The city of Odessa is on which sea?
Odessa (City on the Black Sea) Odessa (City on the Black Sea) "Odessa (City on the Black Sea)" is a song by the English rock band the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb in 1968 and released in early 1969. The song opened the album of the same name. The song was recorded twice. The first version of the song (without the orchestra) was later to appear on "Sketches for Odessa" and has a duration to 6:40. The song was a very long song about the survivor of a shipwreck, and was originally intended to form the basis of the whole album. Musically
Odessa (City on the Black Sea) The instrumental track is led by the unusual combination of a flamenco guitar played by Maurice and cello by Paul Buckmaster. The song was called "Odessa (on the White Sea)" in this early version, and Barry identifies the ship in a spoken intro as a Dutch ship called "Onstrauss" and the date as 14 February 1866. The first version is heard on "Sketches" with Maurice or Robin on mellotron and an orchestral section that is less full than the finished take. This reel would follow the preceding one, since it ends with what is called a retake of "Odessa on