Life in a Tin Can

Life in a Tin Can
Studio album by the Bee Gees
Released	January 1973 (US) March 1973 (UK)
Recorded	September 1972 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles
Genre	Rock, pop
Length	32:11
Label	RSO
Producer	The Bee Gees
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the Bee Gees chronology
To Whom It May Concern (1972) Life in a Tin Can (1973) Mr. Natural (1974)

Life in a Tin Can is the Bee Gees' ninth album, released in January 1973. The Bee Gees moved their base of operations from England, UK to Los Angeles, California, U.S. to record Life in a Tin Can. However, it was unable to prevent a commercial decline with the album criticized 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. This would also be the first Bee Gees album to bear the RSO label in the US.

The lead track, "Saw a New Morning," contains melodic ideas that the group would revisit on the later track "Edge of the Universe." Most of Life in a Tin Can is both lyrically and musically downbeat, which perhaps reflects the brothers' mental states at the time.

The album reached #10 on the Italian charts and sold 175,000 copies worldwide. "Saw a New Morning" was a number one hit in Hong Kong.

Track listing

1. "Saw a New Morning" – 4:13
2. "I Don't Wanna Be the One" – 4:05 (Barry Gibb)
3. "South Dakota Morning" – 2:25 (B. Gibb)
4. "Living in Chicago" – 5:39
5. "While I Play" – 4:28 (B. Gibb)
6. "My Life Has Been a Song" – 4:21
7. "Come Home Johnny Bridie" – 3:50 (B. Gibb)
8. "Method to My Madness" – 3:10

All compositions by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb except as indicated