"First of May" is a song by the Bee Gees with lead vocals by Barry Gibb, released as a single from their 1969 double album Odessa.

Went back to England, and went into IBC Studios in London, added onto that piano track and Barry's vocal stayed on as well.

In the end, Barry's judgment won, relegating "Lamplight" to the B-side and as a result Robin quit the band, but he returned a year later.

[6] Cash Box described it as a "low-key love ballad with the same mystic quality that has proved captivating in the team's work" with "hypnotic arrangements" and a "singular vocal sound.

The song was consequently reissued as a CD single in Japan, also featuring "How Deep Is Your Love" and peaked at No 25, selling more than 100,000 copies.

Although the originally released version was basically just Barry Gibb's vocal backed with Bill Shepherd's orchestral arrangement, the other two credited writers would later appear performing the song.