query: where did the bee gees grow up in australia

pos: Bee Gees and 1980s. The Bee Gees wrote all of their own hits, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists. Born on the Isle of Man to English parents, the Gibb brothers lived in Chorlton, Manchester, England, until the late 1950s. There, in 1955, they formed the Rattlesnakes. The family then moved to Redcliffe, in Queensland, Australia, and then to Cribb Island. After achieving their first chart success in Australia as the Bee Gees with "Spicks and Specks" (their 12th single), they returned to the UK in January 1967, when producer Robert Stigwood began promoting them to

neg: The Bee Gees (EP) up the group's second single. The B-side did the same with the tracks from their first single. All songs written by Barry Gibb. Side One Side Two The Bee Gees (EP) "The Bee Gees" was the first EP released by the Bee Gees, it was released in September 1963 on Leedon label only in Australia. The songs were recorded in February and June 1963 on Festival Studios in Sydney. The EP cover features the three brothers identically dressed in white shirts with dark ties, dark trousers, black 'winkle-picker' shoes and tartan waistcoats. The waistcoats are augmented by 'BG' lettering on

neg: The Ultimate Bee Gees May 2012, "The Ultimate Bee Gees" re-entered the "Billboard" 200 at No. 49 due to a huge increase in Bee Gees' album sales following the death of Robin Gibb. The Ultimate Bee Gees The Ultimate Bee Gees is a compilation album released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Bee Gees. Although the group did not start recording until 1963 on Festival Records in Australia, they began calling themselves the "Bee Gees" in 1959 after several name changes such as "Wee Johnny Hayes and the Bluecats", "The Rattlesnakes" and "BG's". Each disc is themed with the first containing more

neg: The Ultimate Bee Gees The Ultimate Bee Gees The Ultimate Bee Gees is a compilation album released to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the Bee Gees. Although the group did not start recording until 1963 on Festival Records in Australia, they began calling themselves the "Bee Gees" in 1959 after several name changes such as "Wee Johnny Hayes and the Bluecats", "The Rattlesnakes" and "BG's". Each disc is themed with the first containing more upbeat songs, called "A Night Out", and the second containing slower songs and ballads, called "A Night In", though the cover art does not distinguish this theme. Liner notes

neg: Best of Bee Gees Bee Gees" do not appear amongst the forty seven tracks on "Their Greatest Hits: The Record": "I Can't See Nobody" and "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" had only actually been the B-sides of other hits on "Best of Bee Gees", while "Tomorrow, Tomorrow" had charted but had never reached the top 20 in the charts of the UK, USA nor Australia. In October 2010, it was listed at No. 16 in the book, "100 Best Australian Albums". All songs written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb except where noted. Best of Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees

neg: Bee Gees' 1st Bee Gees' 1st Bee Gees' 1st is the third studio album by English band Bee Gees, and their first international full-length recording after two albums distributed only in Australia and New Zealand. "Bee Gees' 1st" was the group's debut album for the UK Polydor label, and for the US Atco label. "Bee Gees 1st" was released on 14 July 1967 in the UK. On 9 August it entered the UK charts, on that same day, the album was released in the US, and it entered the US charts on 26 August. Reflecting the group's early style, "Bee Gees' 1st" was

neg: Jingle Jangle (Bee Gees song) Jingle Jangle (Bee Gees song) "Jingle Jangle" is a folk song written by Barry Gibb and popularized by the Bee Gees for the album "Spicks and Specks" released only in Australia on Spin Records and produced by Nat Kipner. It was also included on the "Spicks and Specks" EP in December 1966. Though it was rare for the Bee Gees to perform songs from their years in Australia after their international career took off, "Jingle Jangle" was performed during the 1971 2 Years On tour as part of a medley. Footage exists of "Jingle Jangle" in Festival Hall, Melbourne, Australia.

