“I’m a collaborator. I’m a bluegrass artist, a country artist and a songwriter, and I don’t care what others call me,” Gibb explained in a November video on Instagram announcing the album. He added in the caption: “I dreamed of a project that would unite me with some of the artists I most admire”.
The musician revealed during his interview with CBS how the songs from the trio’s vast catalog were selected for green fields. “Well, I let them choose,” he explained of letting his employees take the wheel. He also opened up about recording the album at Nashville’s RCA Studios and how Parton felt about it.
“Studio B, where Elvis, and Roy Orbison and the Everly Brothers, and Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson [recorded music] – a phenomenal experience “, Gibb shared. But there was another artist who had already recorded there – Parton herself.
“Dolly said to me, ‘Where am I,’ she said, ‘is where I sang’ I Will Always Love You ‘and’ Jolene ‘that same afternoon,” “he revealed about the recording session for” Words. ” very special, very special to be in that environment. “
Gibb shared his collaboration of the 1968 Bee Gees classic in full on December 31 with a video viewer. “The incomparable @dollyparton and I had a great time singing this song together,” he explained on Instagram.
Parton tweeted about the collaboration on New Year’s Day, “I was honored when my dear friend @GibbBarry asked me to join him for a special version of” Words “on his new album!”
Listen to Gibb and Parton’s new approach to “Words” and watch their interview for CBS below: