This Is Where I Came In

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For the title track of the album, see This Is Where I Came In (song).
This is Where I Came In
Studio album by Bee Gees
Released 24 April 2001
Recorded 1999–2000 at Middle Ear Studio in Miami Beach (except "Deja Vu", "Embrace", and "Promise the Earth" at Area 21 in London)
Genre Pop rock, dance-pop, Europop
Length 52:24
Label Uptown Records/Universal Music
Producer Bee Gees, Peter-John Vettese
Bee Gees chronology
One Night Only
(1998)		 This Is Where I Came In
(2001)		 Their Greatest Hits: The Record
(2001)

This Is Where I Came In is the Bee Gees' 22nd and final studio album (twentieth worldwide), released in 2001. It is the only album of all-new material released by them on the Universal Music label (which had acquired the rights to the group's releases on Polydor Records when they bought that label's parent PolyGram). The album peaked at #6 in the UK, while the single, "This Is Where I Came In", reached #18. In the US, the album peaked at #16. The group appeared on the A&E concert series Live by Request in April, 2001 to promote the new album.

The song "Wedding Day" was featured in an episode of the NBC drama Providence of the same name.

The album features main vocals from all three of the brothers, and employs a variety of musical styles. "This Is Where I Came In" recalls the rock/indie theme more commonly found on 1960's Bee Gees songs. "She Keeps on Coming" and "Voice in the Wilderness" have strong rock themes, while "Sacred Trust", "Just in Case" and "Wedding Day" continue the Bee Gees' trend for love songs. Two of Robin's songs, "Embrace" and "Promise The Earth" are Europop dance songs, while Barry's "Technicolor Dreams" is an exception to the rule, as it is an homage to the typical 1930s Tin Pan Alley melody. Maurice Gibb provides lead vocals for two songs, "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air".

The brothers saw the album as a return to the original Bee Gees formula.

The song "Sacred Trust" was originally written for the Backstreet Boys. The band never used it, but in 2002 the song was recorded by another boyband, One True Voice, as their winning single on Popstars: The Rivals.

The album marked the fifth decade of recording for the band. It was one of the first Bee Gees albums to be re-released on Reprise Records in 2006, when the brothers regained the rights to all of their recordings.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 2/5 stars1
Entertainment Weekly C2
Jam! unfavorable3
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars4

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

  1. "This Is Where I Came In" – 4:56
  2. "She Keeps On Coming" – 3:57
  3. "Sacred Trust" – 4:53
  4. "Wedding Day" – 4:43
  5. "Man In The Middle" (Barry and Maurice Gibb) – 4:21
  6. "Déjà Vu" – 4:19
  7. "Technicolor Dreams" (Barry Gibb) – 3:04
  8. "Walking on Air" (Maurice Gibb) – 4:05
  9. "Loose Talk Costs Lives" (Barry Gibb) – 4:19
  10. "Embrace" (Robin Gibb) – 4:43
  11. "The Extra Mile" – 4:21
  12. "Voice in the Wilderness" – 4:38
  • "Man in the Middle" is credited to Maurice and Robin Gibb on some European copies of the album. The song is credited to all three brothers by BMI.

Australian/UK/Japan edition bonus tracks

  1. "Just in Case" – 4:23
  2. "Promise the Earth" – 4:29

Personnel

Bee Gees
Additional personnel


Orchestra on "The Extra Mile"
  • Joe Barati – trombone
  • Tim Barnes – viola
  • Jason Carder – trumpet
  • Hui Fang Chen – violin
  • David Cole – cello
  • Gustavo Correa – violin
  • Dwayne Dixon – french horn
  • Orlando Forte – violin
  • Ken Faulk – trumpet
  • Chris Glansdorp – cello
  • Jim Hacker – piccolo trumpet
  • Jon Hutchinson – trombone
  • Eric Kerley – french horn
  • John Knicker – trombone
  • Mel Mei Luo – violin
  • Cheryl Naberhaus – french horn
  • Alfredo Olivia – violin, concert master
  • Chauncey Patterson – viola
  • Mariusz Wojtowics – violin

Charts and certifications

Album charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)5 16
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)6 6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)7 32
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)8 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard)9 10
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)10 14
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)11 15
French Albums (SNEP)12 24
German Albums (Media Control)13 3
Irish Albums (IRMA)14 57
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)15 4
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)16 5
UK Albums (OCC)17 6
US Billboard 20018 16
Certifications
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)19 Gold 35,000^
Canada (Music Canada)20 Gold 50,000^
Germany (BVMI)21 Gold 150,000^
New Zealand (RIANZ)22 Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)23 Gold 20,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)24 Gold 100,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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