personnel robin gibb -- lead vocals maurice gibb -- bass , piano , guitar barry gibb - guitar colin petersen -- drums geoff grant -- trumpet uncredited musicians -- horns cover versions the song was first cover by australian singer johnny young ( a friend of the gibbs ) and used as the b-side of '' craise finton kirk royal academy of arts '' ( the song was originally performed by the bee gees and first released on the album bee gees ' 1st ) .