neg: Bee Gees to mark their naming as Freemen of the Borough. On 14 February 2013, Barry Gibb unveiled a statue of the Bee Gees, as well as unveiling "Bee Gees Way" (a walkway filled with photos of the Bee Gees), in honour of the Bee Gees in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. On 27 June 2018, Barry Gibb, the last surviving member of the Bee Gees, was knighted by Prince Charles after being named on the Queen's New Years Honours List. Barry Gibb played rhythm guitar. During the early 1970s, Robin Gibb played piano, organ and guitar occasionally, after which, he only played strings

neg: Turn Around, Look at Me while Bee Gees were still in Australia, they released a version of the song which did not chart. It is also their fifth single, and was credited to "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees". It was also included on the group's 1967 mop-up compilation "Turn Around, Look at Us" and the 1998 anthology of their Australian recordings "Brilliant from Birth". In 1968, The Vogues released their remake as a single. This version was by far the most successful, reaching #7 on the Hot 100 and #3 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Turn Around, Look at Me "Turn Around, Look at

neg: Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live is the first live album by the Bee Gees. It was released in May 1977 (see 1977 in music). It reached No. 8 in the US, No. 8 in Australia, No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 2 in Spain, and sold 4.6 million copies worldwide. "Here at Last" was the first official live recording released by the Bee Gees, though many bootlegs have existed throughout the years of earlier performances. The concert was filmed and a TV special was planned, but after reviewing the footage the Bee

neg: The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the debut studio album by the English pop band the Bee Gees. (1967's "Bee Gees' 1st" was the "international" debut album.) It was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label under the name "Barry Gibb & the Bee Gee's" "[sic]". It is a compilation of most of the Gibb brothers' singles that had been released over the previous three years in Australia, which accounts for the many different styles of music on it. Only five new songs

neg: Timber! (Bee Gees song) the engineer in charge. Barry Gibb was the lead vocals in the song, with Robin and Maurice Gibb singing the harmony vocals. In Australia, the song peaked at #75. Timber! (Bee Gees song) "Timber!" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb. The song was released in Australia as their second single in July 1963, backed with "Take Hold of That Star". It was later included on the group's first album "The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs". In September 1963, it was included as the first track on their first EP "The

neg: Timber! (Bee Gees song) Timber! (Bee Gees song) "Timber!" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb. The song was released in Australia as their second single in July 1963, backed with "Take Hold of That Star". It was later included on the group's first album "The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs". In September 1963, it was included as the first track on their first EP "The Bee Gees", as well as being included on their compilation album "Brilliant of Birth" in 1998. "Timber!" was recorded in June 1963 in Festival Studio, Sydney. Robert Iredale was

neg: How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) "How Deep Is Your Love" is a pop ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September of that year. It was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film "Saturday Night Fever". It was a number three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States, it topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 on 25 December 1977 (becoming the first of six consecutive US number-one hits), ended the 10-week reign of Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" and stayed

neg: Bee Gees Gold their new R&B/Disco sound found on their then current album "Children of the World". "Gold" went gold in America in January 1978 and has sold 1.3 million copies to date. A kind of second volume was released as "Bee Gees Greatest" in 1980 which summed up the disco years from 1975-1979. The album was never released on CD, though the previous two compilations mentioned above were issued in the late 1980s. Cassette versions were available well into the 1990s. All songs are written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, except where noted. Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees Gold

neg: Samantha Sang Samantha Sang Cheryl Lau "Samantha" Sang (born 5 August 1951) is an Australian singer from Melbourne who had an earlier career as Cheryl Gray. She had a number eight hit in Australia with "You Made Me What I Am" in 1967. By 1969, she had relocated to the United Kingdom, where she worked with the Bee Gees before returning to Australia in 1975. Sang reconnected with the Bee Gees in 1977 and had a number three hit with their song "Emotion" on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1978, which also peaked at number two in Australia and at number eleven

neg: When He's Gone When He's Gone "When He's Gone" is the first and only American single from the 1991 Bee Gees album "High Civilization". Warner Bros. did nothing to promote the album or the single and neither charted in America, the first and only time a Bee Gees album failed to chart in America (It briefly appeared on the Cashbox singles chart rising to #86). The Bee Gees made two TV appearances in May, 1991 to promote the single. They appeared on Rick Dees' show "Into the Night" where they sang "When He's Gone" and "One" and on "The Arsenio Hall Show" they

neg: Bee Gees' 1st "We drive the producer and technicians mad. We have nothing knocked out. We sit about and think up a subject, then write a song on the spot. We did the whole of the LP like this. It's the really the only way we can work, spontaneously off the cuff." Maurice Gibb has sometimes been given writing credits for the songs "To Love Somebody" and "I Can't See Nobody" when the songs appeared on albums by other artists, but almost never on a Bee Gees album. "Bee Gees Gold, Vol. 1" (1976) credited "I Can't See Nobody" to Barry, Maurice and

