To whom it may concern (1972)

• Chris Anderson's Review

  This album's songs were out-takes from previous recording sessions, so is perhaps a little bit of a mish-mash album. I wonder what songs were from '2 Years On' and 'Trafalgar', because if any of them are the good songs heard here, they would have made better albums of the two mentioned.

  Personally, i find a lot of the songs on the album a great deal easier to listen to than some songs on the previous two records.

  'Run To Me', 'Bad, Bad Dreams, 'Road To Alaska', 'Alive', and 'You Know It's For You', are the clear stand outs, the latter a Maurice song that should have been a single. The two singles 'Run To Me' and 'Alive' had contrasting fortunes, the first being a big hit, the second disappearing without trace, which is a shame as both are good songs. 'Run To Me' certainly sounds like Robin's chorus with it's big elaborateness. The chorus of 'Alive' hints at what was to come with the R 'n' B sound of albums 'Mr Natural' and 'Main Course'.

  'Bad, Bad Dreams' and 'Road To Alaska' are two rockers for the album, the latter driving along with Robin singing.

  There are one or two other good songs like 'Never Been Alone', another of Robin's songs, but don't shine quite as much as the songs already mentioned.

  Other songs are perhaps forgettable, but even then are a great deal better than the songs of the same on '2 Years On' and 'Trafalgar'.

  All in all, a satisfying album.

• Marty Hogan's Review

  Released in one of the Gibb's slow periods (1972), this CD contains mostly a collection of individual works, most of it hodgepodge and forgettable. However, for the real Bee Gees fan, it is a must have. 
  
  Other than the big hit, "Run To Me", other standout cuts are, "Road To Alaska", a unique toe-tapping rocker frequently used in concerts, "Paper Mache, Cabbages & Kings", a fun novelty song that bounces around with oddball lyrics, "You Know It's For You", A Maurice Gibb song that is one of his best lively mood songs and "Alive", a poorly received single that is one of the best written ballads the Bee Gees have done. 
  
  It is worth a listen if not a purchase.