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==Track listing==
==Track listing==
All song composed by [[Barry Gibb|Barry]], [[Robin Gibb|Robin]], [[Maurice Gibb|Maurice]] Gibb.
# "[[Alone (Bee Gees song)|Alone]]" – 4:49
# "[[Alone (Bee Gees song)|Alone]]" – 4:49
# "I Surrender" – 4:18
# "I Surrender" – 4:18
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# "Ring Around The Moon" - 4:30 (Bonus track)
# "Ring Around The Moon" - 4:30 (Bonus track)
# "Love Never Dies" - 4:07 (Bonus track)
# "Love Never Dies" - 4:07 (Bonus track)

All compositions by [[Barry Gibb|Barry]], [[Robin Gibb|Robin]], [[Maurice Gibb|Maurice]] Gibb.


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
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*[[Manu Katche]] - drums
*[[Manu Katche]] - drums


==Certifications==
{{certification Table Top}}
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{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|region=Canada|accessdate=2012-01-29|award=Platinum}}}
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{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|region=Germany|accessdate=2012-01-01|award=Platinum}}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|region=Netherlands|accessdate=2011-10-29|award=Gold}}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|region=Poland|accessdate=2012-01-29|award=Gold}}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|region=Switzerland|accessdate=2012-01-29|award=Platinum}}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Brand New Day|artist=Sting|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1999|region=United Kingdom|award=Platinum|salesamount=420,000|salesref=<ref name="UKYearend"/>|accessdate=2012-02-01}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|autocat=yes|relyear=1997|region=United States|accessdate=2012-01-29|award=Platinum}}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Still Waters|artist=Bee Gees|type=album|award=Platinum|region=Europe|relyear=1997|certyear=1997|accessdate=2012-02-02}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

==Charts==
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{{col-2}}
===Chart positions===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (1996)
!Peak<br>position
|-
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|Australian ARIA Album Chart]]<ref name="auchart">{{cite web| title = australian-charts.com Sting - Mercury Falling| publisher = [[Australian Recording Industry Association]]| url = http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|format=ASP| accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|4
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="atchart">{{cite web|title=austriancharts.at Sting - Mercury Falling|work=Hung Medien|language=German|format=ASP|url=http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|4
|-
|align="left"|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) <ref name="beVlchart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be Sting - Mercury Falling|url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|language=Dutch|publisher=Ultratop|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|7
|-
|align="left"|[[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)]]<ref name="bewachart">{{cite web|title= ultratop.be Sting - Mercury Falling|url=http://www.ultratop.be/fr/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|language=Dutch|work= Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Ultratop|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|9
|-
|align="left"|[[RPM (magazine)|Canadian Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.2938&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=mhe12pta2k83e08udtq66ot062 Library and Archives Canada.] Retrieved 2012-02-04</ref>
|8
|-
|align="left"|[[Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref name="nlchart">{{cite web|title=dutchcharts.nl Sting - Mercury Falling|work=dutchcharts.nl|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Ten+Summoner's+Tales&cat=a|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|3
|-
|align="left"|Finnish Albums Chart<ref name="fichart">{{cite web|title=finnishcharts.com Sting - Mercury Falling|url=http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|
work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-01-29}}</ref>
|23
|-
|align="left"|[[SNEP|French SNEP Albums Chart]]<ref name="fracharts">{{cite web|url=http://infodisc.fr/Album_S.php|title=InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste|language=French|publisher=infodisc.fr|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|5
|-
|align="left"|[[Media Control|German Media Control Albums Chart]]<ref name="dechart">{{cite web
| url=http://www.charts.de/album.asp?artist=Bee+Gees&title=Still+Waters&cat=a&country=de| title=Album Search: Sting - Mercury Falling| language=German| publisher=Media Control| accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|2
|-
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend">{{cite web | url = http://www.hitparadeitalia.it/hp_yenda/lpe1997a.htm | title = Hit Parade Italia - Gli album più venduti del 1997|language=Italian | publisher = hitparadeitalia.it | accessdate =2012-02-04}}</ref>
|19
|-
|align="left"|[[RIANZ|New Zealand Albums Chart]]<ref name="NZchart">{{cite web|title=charts.org.nz Sting - Mercury Falling|work=Hung Medien|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand]]|url=http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|format=ASP|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|1
|-
|align="left"|[[VG-lista|Norwegian VG-lista Albums Chart]]<ref name="Nochart">{{cite web|title=norwegiancharts.com Sting - Mercury Falling|work=Hung Medien|publisher=VG-lista|format=ASP|url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|16
|-
|align="left"|[[Swedish Albums Chart]]<ref name="sechart">{{cite web|title=swedishcharts.com Sting - Mercury Falling|format=ASP|url=http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|language=Swedish|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|26
|-
|align="left"|[[Swiss Albums Chart]]<ref name="chchart">{{cite web|title= Sting - Mercury Falling - hitparade.ch|url=http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Sting&titel=Mercury+Falling&cat=a|language=German|work=Hung Medien|format=ASP|publisher=Swiss Music Charts|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|1
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="UKchart">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/release.php?release=46279| title= Chart Stats - Sting - Mercury Falling| publisher=''[[UK Albums Chart]]''|format=PHP| accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|2
|-
|align="left"|U.S. [[Billboard 200]] <ref name="USchart">{{cite web|title=allmusic ((( Mercury Falling > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))|publisher=allmusic.com|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r232868/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|11
|}
{{col-2}}
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Chart (1997)
!Position
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart<ref name="atyearend">{{cite web|url=http://austriancharts.at/1997_album.asp |title=Austriancharts.at - Jahreshitparade 1997|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|29_1997.php|title=Les Albums (CD) de 1996 par InfoDisc|language=French|fotmat
|-
|align="left"|French Albums Chart<ref name="frayearend">{{cite web|url=http://www.infodisc.fr/B-CD=PHP|publisher=infodisc.fr|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|47
|-
|align="left"|Italian Albums Chart<ref name="itayearend"/>
|113
|-
|align="left"| Swiss Albums Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hitparade.ch/year.asp?key=1997|title=Hitparade.ch - Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1997|work= |publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|10
|-
|align="left"|UK Albums Chart<ref name="UKYearend96">{{cite web|url=
http://hitsofalldecades.com/chart_hits/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=1273|title= UNITED KINGDOM (CIN) BEST ALBUMS OF 1996|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|50
|-
|align="left"|U.S. Billboard 200<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/1997/the-billboard-200|title=Billboard.BIZ - Year-end Charts - Billboard 200 - 1997
|publisher=billboard.biz|accessdate=2012-02-04}}</ref>
|142
|}
{{col-end}}
==References==
{{reflist}}