neg: Love Songs (Bee Gees album) the Robin Gibb solo hit "Juliet" from 1983, which was a big hit in many countries, except in the UK and the U.S. By the time "Love Songs" was released, there had been several Bee Gees compilations on the market as well as their entire back catalog, so this release seemed somewhat redundant. In the U.S. it did chart but only managed to reach #166. In their homeland it climbed to No. 51 in the UK Albums Chart, but its best showing was in France where it went Top 20, peaking at No. 18. Love Songs (Bee Gees album) Love

neg: Paying the Price of Love Paying the Price of Love "Paying the Price of Love" is the first single from the Bee Gees' album, "Size Isn't Everything". It was more reminiscent of the Bee Gees disco era than recent singles. With an uptempo hip-hop beat and soaring falsetto vocals, it was too heavy for adult contemporary radio, which is where the Bee Gees were primarily played in 1993. It reached the top 10 in Belgium and the top 40 in Austria, France, Germany, Italy, The Netherlands, and the UK. In the US, it did chart on the "Billboard" Hot 100, reaching #74, and made the

neg: Bee Gees' 1st this problem.) Drummer Colin Petersen and lead guitarist Vince Melouney, both Australians, were hired to make the Bee Gees into a full band. Both played on the first English album and became official members of the group between its completion and release. Petersen had played with the Bee Gees at St. Clair studio in 1966 on the "Spicks and Specks" sessions and was officially added first, accounting for some early photos with him and not Melouney, such as the one later used on the cover of "Best of Bee Gees". Melouney had worked with the Gibbs in 1966 in Australia

neg: I Want Home I Want Home "I Want Home" is a song by the English rock band Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb and released as a single in Australia in early 1966, backed with "Cherry Red". Their last single on Leedon had not been a hit, so the credit "Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees" used on the last several discs now reverted to simply "Bee Gees". Neither song appeared on any Bee Gees album until the 1967 compilation album, "Turn Around, Look At Us", but both were featured on "Brilliant From Birth" the 1998 anthology of the group's Australian recordings. With

neg: Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 Best of Bee Gees Volume 2 is a compilation album of hits by the Bee Gees released in 1973. The album, briefly revived on CD in the late 1980s, went out of print, but was reissued by Rhino in November 2008. Whereas the original Best of Bee Gees had focused on songs that had been major hits for the group in America and/or the United Kingdom up to 1969, this follow-up collection featured two cuts from each of the four studio albums released subsequent to the first compilation, all of which, barring Man For

neg: Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 photographer Klaus Köhler. Most likely, it was released even one or two years prior 1973. side one side two Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 Best of Bee Gees Volume 2 is a compilation album of hits by the Bee Gees released in 1973. The album, briefly revived on CD in the late 1980s, went out of print, but was reissued by Rhino in November 2008. Whereas the original Best of Bee Gees had focused on songs that had been major hits for the group in America and/or the United Kingdom up to 1969, this follow-up collection featured two cuts

neg: The Bee Gees (EP) The Bee Gees (EP) "The Bee Gees" was the first EP released by the Bee Gees, it was released in September 1963 on Leedon label only in Australia. The songs were recorded in February and June 1963 on Festival Studios in Sydney. The EP cover features the three brothers identically dressed in white shirts with dark ties, dark trousers, black 'winkle-picker' shoes and tartan waistcoats. The waistcoats are augmented by 'BG' lettering on the left side, which would become a trademark of their television appearances over the next two years. The A-side of the record featured the songs that made

neg: Spin Records (Australian label) After they arrived in Britain, The Bee Gees signed with Stigwood's RSO Records (distributed by Polydor) for the UK, and Atlantic Records in the USA, but Spin (and therefore Festival) retained the exclusive rights to distribute The Bee Gees' recordings in Australia for the better part of a decade. The first Bee Gees single released under this arrangement was their international breakthrough hit "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967). Spin released some of the best local and international singles of the late Sixties, including all of The Bee Gees late '60s UK recordings. Artists on the Spin roster included former

