E.S.P. (Bee Gees album)

E.S.P. is the Bee Gees' seventeenth original album (fifteenth worldwide). Released in 1987, it was the band's first studio album in six years, and their first release under their new contract with Warner Bros. It marked the first time in twelve years the band had worked with producer Arif Mardin, and was their first album to be recorded digitally. The album sold well in Europe, reaching No. 5 in the UK, No. 2 in Norway and Austria, and No. 1 in Germany and Switzerland, though it barely made the top 100 in the US.

The album's first single, "You Win Again", reached No. 1 in the UK, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Norway.

History

With the Bee Gees now back in the Warner-Elektra-Atlantic conglomerate, producer Arif Mardin was once again available to work with them.

The Gibb brothers began writing and recording songs for E.S.P. around September 1986. They worked at Maurice's home studio, informally known as Panther House, rather than at Middle Ear. Maurice set everything up and Scott Glasel was effectively the assistant engineer. Scott's recollection years later is that Barry brought in the songs as demos, featuring just his voice and guitar, and that they recorded the fuller demos based on Barry's songs. Scott also recalls Barry and Robin many times arguing heatedly over trivial things and calling off the project, only to have Maurice call Scott a few days later to let him know they were starting again.

E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion)

E.S.P. (Extra Sexual Persuasion) is a Millie Jackson album released in 1983. In addition to her signature soul music songs, it also includes somewhat more Hi-NRG and Funk dance song production popular at the time such as "This Girl Could Be Dangerous", "Sexercise" and the title track.

Critical reception

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B-" and wrote that, despite her mannerisms and persuasive parodies of sexercise, Jackson lacks the redeeming slow songs of her past work, and both "Slow Tongue" and the title track sound contrived.

Track listing

  • "E.S.P." (Deborah Allen, Steve Diamond, Rafe Van Hoy) – 3:58
  • "Too Easy Being Easy" (Barry Beckett, Millie Jackson, Brad Shapiro) – 7:00
  • "This Girl Could Be Dangerous" (Wood Newton, Michael Noble) – 3:01
  • I Feel Like Walkin' In The Rain" (A.C. Graham, Wayne Perkins) – 3:58
  • "Sexercise (Pt.1)" (B. Fischel, Vicky Germaise, Millie Jackson, Randy Klein) – 3:00
  • "Sexercise (Pt. 2)" (Fischel, Vicky Germaise, Millie Jackson, Randy Klein) – 2:41
  • E.S.P. (Miles Davis album)

    Recorded in January 1965, E.S.P. is the first album by what is often referred to as Miles Davis's second great quintet. The quintet comprising Davis, Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter and Tony Williams would be the most long-lived of all Davis's groups, and this was their first studio recording together.

    Composition

    Unlike the majority of previous Davis albums, E.S.P. consisted entirely of new compositions written by members of the group. Despite the profusion of new material, only two of the tunes, "Agitation" and "R.J." are known to have appeared in the group's live performances, the latter only appearing in one extant recording. "Agitation", by contrast, was still being performed as late as the fall of 1969.

    "Little One" might be best known for being revisited on Hancock's landmark album, Maiden Voyage, recorded a few weeks later. This version is somewhat more embryonic; Carter's bass is halting, and Davis and Shorter state the theme with winding, interlocking contrapuntal lines that evoke Davis and Coltrane's version of "Round Midnight". Hancock's solo on Carter's composition, "Eighty-One", also presages his work on that LP - particularly its title track. This is reflected in the liner notes of the 1999 reissue.

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    E. S. P.

    by: Shonen Knife

    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    I saw her on the tv, I gotta deep impression
    She can guess the future, she can guess your past
    Is it true or false? many skillful tricks
    I don't know what's real, unless I see her face to face
    E.s.p. e.s.p. e.s.p.
    She knows about ghosts, she can read your mind
    But I don't believe her, and I wanna see her
    The tv program continues, irrespective of my thought
    Momentary amusements, so for now I'll make a rule of believing
    E.s.p. e.s.p. e.s.p.
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    I wanna know what's real
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    Does she have e.s.p. yes, she has e.s.p.
    I wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know, wanna know
    I wanna know what's real
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers
    Extrasensory perception, she has special powers




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