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Drown On the River
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Wikipedia article
"'Drown On the River'" is a song recorded by Barry Gibb, released as a single in August 2007 weeks after he released his previous single "Underworld". It was Gibb's first country single. It was included on the soundtrack of the film 'Deal' on 29 April 2008, along with other country songs. It was also included on the multiple-artist compilation album 'How Many Sleeps?' (2008) released only in Europe.[http://www.discogs.com/Various-How-Many-Sleeps/release/1450137 Various Artists How Many Sleeps? at Discogs]
Composition
The song's recordings features Gibb on vocals and guitar, Steve Gibb on guitar, Big Dan on banjo and mandolin and Ashley Gibb on maracas.[http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/07.html Joseph Brennan Gibb Songs: 2007]
To "drown on the river" is to lose a poker hand because of the last card drawn.[http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/08.html Joseph Brennan Gibb Songs: 2008] The 'Deal' film was scheduled to release in September 2007 but it was released direct to DVD in Europe around February 2008, and to select theaters in the United States at the end of April, when the soundtrack CD also appeared.
Personnel
* Barry Gibb vocals, guitar
* Steve Gibb guitar
* Big Dan banjo, mandolin
* Ashley Gibb maracas
References
Category:Barry Gibb songs
Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb
Category:2007 singles
Category:2007 songs
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