neg: Peace of Mind (Bee Gees song) singing harmony vocals. At 1:19, someone plays a lead guitar solo but the player was not credited. Peace of Mind (Bee Gees song) "Peace of Mind" is a song by the Bee Gees, released in Australia as their third in March 1964 and backed with "Don't Say Goodbye". It was later included on the group's first album "The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs". It was recorded on February 1964 at Festival Studio in Sydney. It was also included on the 1998 compilation "Brilliant from Birth". Although no production credit is given, Robert Iredale who had produced

neg: Peace of Mind (Bee Gees song) Peace of Mind (Bee Gees song) "Peace of Mind" is a song by the Bee Gees, released in Australia as their third in March 1964 and backed with "Don't Say Goodbye". It was later included on the group's first album "The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs". It was recorded on February 1964 at Festival Studio in Sydney. It was also included on the 1998 compilation "Brilliant from Birth". Although no production credit is given, Robert Iredale who had produced the previous single was credited as engineer. Barry is singing lead vocals, with Robin and Maurice Gibb

neg: Cherry Red (song) Gees' Australian tracks, this single reached charts outside of Australia, in the Philippines, Brazil and São Paulo, all of which it reached top ten in. Cherry Red (song) "Cherry Red" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry Gibb, released as the B-side of "I Want Home" in March 1966, and has become one of the famous Bee Gees songs in the Philippines and Brazil. The song's opening chord was E followed by Barry singing "Where are you?". "Cherry Red" is a ballad featuring a harmony by Barry and Robin. It was recorded around February 1966 in Festival

neg: The Battle of the Blue and the Grey The Battle of the Blue and the Grey "The Battle of the Blue and the Grey" is a debut single by the Bee Gees, backed by "The Three Kisses of Love" and released on March 22, 1963. Like all the Bee Gees' output prior to 1967 (with the notable exception of Spicks and Specks) it was only released in Australia. It was performed in Australian television "Bandstand", the footage of that performance still exists. It reached #93 in Australia. In September 1963, it was included as the third track on their first EP "The Bee Gees". Neither song appeared on

neg: Wine and Women record and in concert. Wine and Women "Wine and Women" is a song written by Barry Gibb, and released by the Bee Gees in September 1965 on Leedon Records in Australia. The song's B-side was "Follow the Wind". The single reached #19 in Australia, marking the Bee Gees' international chart debut. They achieved this by getting as many of their fans as possible to buy enough copies to get the song into the charts at #35 and, thus, to the attention of disc-jockeys. Both songs were later included on the group's debut album The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14

neg: Wine and Women Wine and Women "Wine and Women" is a song written by Barry Gibb, and released by the Bee Gees in September 1965 on Leedon Records in Australia. The song's B-side was "Follow the Wind". The single reached #19 in Australia, marking the Bee Gees' international chart debut. They achieved this by getting as many of their fans as possible to buy enough copies to get the song into the charts at #35 and, thus, to the attention of disc-jockeys. Both songs were later included on the group's debut album The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs, as

neg: Where Are You (Bee Gees song) Where Are You (Bee Gees song) "Where Are You" is a song written by Maurice Gibb. It marked his debut as a lead vocalist and solo composer. It was included on the Bee Gees' 1966 album "Spicks and Specks". This track was finally released in the US in 1968. It was written by Maurice Gibb in 1966 and was his first to appear on any Bee Gees albums. It was recorded around April and May 1966. Another Maurice composition from that year, "All by Myself" was released in 1970 on "Inception/Nostalgia". The song had drawn Kipner's attention to Maurice's potential

neg: Immortality (Celine Dion song) in July 1998 and released on 6 August 1998. This more elaborate video deals with themes of love, loss and reincarnation, with a cameo from the Bee Gees themselves. It opens with Dion walking through a graveyard. She and the Bee Gees then appear as ghosts in a manor house where Dion meets a man, presumably her lover. Dion and the Bee Gees later appear at a club where she is a singer. The video then ends in the graveyard where Dion walks away. On 14 November 1997, Dion performed "Immortality" with the Bee Gees at the MGM Grand Las

neg: Bee Gees Greatest Robin & Maurice Gibb. except where noted Bee Gees Greatest Bee Gees Greatest is a greatest hits album by Australian pop/rock group, the Bee Gees. Released by RSO Records in October 1979, the album is a retrospective of the group's material from 1975 to 1979. A remastered and expanded version of the album was released by Reprise Records in 2007. The original release was a double album, with album sleeves and labels featuring pictures of each brother on the label and all three brothers on side four, while each record sleeve was adorned with the "Bee Gees Greatest" logo. Side

