(Love Is) Thicker Than Water

(Love Is) Thicker Than Water Andy Gibbq (2).jpg single Andy Gibb Flowing Rivers "Words and Music" (US) "Flowing Rivers" (UK) September 1977 October 1976 Criteria (Miami) Pop Tom Breihan The Number Ones: Andy Gibb’s “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” Stereogum December 4, 2019 https://www.stereogum.com/2066548/the-number-ones-andy-gibbs-love-is-thicker-than-water/columns/the-number-ones/ “(Love Is) Thicker Than Water” is a pretty good pop song...[it] has echoes of disco and ’70s soul... July 5, 2023 disco soul 3 23 (single version) 4 16 (album version) RSO Barry Gibb, Andy Gibb Gibb-Galuten-Richardson I Just Want to Be Your Everything 1977 Shadow Dancing 1978 "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" is a song performed by Andy Gibb, released in September 1977 as the second and final single by RSO Records from his debut album, Flowing Rivers (1977). The song was his second single that topped the US Billboard Hot 100. It was mainly written by Barry Gibb, with help from Andy Gibb and produced by Gibb-Galuten-Richardson. The B-side of this song was "Words and Music" in the US, but "Flowing Rivers" in the UK.http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/77.html Gibb Songs: 1977 Brennan Joseph 14 June 2013 It became a gold record. Billboard magazine describes the song as "a midtempo ballad that changes pace from a lushly romantic and soft [Andy] Gibb vocal to an uptempo instrumental drive. Plenty of melody and another catchy hook".https://books.google.com/books?id=sEUEAAAAMBAJ&q=love+is+thicker+than+water+andy+gibb&pg=PT101 Billboard Top Single Picks 5 November 1977 Billboard 30 December 2014 Cash Box said that "the choral harmonies are full of pop appeal, while the arrangement adds a grandiose touch that will attract more progressive tastes."CashBox Singles Reviews November 5, 1977 22 Cash Box 2021-12-26 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Cash-Box/70s/1977/CB-1977-11-05.pdf Writing and recording "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" was written by Barry Gibb in Bermuda with Andy Gibb credited as co-writer.http://bernews.com/2013/03/island-ignited-bee-gees-musical-fever/ Island Ignited Bee Gees' Musical "Fever" Bernews 11 June 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20141230133843/http://bernews.com/2013/03/island-ignited-bee-gees-musical-fever/ 30 December 2014 live Andy Gibb later revealed writing a song with Barry: I did one song with Barry, 'Thicker Than Water' which I thought was good", Gibb explains, "Even though it says on the credits 'B. & A. Gibb', it is really Barry's song - it is very hard to write with Barry, but he said, 'Help me think of a great title'. That was a period where Barry was thinking of titles first and seeing how they would inspire him to write a song. I said, 'How about Thicker Than Water?' I did not say 'Love Is' just 'Thicker Than Water', he said 'That's great!' and then he came up with 'Love is higher than a mountain' and he just went on from there, but the title was totally my idea.https://books.google.com/books?id=KugbDQHX0R8C&q=love+is+thicker+than+water&pg=PT848 The Bee Gees - Tales of the Brothers Gibb Hughes Andrew 2009 9780857120045 30 December 2014 "(Love Is) Thicker than Water" was recorded in October 1976 at the Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, during the same time as "I Just Want to Be Your Everything". On the two tracks, Joe Walsh of Eagles played guitar.http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/76.html Gibb Songs: 1976 Brennan Joseph 14 June 2013 The song was certified Gold in the United States on 16 February 1978 as Robert Stigwood presented Gibb with his first gold record at the Roxy in Los Angeles. Billboard reviewed the song concluding that it has "plenty of melody and another catchy hook."Top Single Picks Billboard 2020-07-11 104 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1977/Billboard%201977-11-05.pdf November 5, 1977 Record World said that it "flows with a light touch and a clever chorus/hook."Record World November 5, 1977 2023-02-16 Hits of the Week 1 https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/77/RW-1977-11-05.pdf Aftermath As evidence of the Gibb brothers' U.S. chart domination in 1978, atop the March 4, 1978 Hot 100 the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" was displaced by this song,http://allmusic.com/artist/andy-gibb-p13045/charts-awards/billboard-singles Andy Gibb's Billboard singles history Rovi Corporation / Billboard 2011-12-16 which in turn was displaced two weeks later by the Bee Gees' "Night Fever", which in turn was displaced eight weeks later by Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You". Since Barry Gibb had a hand in writing all four of these songs, he became the only person in history to write four consecutive US number-one singles, a feat unmatched to this day. The song was released in February 1978 in Netherlands.http://www.discogs.com/Andy-Gibb-Love-Is-Thicker-Than-Water/release/2766606 Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker than Water February 1978 Discogs 14 June 2013 On October 7, 1977 Andy performed the song, and "I Just Want to Be Your Everything", on The Midnight Special. