I’VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU
“I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” is a song by the Bee Gees. Released as a single on 7 September 1968, it was their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart and their first US Top 10 hit. (More from Wikipedia)
While still being backed by the Primitives, Mal Ryder later moved to the forefront and began changing his sound. Though I haven’t seen this mentioned anywhere else, evidently he was using only his first name “Mal” during this period, according to Italian Wikipedia. Under this name, he had a million-selling record (a remarkable achievement in Italy) with his Italian version of the Bee Gees song “I’ve Gotta Get a Message to You” (released as “Pensiero d’Amore”). Mal Ryder also starred in four Italian movies and had a recording career spanning 37 years, including tours throughout Europe and also in America.
(May 2015)