neg: Trevor Gordon and TV appearances and Gordon was eventually made the host of his own Saturday afternoon kid's television program. During this time he met and befriended Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb who were finding their own success in Australia as the Bee Gees. Gordon played lead guitar on several early Bees Gees tracks that appeared on the Bee Gees first album, "The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs". Gordon secured a record contract with Leedon Records and released the singles, "House Without Windows" and "And I'll Be Happy" (both songs written by Barry Gibb and credited to 'Trevor

neg: Bee Gees promote the album, Vince Melouney left the group, desiring to play more of a blues style music than the Gibbs were writing. Melouney did achieve one feat while with the Bee Gees: his composition "Such a Shame" (from "Idea") is the only song on any Bee Gees album not written by a Gibb brother. The group also filmed a BBC television special with Frankie Howerd, called "Frankie Howerd Meets the Bee Gees", written by Ray Galton and Alan Simpson. This gave the group the opportunity to display their comedy skills in sketches with Howerd. The band were due to begin

neg: Bee Gees the Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb. The album reached No. 3 in the UK and the Top 30 in the US, where it was certified Gold. A year later, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers recorded the Bee Gees-penned track "Islands in the Stream", which became a US No. 1 hit and entered the Top 10 in the UK. Rogers' 1983 album, "Eyes That See in the Dark", was written entirely by the Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry. The album was a Top 10 hit in the US and was certified Double Platinum. The Bee Gees had greater

neg: Tales from the Brothers Gibb are notable for the improved stereo mixes found on "Tales". "Tomorrow Tomorrow" received its first stereo mix (the Best of Bee Gees 1986 CD featured the song in mono while the original 1969 Best of Bee Gees LP did not include the track), while many of the B-sides such as "Sinking Ships", "Barker of the UFO" and "The Singer Sang His Song" were mixed in stereo for the first time. The four live songs that ended the collection were taken from their highly successful "All for One" concert in Australia. That concert became available on CD in its entirety in

neg: Robin Gibb be released in 1987. In 1992, Lulu recorded "Let Me Wake Up in Your Arms" on which he co-wrote. Gibb later contributed vocals on the Brazilian duo José y Durval's "Palavras/Palabras" (a Spanish or Portuguese version of "Words"). In 1998, the Bee Gees recorded their own version of "Ellan Vannin" with lead vocals by Gibb. It was later released as a single as a limited edition CD to benefit the Manx Children in Need charity. In 2001, the Bee Gees released their last album "This Is Where I Came In" and features his last composition on a Bee Gees record

neg: To Whom It May Concern (Bee Gees album) Road" / "You Know It's For You" / "Never Been Alone" / "Please Don't Turn Out the Lights" / "Sweet Song of Summer" Bee Gees Guest musicians To Whom It May Concern (Bee Gees album) To Whom It May Concern is a 1972 album by the Bee Gees. Released in October 1972, it was the follow-up, and continued the melancholic and personal sound of its predecessor "Trafalgar". The album was recognized as "a farewell to the old Bee Gees" as the album marked the end of an era for the group in several ways: it was their last album to

neg: Best of Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees Best of Bee Gees is a 1969 compilation album by the English rock band Bee Gees. It was their first international greatest hits album. It featured their singles from 1966-1969 with the exception of the band's 1968 single "Jumbo". The following songs in this compilation from 1966-1969 was very popular worldwide and was picked up by many casual fans who owned no other Bee Gees album. It includes the US singles "Holiday" and "I Started a Joke". But the 1968 song "Jumbo" which was also released as a single, was not included. This was the first

neg: World (Bee Gees song) World (Bee Gees song) "World" is a song by the Bee Gees, released in 1967 as a single in the United Kingdom and Europe and then included on their album "Horizontal" the following year. Though it was a big hit in Europe, Atco Records did not issue it as a single in the United States, having just issued a third single from "Bee Gees' 1st", "Holiday". The song's lyrics question the singer's purpose in life. The song's first recording session was on 3 October 1967 along with "With the Sun in My Eyes" and "Words". The song's last recording session

