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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is a double album produced by George Martin, [1] featuring covers of songs by the Beatles.It was released in July 1978 by RSO Records as the soundtrack to the film Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which starred the Bee Gees, Peter Frampton and Steve Martin.
The Beatles' former producer, George Martin, served as musical director, conductor, arranger and producer of the film's soundtrack album. Before the film's release, Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees announced: "Kids today don't know the Beatles' Sgt. Pepper. And when those who do see our film and hear us doing it, that will be the version they relate ...
Aerosmith, the Bee Gees, and Peter Frampton brawl in 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band,' while a captive Strawberry Fields, played by Sandy Farina, looks on. (Photo: YouTube).
This is a list of cover versions by music artists who have recorded one or more songs written and originally recorded by English rock band The Beatles.Many albums have been created in dedication to the group, including film soundtracks, such as I Am Sam (2001) and Across the Universe (2007) and commemorative albums such as Sgt. Pepper Knew My Father (1988) and This Bird Has Flown (2005).
The discography of the British-Australian musical group Bee Gees consists of 39 albums (including 22 studio albums), 83 singles and 37 music videos.In a career spanning more than 50 years, the Gibb brothers have already sold over 120 million records worldwide [1] [2] (with estimates as high as over 200 million records sold worldwide), [3] becoming among the best-selling music artists in history.
The original Beatles version was issued in several countries as a single from the Rock 'n' Roll Music compilation album in 1976, six years after the Beatles disbanded, and reached number one in Canada. Another cover version by Earth, Wind & Fire from the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band film soundtrack peaked at number nine in the US in ...
In 1976, the Bee Gees covered the song for the musical documentary All This and World War II. Two years later, they did the same for the movie version of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. American singer Judy Collins covered the song on her 2007 album Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney.
The group's road manager, Neil Aspinall, suggested the idea of Sgt. Pepper being the compère, as well as the reprise at the end of the album. [6] According to his diaries, Evans may have also contributed to the song. John Lennon attributed the idea for Sgt. Pepper to McCartney, although the song is officially credited to Lennon–McCartney. [7]