Bee Gees – Too Much Heaven

“Too Much Heaven” is a single by Bee Gees from the album Spirits Having Flown released in 1979
Charted #3 in UK and #1 in US

The Bee Gees – Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb – wrote this song on a very productive day when they also wrote “Tragedy” and “Shadow Dancing.” They had been working on the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band movie, but were on a break from filming.

In this song, the Bee Gees find a new way to express their abiding love, telling the lady that nobody gets too much heaven, so they should be together always. The group is often remembered for uptempo hits like “Stayin’ Alive,” but love songs like this one and “To Love Somebody” were also very effective.

The Bee Gees ruled 1978 with three #1 US hits, plus three more they (or at least Barry Gibb) wrote for other artists (“Shadow Dancing” by Andy Gibb, “If I Can’t Have You” by Yvonne Elliman, “Grease” by Frankie Valli). Remarkably, they had another three chart-toppers in 1979, starting with “Too Much Heaven.”

It was the lead single from their Spirits Having Flown album, followed by “Tragedy” and “Love You Inside Out.” By the end of the year, American listeners had gotten too much Bee Gees, and their subsequent singles fizzled. They pivoted to focus on writing songs for other artists, which worked out very well. One of their biggest songwriting hits was “Islands in the Stream,” a #1 for Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton in 1983.

The Bee Gees donated royalties from this song, estimated to be at least $7 million, to UNICEF. Along with Donna Summer, John Denver, Abba, and a few other big names, they pledged a song as part of the Music For Unicef Concert on January 9, 1979, held at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. Their song, “Too Much Heaven,” ended up being the #1 hit in America that week and the centerpiece of the show, which aired as a primetime special on NBC the next evening. It was later included on the soundtrack album.

The horn section from the band Chicago played on this track, reciprocating for the Bee Gees singing on the 1978 Chicago song “Little Miss Lovin'” along with Chicago vocalist Peter Cetera.

“Too Much Heaven” – este on  melodie de pe albumul Spirits Haven Flown, din 1979.
Locul 1 – US, locul 3 -UK
Bee Gees: Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Barry Gibb. Au compus melodia, într-o zi foarte prolifică: în aceiași zi au compus “Tragedy” și “Shadow Dancing”.

Înregistrare din Iulie 1978, și lansare pe disc la 24 Octombrie (UK), 21 Noiembrie 1978 (US). Melodia a fost inclusa pe al 13-lea album “Spirits Having Flown”. Au cântat melodia la concertul ‘Music for UNICEF Concert’ pe 9 Ianuarie 1979, fiind contribuția lor la strângerea de fonduri.  Bee Gees au donat intreaga suma pentru  drepturile de autor, $ 7 milioane, la UNICEF.

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Lyrics/Versuri:
Chorus:
Nobody gets too much heaven no more
Its much harder to come by
I’m waiting in line
Nobody gets too much love anymore
Its as high as a mountain
And harder to climb

Oh you and me girl
Got a lot of love in store
And it flows through you
And it flows through me
And I love you so much more
Then my life.. I can see beyond forever
Everything we are will never die
Lovings such a beautiful thing
Oh you make my world.. A summer day
Are you just a dream to fade away

Chorus..

You and me girl got a highway to the sky
We can turn away from the night and day
And the tears we had to pay(you hade to cry)
You’re my life..
I can see a new tomorrow
Everything we are will never die
Lovings such a beautiful thing
When you are to me, the light above
Made for all to see our previous love

Chorus..

Love is such a beautiful thing
You make my world a summer day
Are you just a dream to fade away

Chorus..

Nobody gets too much love anymore
Its as wide as a river and harder to cross

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