"Shadow Dancing" is a disco song performed by English singer-songwriter Andy Gibb. The song was released in April 1978 as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name. The song reached number one for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978. Albhy Galuten (who also produced this song) arranged the song with Barry Gibb. While Andy Gibb would have three more Top 10 hits in the U.S., this would be his final chart-topping hit in the United States. The song became a platinum record.
The song was written by Andy and his brothers (Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb) in Los Angeles, while the trio of brothers were working on the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.[1] "And one night," Andy would recall, "while we were relaxing, we sat down and we had to start getting tracks together for the album" (also titled Shadow Dancing, which would eventually hit #7 on the U.S. album charts). "So we literally sat down and in ten minutes, we had a group going, (singing) the chorus part. As it says underneath the song, we all wrote it, the four of us."[2]
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According to Billboard's Book Of Number One Hits, Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the U.S. pop charts to have his first three singles hit the number-one spot. It remained in the top spot for seven straight weeks from 17 June to 29 July 1978, keeping "Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty from reaching the top spot. On 5 August it was replaced by The Rolling Stones with their hit "Miss You." Additionally, "Shadow Dancing" was listed by Billboard as being the number one single of 1978. The song peaked at number eleven on the soul chart[3] and sold 2.5 million copies in the United States alone.[4]Cash Box particularly praised the "solid arrangement of strings, horns, [and] disco-funk guitar work."[5]Record World predicted that "this rather hushed dance record should be [Gibbs'] third straight hit."[6]
The single had three different B-sides. The US version's "Let It Be Me" and the European version's "Too Many Looks In Your Eyes" were both from Gibb's previous album Flowing Rivers, while the Italian release featured "Fool for a Night" from the Shadow Dancing album.
In July that year, Gibb performed "Shadow Dancing" at the Jai-Alai Fronton Studios in Miami, when Barry, Robin and Maurice unexpectedly joined him on stage, and sang this song with him. It was the first time that all four brothers performed together in concert.[7]
"Shadow Dancing" was included on the album Hail Satin released in 2021 by the Dee Gees (an alter ego of the Foo Fighters). Lead vocals on this cover were sung by Taylor Hawkins.[26]
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^Schube, Will (July 27, 2021). "The Dee Gees Release Video for "Shadow Dancing"". uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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Shadow Dancing is a disco song performed by English singer songwriter Andy Gibb The song was released in April 1978 as the lead single from his second studio album of the same name The song reached number one for seven consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1978 Albhy Galuten who also produced this song arranged the song with Barry Gibb While Andy Gibb would have three more Top 10 hits in the U S this would be his final chart topping hit in the United States The song became a platinum record Shadow Dancing Single by Andy Gibbfrom the album Shadow DancingB side Let It Be Me US CA Too Many Looks in Your Eyes EUR Fool for a Night Italy ReleasedApril 1978RecordedDecember 1977 February 1978StudioCriteria Miami GenreDiscoLength4 33 album Version 3 57 single version 6 07 special disco version LabelRSO RecordsSongwriter s Barry Robin amp Maurice Gibb Andy GibbProducer s Gibb Galuten RichardsonAndy Gibb singles chronology Love Is Thicker Than Water 1977 Shadow Dancing 1978 An Everlasting Love 1978 Contents 1 Song development 2 Release 3 Personnel 4 Chart history 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 All time charts 5 Cover version 6 ReferencesSong development editThe song was written by Andy and his brothers Barry Maurice and Robin Gibb in Los Angeles while the trio of brothers were working on the film Sgt Pepper s Lonely Hearts Club Band 1 And one night Andy would recall while we were relaxing we sat down and we had to start getting tracks together for the album also titled Shadow Dancing which would eventually hit 7 on the U S album charts So we literally sat down and in ten minutes we had a group going singing the chorus part As it says underneath the song we all wrote it the four of us 2 Release editAccording to Billboard s Book Of Number One Hits Gibb became the first solo artist in the history of the U S pop charts to have his first three singles hit the number one spot It remained in the top spot for seven straight weeks from 17 June to 29 July 1978 keeping Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty from reaching the top spot On 5 August it was replaced by The Rolling Stones with their hit Miss You Additionally Shadow Dancing was