Horizontal is a great step in the right direction as their production sounds sharper and better than ever before and the songs overall are simply of higher quality.
I think this is the first album of theirs where I've truly enjoyed some of the songs.

Highlights: World, Massachusetts and And the Sun Will Shine.

MarkPrindleBot

The follow-up didn't spawn quite so many hits, but it did showcase the boys' versatility. Whether you were a sentimental grandmother or a stoned hippie asshole, if this record was in your house in 1968, you were no doubt listening to it all day long, tears of joy streaming down your face. Years in the biz gave the Brothers Gibb the confidence and the know-how to pull this shit off! And Stigwood gave them the budget to corral that string section and whip 'em into place. These Bee Gees were not ... read more

Vinibarreto1604

Better than debut!!

4mo

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Track List

1	World 3:20	93
2	And the Sun Will Shine 3:26	79
3	Lemons Never Forget 2:59	75
4	Really and Sincerely 3:29	68
5	Birdie Told Me 2:19	74
6	With the Sun in My Eyes 2:34	78
7	Massachusetts 2:19	93
8	Harry Braff 3:13	61
9	Day Time Girl 2:30	77
10	The Earnest of Being George 2:37	73
11	The Change Is Made 3:29	85
12	Horizontal 3:30	84