Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts

"Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts" is a song by the Bee Gees on the album Bee Gees' 1st.[1] Written by Barry and Robin Gibb, it closed the first side of the album. An alternate take was released in 2006 on The Studio Albums 1967-1968.[2] This track was recorded on March 21 after the orchestral dubbing for the other album tracks had been laid down. Featuring only piano and voice, the song stands in stark contrast to the rest of the album.

"Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts"
Released14 July 1967 (United Kingdom)
9 August 1967 (United Kingdom)
Recorded21 March 1967
GenreMusic hall
Length2:16
LabelPolydor
Atco (United States)
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood, Ossie Byrne
"Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts"
B-side"I Am the World"
ReleasedAugust 1967
Format7"
RecordedJuly 1967
GenrePop
Length2:29
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb
Producer(s)Robert Stigwood
Johnny Young singles chronology
"Lady"
(1967)		 "Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts"
(1967)		 "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You"
(1967)

Personnel

Johnny Young version

Later, it was covered by Australian singer Johnny Young (a friend of the Bee Gees). His version was recorded in July 1967 at IBC Studios: Barry, Robin and Maurice sing backup on Young's version. This version was also conducted by Bill Shepherd and produced by Robert Stigwood. It was issued as a single on Polydor Records in UK and Clarion Records in Australia in August 1967; the B-side was another Bee Gees song "I Am the World", a song written by Robin Gibb in 1966.[3][4][5]

Young's version of this song had been on the Radio London playlist for the final four weeks of the station's life. The song was one of the most popular tracks featured on Big L'97. Mike Ahern cited this track as 'being on Caroline's pay-for-play list'. The song reached #14 at the Go-Set charts in Melbourne and on Kent Music Report in Sydney.[6]

Chart performance
Charts (1967) Peak
position
Australia Go-Set (Melbourne)[6] 14
Australian Kent Music Report (Sydney)[6] 25

References
  1. Discogs.com. "Bee Gees - Bee Gees' 1st".
  2. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 2006".
  3. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1967".
  4. Joseph Brennan. "Gibb Songs: 1966".
  5. Discogs.com. "Johnny Young - Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts".
  6. "Johnny Young - Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts". Retrieved 15 March 2013.
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