neg: Living Eyes (Bee Gees album) Living Eyes (Bee Gees album) Living Eyes is the Bee Gees' sixteenth original album (fourteenth internationally), released in 1981. The Bee Gees turned away from the disco sound that was prominent on their work in the middle-to-late 1970s with this album. However, the album was not a commercial success, perhaps due to their being so strongly associated with disco. It sold 750,000 copies worldwide, compared to 16 million copies of their previous studio album, "Spirits Having Flown," in 1979. While it did not sell well in either the UK or the US, the album itself was a Top 40 hit

neg: Bee Gees The band's involvement in the film did not begin until post-production. As John Travolta asserted, "The Bee Gees weren't even involved in the movie in the beginning ... I was dancing to Stevie Wonder and Boz Scaggs." Producer Robert Stigwood commissioned the Bee Gees to create the songs for the film. The brothers wrote the songs "virtually in a single weekend" at Château d'Hérouville studio in France. Barry Gibb remembered the reaction when Stigwood and music supervisor Bill Oakes arrived and listened to the demos: Bill Oakes, who supervised the soundtrack, asserts that "Saturday Night Fever" did not begin the

neg: Maurice Gibb of instruments. Born on the Isle of Man, Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England, joining the skiffle-rock and roll group the Rattlesnakes, which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 when they moved to Australia. They returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music". Following his death in 2003, Gibb's son collected his award at Buckingham Palace in 2004. Gibb's earliest musical influences included the Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard, and Paul Anka; the Mills Brothers and the Beatles were significant later

neg: Humpy Bong star and tired of the "totally ruthless and callous" music industry. He parted company with the Petersens in 1974, recorded two further albums, found religion, and retired from performing for many, many years. In 1991 Jonathan Kelly performed at a Bee Gees tribute concert and formed a cover band for the occasion which included his son Greg on lead guitar, Jonathan played drums. Colin and Joanne Petersen returned to Australia in 1974 where Colin, having lost his rights to royalties after his court case against the Bee Gees, eventually became a painter residing in Sydney. Top of the Pops performances

neg: Main Course also peaked No. 1 at the Canada's RPM Albums Chart. All songs written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, except where noted. Bee Gees Bee Gees band Additional musicians Main Course Main Course, released in 1975 for the RSO label, is the 13th album by the Bee Gees, and their last album to be released by Atlantic Records in the US under its distribution deal with Robert Stigwood. This album marked a change for the Bee Gees as it was their first album to include disco influenced songs, and it created the model for their output through the rest of

neg: Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees Gold Bee Gees Gold was a compilation album, released in America and Japan only (was also released in the UK), that focused on the early hits of the Bee Gees. Labeled as "Volume 1", it featured their U.S. Top 20 hits between 1967 and 1972 (plus "I Can't See Nobody", an album cut from "Bee Gees 1st"). The album was intended to replace the two previous hits compilations, "Best of Bee Gees" and "Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2". It reached #50 on "Billboard"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s album chart during a time when the Bee Gees were topping the charts with

neg: Bee Gees No. 1 singles in the US within a year and a half, equalling the Beatles and surpassed only by Whitney Houston. In January 1979, the Bee Gees performed "Too Much Heaven" as their contribution to the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly, a benefit organised by the Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood, and David Frost for UNICEF that was broadcast worldwide. The brothers donated the royalties from the song to the charity. Up to 2007, this song has earned over $11 million for UNICEF. During the summer of 1979, the Bee Gees embarked on their largest concert

neg: How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) single UK CD single no. 1 UK CD single no. 2 EU CD single no. 1 EU CD single no. 2 Japanese CD single UK 7" vinyl – jukebox release only How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) "How Deep Is Your Love" is a pop ballad written and recorded by the Bee Gees in 1977 and released as a single in September of that year. It was ultimately used as part of the soundtrack to the film "Saturday Night Fever". It was a number three hit in the United Kingdom and Australia. In the United States, it topped

neg: I Can't See Nobody I Can't See Nobody "I Can't See Nobody" is a song by the Bee Gees, released first as the B-side of "New York Mining Disaster 1941". With "New York Mining Disaster 1941", this song was issued as a double A in Germany and Japan., and included on the group's third LP, "Bee Gees' 1st". It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb in 1966 towards the end of the family's time living in Australia. Maurice Gibb has sometimes been listed as a co-writer for the song, most notably on the compilation "Bee Gees Gold". According to Nat Kipner, the song