listed by Billboard as being the number one single of 1978 The song peaked at number eleven on the soul chart 3 and sold 2 5 million copies in the United States alone 4 Cash Box particularly praised the solid arrangement of strings horns and disco funk guitar work 5 Record World predicted that this rather hushed dance record should be Gibbs third straight hit 6 The single had three different B sides The US version s Let It Be Me and the European version s Too Many Looks In Your Eyes were both from Gibb s previous album Flowing Rivers while the Italian release featured Fool for a Night from the Shadow Dancing album In July that year Gibb performed Shadow Dancing at the Jai Alai Fronton Studios in Miami when Barry Robin and Maurice unexpectedly joined him on stage and sang this song with him It was the first time that all four brothers performed together in concert 7 Personnel editAndy Gibb lead and background vocals Barry Gibb background and harmony vocals orchestral arrangement John Sambataro background and harmony vocals Joey Murcia electric guitar Tim Renwick electric guitar Ron Zigler drums George Bitzer Fender Rhodes electric piano Hohner clavinet Harold Cowart bass Joe Lala percussion Albhy Galuten orchestral arrangement Peter Graves horns Whit Sidener horns Ken Faulk horns Bill Purse horns Neil Bonsanti horns Stan Webb hornsChart history editWeekly charts edit Charts 1978 1979 Peakposition Australia Kent Music Report 8 11 Belgium Ultratop 50 9 22 Brazilian Singles Chart 10 1 Canada RPM Top Singles 11 1 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary 12 1 Germany Media Control Charts 13 44 New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 14 5 Norway VG lista 15 4 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 16 8 UK Singles Official Charts Company 17 42 US Billboard Hot 100 18 1 US Billboard Easy Listening Charts 18 8 US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 18 11 US Cash Box Top 100 19 1 US Radio amp Records 10 1 US Record World 10 1 Year end charts edit Chart 1978 Rank Australia KMR 20 21 60 Belgium Ultratop 50 9 30 Canada RPM 22 2 New Zealand 23 14 Norway VG lista 15 10 Sweden Sverigetopplistan 16 17 US Billboard Hot 100 1 US Cash Box 24 3 All time charts edit Chart 1958 2018 Position US Billboard Hot 100 25 49Cover version edit Shadow Dancing was included on the album Hail Satin released in 2021 by the Dee Gees an alter ego of the Foo Fighters Lead vocals on this cover were sung by Taylor Hawkins 26 References edit Gibb Songs 1978 Bronson Fred October 2 2003 The Billboard Book of Number One Hits Fifth ed Billboard Books p 485 ISBN 978 0823076772 Whitburn Joel 2004 Top R amp B Hip Hop Singles 1942 2004 Record Research p 229 Grein Paul August 26 1978 Billboard Vol 90 No 34 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc Retrieved June 8 2012 CashBox Singles Reviews PDF Cash Box April 15 1978 p 46 Retrieved 2022 01 01 Hits of the Week PDF Record World April 15 1978 p 1 Retrieved 2023 02 15 Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing at Songfacts com David Kent 1993 Australian Charts Book 1970 1992 Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd Turramurra N S W ISBN 0 646 11917 6 a b Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing ultratop be Retrieved 1 January 2015 a b c Songs Written by the Gibb Family on the International Charts Part 3 PDF brothersgibb org Retrieved 1 January 2015 CAN Charts gt Andy Gibb RPM Archived from the original on 2013 11 13 Retrieved 2013 05 20 Item Display RPM Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada gc ca 1978 07 15 Retrieved 2019 06 24 Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing officialcharts de Archived from the original on April 6 2015 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing charts nz Retrieved 1 January 2015 a b Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing norwegiancharts com Retrieved 1 January 2015 a b Andy Gibb Shadow Dancing swedishcharts com Retrieved 1 January 2015 UK Charts gt Andy Gibb Official Charts Company Retrieved 2013 05 20 a b c US Charts gt Andy Gibb Billboard Retrieved 2013 05 20 Cashbox Top 100 Cashbox Magazine Archives June 3 1978 Retrieved 1 January 2015 Kent Music Report No 236 1 January 1979 gt National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Retrieved 8 January 2022 via Imgur com Forum 1970 ARIA Charts Special Occasion Charts Australian charts com Archived from the original on 2016 06 02 Retrieved 2017 05 07 Top 200 Singles of 78 Volume 30 No 14 December 30 1978 RPM Library and Archives Canada 17 July 2013 Retrieved July 31 2017 End of Year Charts 1978 Recorded Music NZ Retrieved October 29 2017 Cash Box Year End Charts Top 100 Pop Singles December 30 1978 Archived from the original on September 29 2018 Retrieved October 29 2017 Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard Retrieved 10 December 2018 Schube Will July 27 2021 The Dee Gees Release Video for Shadow Dancing uDiscoverMusic Retrieved February 24 2022 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shadow Dancing song amp oldid 1220831352, wikipedia, wiki, 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