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Charts (1977–1978)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)Australian Charts Book 1970—1992 David Kent 0-646-11917-6 1993 Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.13Canada RPM 2 3787 18 April 2025Canada (RPM) Adult Contemporaryhttps://recherche-collection-search.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/home/record?IdNumber=10081&app=rpm CAN Charts > Andy Gibb 17 July 2013 RPM 2016-12-121New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)https://charts.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Andy+Gibb&titel=Love+Is+Thicker+Than+Water&cat=s Andy Gibb - (Love Is) Thicker Than Water charts.nz 30 December 201425US Billboard Hot 100artist p13045 yes US Charts > Andy Gibb Billboard 2013-05-201US Billboard Easy Listening18US Cash Box Top 100http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1978.html 1978 Cashbox Top Singles Cashbox Archives 31 December 2014 11 January 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130111040934/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/1978.html dead 1US Radio & Records3US Record Worldhttp://www.brothersgibb.org/download/page-3.pdf Songs Written by the Gibb Family on the International Charts brothersgibb.org 30 December 2014 Gerard https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194742/http://www.brothersgibb.org/download/page-3.pdf 23 September 2015 live1 Year-end charts Chart (1978)RankAustralia (Kent Music Report)https://i.imgur.com/0gmvDHH.jpg Kent Music Report No 236 – 1 January 1979 > National Top 100 Singles for 1978 Kent Music Report Imgur.com 8 January 2022Steffen Hung http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 Forum - Top 100 End of Year AMR Charts - 1980s (ARIA Charts: Special Occasion Charts) Australian-charts.com 2016-10-13 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141006134948/http://australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=40275 2014-10-06 88Canada (RPM) Top Singleshttps://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=3ttlggssracbmv2ovs6lr99p44 Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada Collectionscanada.gc.ca 2016-10-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20150723131357/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.0070a&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=3ttlggssracbmv2ovs6lr99p44 2015-07-23 dead11US Billboard Hot 100http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm Top 100 Hits of 1978/Top 100 Songs of 1978 2015-01-25 2016-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20160714034643/http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1978.htm dead 8US Billboard Easy Listeninghttps://books.google.com/books?id=TSQEAAAAMBAJ&q=andy+gibb+love+is+thicker+than+water&pg=PT73 Billboard: Easy Listening Top 50 Billboard 25 March 1978 31 December 201431US Cash Box http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19780506.html Cash Box Top 100 May 6, 1978 Cashbox Magazine Archives 31 December 2014 4 October 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121004090827/http://cashboxmagazine.com/archives/70s_files/19780506.html dead 50 All-time charts Chart (1958-2018) PositionUS Billboard Hot 100https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart Billboard 10 December 2018281 References External links HdJlmlbx65I Listen to "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water" Category:1976 songs Category:1977 songs Category:1977 singles Category:Andy Gibb songs Category:Songs written by Barry Gibb Category:Songs written by Andy Gibb Category:Song recordings produced by Barry Gibb Category:Song recordings produced by Albhy Galuten Category:Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles Category:Cashbox number-one singles Category:RSO Records singles Category:British funk songs Category:Soul ballads