Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a rock ballad by the Bee Gees. Released as a single on 7 September 1968, it became their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. The song also went to number one in Ireland, and reached number eight in the US, became their first top-ten hit in Billboard Hot 100 chart in their music career. In the United Kingdom the song was released as a single only. The song appeared on the US edition of the Bee Gees' third album Idea, but not in the United Kingdom, where the Vince Melouney track "Such a Shame" appeared instead. Both songs are featured on the CD edition released circa 1991. This song was sent to Atlantic Records with "I Laugh in Your Face", therefore it would be reasonable to assume that the latter was the intended B-side. However, it was dropped in favour of "Kitty Can". The song was written with Percy Sledge in mind to record it. (Sledge did record it in February 1970, but Atlantic did not issue it in the United States at the time.). }
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- I've_Gotta_Get_a_Message_to_You abstract ""I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a rock ballad by the Bee Gees. Released as a single on 7 September 1968, it became their second number-one single on the UK Singles Chart. The song also went to number one in Ireland, and reached number eight in the US, became their first top-ten hit in Billboard Hot 100 chart in their music career. In the United Kingdom the song was released as a single only. The song appeared on the US edition of the Bee Gees' third album Idea, but not in the United Kingdom, where the Vince Melouney track "Such a Shame" appeared instead. Both songs are featured on the CD edition released circa 1991. This song was sent to Atlantic Records with "I Laugh in Your Face", therefore it would be reasonable to assume that the latter was the intended B-side. However, it was dropped in favour of "Kitty Can". The song was written with Percy Sledge in mind to record it. (Sledge did record it in February 1970, but Atlantic did not issue it in the United States at the time.)".