{{Bee Gees}}
{{Bee Gees}}

Revision as of 15:26, 17 February 2012

Untitled

Still Waters is the Bee Gees' twenty-first original album, released in March 1997.

In 1995, the Gibb brothers created a ballad compilation called "Love Songs" which featured some new recordings. However, their record company rejected the album and the new songs were included on a new studio album instead. The Bee Gees recorded further new songs in 1996 and 1997 and Still Waters was released in March 1997. The result was their most successful album in almost twenty years, garnering positive reviews. The album sold over 5 million copies worldwide, peaking at #2 in the UK charts and reaching #11 in the United States. Polydor Records may have hurt the initial sales of Still Waters in the U.S. as most copies were sold out during the first week of release, which caused the album to only debut at #11 [citation needed]. The Bee Gees made the album with a variety of top producers, including Russ Titelman, David Foster, Hugh Padgham, and Arif Mardin. The first single off the album, "Alone" was a worldwide hit, peaking at #5 in the UK and #28 in the United States, where it began as a Hot Shot Debut at #34. "I Could Not Love You More" and "Still Waters (Run Deep)" also reached the UK Top 20.

In a special agreement with Target, Polydor also sold a special edition of the album which included a bonus CD of songs from their VH1 Storytellers concert. This CD has never been made commercially available outside of the Target agreement.

In 2003 Robin Gibb re-recorded the track "My Lover's Prayer" as a duet with Alistair Griffin. This reached #5 in the UK charts as a double A-side single with Griffin's solo recording of Bring It On. It also appears on Griffin's debut album Bring It On which reached #12 in the UK album charts.

The album became one of the first ones to be re-released on Reprise Records after the Bee Gees regained the rights to all of their recordings in 2006.

Track listing

All song composed by Barry, Robin, Maurice Gibb.

  1. "Alone" – 4:49
  2. "I Surrender" – 4:18
  3. "I Could Not Love You More" – 3:43
  4. "Still Waters (Run Deep)" – 4:08
  5. "My Lover's Prayer" – 4:00
  6. "With My Eyes Closed" – 4:19
  7. "Irresistible Force" – 4:36
  8. "Closer Than Close" – 4:34
  9. "I Will" – 5:08
  10. "Obsessions" – 4:43
  11. "Miracles Happen" – 4:12
  12. "Smoke And Mirrors" – 5:00
  13. "Ring Around The Moon" - 4:30 (Bonus track)
  14. "Love Never Dies" - 4:07 (Bonus track)

Personnel

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[2] Gold 25,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[3] Platinum 100,000^
France (SNEP)[5] Gold 225,100[4]
Germany (BVMI)[6] Platinum 500,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[7] Gold 50,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[8] Gold 0*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[9] Platinum 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 420,000[10]
United States (RIAA)[12] Platinum 1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[13] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Charts

References

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  2. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Bee Gees – Still Waters" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  3. ^ "Canadian album certifications – Bee Gees – Still Waters". Music Canada. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. ^ "French album certifications – Bee Gees – Still Waters" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  6. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bee Gees; 'Still Waters')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Bee Gees – Still Waters" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Retrieved 29 October 2011. Enter Still Waters in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  8. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
  9. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Still Waters')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 January 2012.
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  13. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1997". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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