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The Walls Fell Down
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Wikipedia article
"'The Walls Fell Down'" is the second single by the English rock duo The Marbles with Lead vocals by Graham Bonnet. It was released in March 1969, and was written and produced by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, of the Bee Gees, and was produced by Robert Stigwood.
Background
"The Walls Fell Down" was recorded on 10 January 1969 with other Gibb brothers-penned tracks "Love You" and "Little Boy". An instrumental work by three members of Bee Gees: Barry and Maurice Gibb, and drummer Colin Petersen. The song was released as a follow-up to "Only One Woman" but did not repeat the success of the previous single in the United Kingdom. It reached No. 28 on the UK Singles Chart, but in the Netherlands it reached No. 2.
A promotional video for this song was also released. The song's original music video features Bonnet with a Gibson SG and Gordon with an acoustic guitar and was televised on a Dutch television. A French TV performance of "The Walls Fell Down" was televised on 192TV.
Personnel
* Graham Bonnet lead vocals
* Trevor Gordon backing vocals
* Barry Gibb guitar
* Maurice Gibb bass, piano
* Colin Petersen drums
* Bill Shepherd orchestral arrangement
Chart performance
References
Category:1969 songs
Category:1969 singles
Category:The Marbles (duo) songs
Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb
Category:Songs written by Robin Gibb
Category:Songs written by Maurice Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robin Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Maurice Gibb
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert Stigwood
Category:Polydor Records singles
Category:Pop ballads
Category:Rock ballads
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