993) · "How to Fall in Love, Part 1" (1994) · "Alone" (1997) · "I Could Not Love You More" (1997) · "Still Waters (Run Deep)" (1997) · "Immortality" (1998)

2000s	"This Is Where I Came In" (2001)

Soundtracks

Melody (1971) · Saturday Night Fever (1977) · Staying Alive (1983)

Live albums

Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live (1977) · One Night Only (1998)

Compilation albums

Best of Bee Gees (1969) · Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 (1973) · Bee Gees Gold (1976) · Bee Gees Greatest (1979) · Their Greatest Hits: The Record (2001) · Number Ones (2004) · Love Songs (2005) · The Ultimate Bee Gees (2009)

Gibb Productions

Andy Gibb's "Flowing Rivers" (1977), "Shadow Dancing" (1978) & "After Dark" (1980) · Jimmy Ruffin's "Sunrise" (1980) · Barbra Streisand's "Guilty" (1980) · Dionne Warwick's "Heartbreaker" (1982) · Kenny Rogers' "Eyes That See in the Dark" (1983) · Diana Ross' "Eaten Alive" (1985) · Carola's "Runaway" (1986)

See also: Bee Gees discography

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