neg: All of My Life (Bee Gees song) 1970 album of early recordings by the Gibb brothers, including some recorded with Colin Petersen. It is a typical rock track, strongly influenced by The Beatles. Its debut on CD was released on the compilation "Brilliant from Birth", released in 1998 only in Australia. A cover has been done by Filipino band Side A. All of My Life (Bee Gees song) "All of My Life" is a song by the English-Australian rock group Bee Gees, written and sung by Barry Gibb, which was used as the B-side of "Monday's Rain". This song was recorded during the sessions for their second

neg: Immortality (Celine Dion song) Music of the Bee Gees", taped two months earlier, which included Dion performing "Immortality" as a tribute to the Bee Gees. Immortality (Celine Dion song) "Immortality" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Celine Dion, recorded for her fifth English-language studio album, "Let's Talk About Love" (1997). It was written by the Bee Gees, who also recorded backing vocals. Produced by Walter Afanasieff, "Immortality" was released as a single on 5 June 1998, outside the United States. It became a top ten single in Europe and a top forty single in Canada and Australia. Later, "Immortality" was included on the

neg: Mr. Natural (Bee Gees album) full of ideas. That's why we did the "Mr. Natural" album with him, which was like a rehearsal". "Mr. Natural" generated no global hits, but represented an important step in The Bee Gees' evolution. The album shows a strong Philadelphia soul influence in tracks like "Throw a Penny". Other highlights include "Mr. Natural", the infectious hard rock tunes "Down the Road" and "Heavy Breathing", and the power ballad "Charade". Despite the fact that the Bee Gees and Mardin point to the background vocal session for "Nights on Broadway" as the genesis of the trademark Bee Gee falsetto, those with keen

neg: Alive (Bee Gees song) group's last top 40 hit in either the US or UK until "Jive Talkin'" in 1975. "Alive" was the group's last release on the Atco label. In 1973, the Bee Gees' manager, Robert Stigwood formed his own label, RSO Records, where the Gibb brothers enjoyed their most success. On the promo video for the single, which was originally made for the Dutch TV programme "TopPop" and was broadcast on 23 December 1972, Maurice first appears playing the piano, with Barry and Robin appearing only holding a microphone. Alive (Bee Gees song) "Alive" is a ballad recorded by the Bee Gees

neg: Living Eyes (Bee Gees album) as individuals." "Living Eyes" was chosen to be the first ever album to be manufactured on CD for demonstration purposes, as seen on the BBC TV program "Tomorrow's World" in 1981, and was featured on the inaugural issue of the Compact Disc trade magazine. It was the first Bee Gees album to be released on CD, in early 1983 when compact discs were first commercially available, though few were manufactured. All songs written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb except where noted. Bee Gees Guest and additional musicians The Boneroo Horns and Brass Sextet Living Eyes (Bee Gees album) Living

neg: Tomorrow Tomorrow (Bee Gees song) the Brothers Gibb". Barry can be heard counting the band in at the start of the stereo mix. The original single mix made its CD debut on the 1980s reissue of Best of Bee Gees where it replaced Spicks and Specks which had been left off the CD for contractual reasons. It had previously appeared on the 1976 budget compilation "Massachusetts" which had largely consisted of B-sides and non-album tracks. Tomorrow Tomorrow (Bee Gees song) "Tomorrow Tomorrow" is a song by the Bee Gees written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. The song was originally intended to be recorded by Joe

neg: Holiday (Bee Gees song) and Robin as they sing the song. Holiday (Bee Gees song) "Holiday" is a song released by the Bee Gees in the United States in September 1967. It appeared on the album "Bee Gees' 1st". The song was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom because Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album "Horizontal". The song was prominently featured in the South Korean film "Nowhere to Hide". It later featured in the South Korean television series "Reply 1997", and South Korean girl group Red Velvet's "Level Up Project", as a contrast to the song

neg: Holiday (Bee Gees song) Holiday (Bee Gees song) "Holiday" is a song released by the Bee Gees in the United States in September 1967. It appeared on the album "Bee Gees' 1st". The song was not released as a single in their native United Kingdom because Polydor UK released the single "World" from their next album "Horizontal". The song was prominently featured in the South Korean film "Nowhere to Hide". It later featured in the South Korean television series "Reply 1997", and South Korean girl group Red Velvet's "Level Up Project", as a contrast to the song of the same name by SM Entertainment

