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Single cover. Capitol (digital single) (2021)
"Words" is a single by Barry Gibb featuring Dolly Parton. It was released on January 1, 2021, by Capitol Records as the second single from his third solo studio album, Words. It was written by Barry Gibb with his brothers, Maurice and Robin. The trio had originally recorded the song in 1967 and had a US top 20 hit and UK top 10 hit with it. This new version was produced by Dave Cobb.

Track listing

  • Words (featuring Dolly Parton) (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) 3:12

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Personnel

Credits are adapted from Apple Music.
Performance
  • Brian Allen – bass guitar
  • Jenny Bifano – violin
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar
  • David Davidson – violin, drums
  • Alicia Enstrom – violin
  • Paul Franklin – pedal steel guitar
  • Barry Gibb – lead vocals
  • Danny Goodstein – drums
  • Anthony La Marchina – cello
  • Dolly Parton – lead vocals
  • Leroy Powell – electric guitar
  • Carole Rabinowitz – cello
  • Phillip Towns – piano, Hammond organ
  • Kristin Wilkinson – viola
Production
  • Brandon Bost – assistant mixing engineer
  • Dave Cobb – producer
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing engineer, balance engineer
  • Stephen Gibb – associate producer
  • Tony Hilbert – assistant recording engineer
  • John Merchant – recording engineer
  • Sam Scilabro – assistant recording engineer
  • Matt Scatchell – assistant mixing engineer
  • ​Darrell Thorp – recording engineer
  • ​Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangement, horn arrangement