Face to Face

Barry Gibb

About Face to Face

"Face to Face" is a ballad performed by Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John. It was released as a single from Gibb's 1984 album Now Voyager in Germany and Spain. It was also released in Brazil by Mercury Records. It was released as a single in the Philippines with "Temptation" as the B-side. It was also included on Newton-John's compilation Love Songs (2004, Japan exclusive). It is one of the two songs on the album along with "She Says" that was not featured on the 1984 film Now Voyager starring Gibb himself and Michael Hordern.  


Year:
1984
4:18
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(B. Gibb/M. Gibb/G. Bitzer)

Love can't be love
If it's just for the moment
Only to pass the night away
As we both get nearer
Deeper love is so much clearer
Long as we do it face to face

And I have known
All the lost lonely people
My world has found a place in your smile
If you're searching
For a different love than mine
You'll never stop me loving you

More of your love
More of the warmer ride
May love for everyone be as true
No letting go, but let each other know
If we never try
Then we never lie face to face

You make a man
Like a child with your power
Help me to find my way inside
Let me drink your potion
Let me drown in your emotion
Lover to lover, face to face

In time we learn
From the lost lonely people
That love can last as long as time
There was never born another one for me
And you'll never stop me loving you

More of your love
More of the warmer ride
May love for everyone be as true
No letting go, but let each other know
If we never try
Then we never lie face to face

I'll be with you when the world is lies
And the music dies
Just as long as I know there will be

More of your love
More of the warmer ride
May love for everyone be as true
No letting go, but let each other know
If we never try
Then we never lie face to face

I'll be with you when the world is lies
And the music dies
Just as long as I know there will be
More of your love
More of the warmer ride...
(fades)

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Barry Gibb

Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE (born 1 September 1946) is a musician, singer and songwriter and producer, who rose to worldwide fame as a founding member of the Bee Gees. He is also the eldest and last surviving Gibb brother. more »

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Written by: BARRY GIBB, MAURICE ERNEST GIBB, GEORGE BITZER

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10 facts about this song

Genre
"Face to Face" is a song that falls primarily into the genre of pop and adult contemporary music. It incorporates elements of soft rock as well.
Album Appearance
The song "Face to Face" is one of the tracks on Barry Gibb's studio album titled "Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1". The album was released on January 8, 2021.
Collaboration
Barry Gibb collaborated with multiple artists on "Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1", including Olivia Newton-John who features in "Face to Face".
Producer
Barry Gibb co-produced the album with Dave Cobb, an American record producer who is known for his work with country and folk artists.
Recording Location
The album, and hence the song, was recorded at the historic RCA Studio A in Nashville, Tennessee.
New Interpretations
On this album, Barry Gibb reinterprets a combination of Bee Gees classics and some less well-known songs, including "Face to Face".
Song Theme
Though not explicitly described by the artists, "Face to Face" carries a sentiment of reconciling differences and confronting truth in relationships, a common theme in many of Barry Gibb's songs.
Achievements
The album "Greenfields: The Gibb Brothers' Songbook, Vol. 1" debuted at No.1 on Australia's ARIA Albums Chart and No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart.
Live Performance
Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John performed "Face to Face" live for the proverbial first time at the Sound Relief concert in Melbourne in 2009, years before the studio version was released.
Popularity
Since its release, "Face to Face" has received positive reviews from critics and fans alike for its melody, lyrical content and the soulful delivery by Barry Gibb and Olivia Newton-John.

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