Magnet is the fifth solo album by Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, released in 2003, just two weeks after the death of his twin brother and bandmate, Maurice. The song "Love Hurts" was originally recorded by The Everly Brothers, and he re-recorded the songs "Another Lonely Night in New York" (originally released in 1983 on How Old Are You?) and "Wish You Were Here" (released in 1989, from the Bee Gees' album One).[4][5][6]

Magnet
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 2003 (2003-02)
Recorded2002
GenrePop
Length42 min.
LabelSPV GmbH
ProducerDeacon Smith
Grant Mitchell ("Wait Forever")
Michael Graves ("Please" and "Love Hurts")
Robin Gibb chronology
Walls Have Eyes
(1985)
Magnet
(2003)
My Favourite Christmas Carols
(2006)
Singles from Magnet
  1. "Please"
    Released: January 2003 (UK), December 2002 (GER)
  2. "Wait Forever"
    Released: June 2003 (GER)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Uncut[3]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Please"Michael Graves, Errol Reid4:33
2."Don't Wanna Wait Forever"Graham Dickson, Grant Mitchell, Paul Holmes, John Purser, Gary Miller4:20
3."Wish You Were Here"Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb3:11
4."No Doubt"Deconzo Smith, Kenneth Mangram3:37
5."Special"D. Smith, Jud Mahoney, Mike Hamilton3:41
6."Inseparable"R. Gibb, D. Smith3:30
7."Don't Rush"D. Smith, Emmanuel Officer3:59
8."Watching You"D. Smith, E. Officer3:59
9."Earth Angel"D. Smith, E. Officer3:57
10."Another Lonely Night in New York"R. Gibb, M. Gibb4:30
11."Love Hurts"Boudleaux Bryant3:56

Personnel

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  • Robin Gibblead vocals
  • Deconzo Smith – keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
  • Janyelle Crawford – backing vocals on "No Doubt"
  • Shane Dement – backing vocals on "No Doubt"
  • Jud Mahoney – backing vocals on "Special"
  • Emmanuel Officer – backing vocals on "Don't Rush", "Watching You", "Earth Angel"
  • Grant Mitchell – keyboards, synthesizer, programming, backing vocals on "Wait Forever"
  • Kevin Brown – guitar on "Wait Forever"
  • Paul Holmes – backing vocals on "Wait Forever"
  • Errol Reid – backing vocals on "Wait Forever", "Please", "Love Hurts"
  • Graham Kearns – guitar on "Love Hurts"
  • Michael Graves – keyboards, synthesizer and programming on "Please"

References

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  1. ^ "Magnet - Robin Gibb | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Pop CD: Robin Gibb, Magnet". TheGuardian.com. 31 January 2003.
  3. ^ "Robin Gibb - Magnet". Uncut. 31 March 2003.
  4. ^ Joe Brennan. "Gibb Songs 2002".
  5. ^ Joe Brennan. "Gibb Songs 2003".
  6. ^ Discogs.com. "Robin Gibb: Magnet". Discogs.