Hipgnosis Cover Art for Barry Gibb – Now Voyager 1984

Biography
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, is a British singer, songwriter, musician and record producer who rose to worldwide fame as a co-founder of the group Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed groups in the history of popular music. With his brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb, he formed a songwriting partnership beginning in 1966. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barry_Gibb

Album & Cover
Now Voyager is the second solo album to be recorded by Barry Gibb, although it was his first to be released. Now Voyager contains his biggest solo hits, “Shine, Shine” and “Fine Line”. The album also included the Olivia Newton-John duet “Face to Face”, which was released as a promo single. Gibb co-produced the album with Karl Richardson, who had been working with the Bee Gees since 1975. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_Voyager

In 1985 Storm Thorgerson (Greenback Films) directed the movie, Now Voyager, which was written by Barry Gibb, Peter Christopherson, Aubrey Powell and Storm Thorgerson It was released in August 1985 at the Venice Film Festival then released in the UK in 1986, and the USA in 1992. the making of the movie can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRSxYFmQ6O4

Cover Location: Victoria Baths in Hathersage Road, Manchester, UK
Who Did What: Cover Design – ICON/Hipgnosis. Photography – A. Powell with Alex Henderson.
Label: MCA MCA-5506(US), Polydor POLH 14(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell

Tracklist

Credits
Arranged By [Strings] – Barry Gibb, Jimmy Haskell
Backing Vocals – Barry Gibb, Denise DeCaro, Marti McCall, Myrna Matthews
Bass – George Terry, Harold Cowart
Brass – Bob Findley, David Duke, Harold Diner, Lew McCreary, Terry Harrington, Vince DeRosa, Walt Johnson
Concertmaster – Sid Sharp
Conductor – Jimmy Haskell
Coordinator [Project, Assistant] – Scott Sands
Coordinator [Project] – Dick Ashby, Tom Kennedy
Drums – Dennis Bryon, Ron Zeigler
Engineer – Steve Klein
Engineer [Additional] – Larry Janus
Engineer [Assistant @ Middle Ear] – Neal Kent
Engineer [Assistant @ Oceanway] – Steve Crimmel
Guitar – Barry Gibb, George Terry
Keyboards – George Bitzer
Mastered By – George Marino
Percussion – Joe Lala, Lenny Castro
Producer – Barry Gibb, Karl Richardson
Synthesizer – George Bitzer
Tenor Saxophone – Michael Brecker
Trumpet – Randy Brecker