neg: To Whom It May Concern (Bee Gees album) To Whom It May Concern (Bee Gees album) To Whom It May Concern is a 1972 album by the Bee Gees. Released in October 1972, it was the follow-up, and continued the melancholic and personal sound of its predecessor "Trafalgar". The album was recognized as "a farewell to the old Bee Gees" as the album marked the end of an era for the group in several ways: it was their last album to be recorded at IBC Studios, in London, their last with conductor and arranger Bill Shepherd who had guided them since 1967, and their last under their first

neg: Mr. Natural (Bee Gees album) Mr. Natural (Bee Gees album) Mr. Natural is the Bee Gees' twelfth album (tenth worldwide), released in July 1974. It was the first Bee Gees release to be produced by Arif Mardin, who was partially responsible for launching the group's later major success with the follow-up album "Main Course". The album's music incorporates more rhythm and blues, soul and funk and hard rock than their previous albums. The album reached No. 178 on the "Billboard" 200. "Mr. Natural" was also the first album to feature drummer Dennis Bryon. Although the album contains R&B and soul numbers, Barry said that the

neg: Trafalgar (album) Trafalgar (album) Trafalgar is a 1971 album by the Bee Gees. It was their ninth album (seventh internationally), and was released in September 1971 in the US, and November 1971 in the UK. The album was a moderate hit in the United States, and peaked at No. 34. The lead single "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" was the first Bee Gees' No. 1 single in the United States but failed to chart in Britain as did the album. It is Geoff Bridgford's only full-length appearance on a Bee Gees album as an official member. "Trafalgar" is noted in

neg: Cucumber Castle Cucumber Castle Cucumber Castle is the seventh studio album by the Bee Gees, released in April 1970. It was produced by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robert Stigwood. It consists of songs from their television special of the same name, which was named after a song on their 1967 album "Bee Gees' 1st". "Cucumber Castle" was the only Bee Gees album not to feature any recorded contributions from Robin Gibb, as he had left the group before the album was recorded. (He did receive co-composer credit on one track, which was written before his departure.) "Cucumber Castle" was the last

neg: Ben Stivers with Barry Gibb since the early 90s and he played piano and keyboards with the Bee Gees. He played on the Bee Gees records This Is Where I Came In and One Night Only (Bee Gees album). Stivers moved to Spain in the late 90s to pursue a full-time jazz residency project in Mallorca. In 2001 Stivers moved to New York City, where he played with musicians such as Teddy Kumpel, Kenny Rampton, Rez Abbasi, Donny McCaslin, Groove Collective and many others. He subsequently founded the Ben Stivers Organ Trio. In addition to his jazz piano and organ work he

neg: Spicks and Specks (album) "Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Vol. 1". Kipner said on the liner notes of the album: 'This album is made up of a great variety of compositions. As instrumentalists they have mastered practically every instrument in the book. As harmonists and vocalists they are acknowledged as the foremost in this country.' Their subsequent tour took the Bee Gees to the Kyeamba Smith Hall at Wagga Wagga Showground in New South Wales, where such acts as Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs and the Easybeats also performed. The only catch was getting the elusive hit record, the Bee Gees ended up recording two

neg: Run to Me (Bee Gees song) It was very much in the mold of the last two successful singles, "Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself" and "My World". The song has a straight verse-chorus number with vocal by both Barry and Robin. Maurice sings in a very low key along with Robin in the chorus which is barely audible, something he rarely did in concert when they performed this song. Released 7 July 1972,"Run to Me" saw the Bee Gees return to the UK Top 10 after a three-year absence, climbing to number 9, while in the US it reached number 16. The first Bee Gees single

neg: World (Bee Gees song) are mostly by Barry but Robin sings the chorus a few times prior to the fadeout. Allmusic's Donald A. Guarisco described this song as "a thoroughly psychedelic ballad worthy of the Moody Blues' finest similar efforts". The original promotional video for "World" is black and white. World (Bee Gees song) "World" is a song by the Bee Gees, released in 1967 as a single in the United Kingdom and Europe and then included on their album "Horizontal" the following year. Though it was a big hit in Europe, Atco Records did not issue it as a single in the United

neg: Charade (Bee Gees song) Charade (Bee Gees song) "Charade" is a ballad written by Barry Gibb and Robin Gibb released in 1974 by the Bee Gees. It was the third and final single released from the "Mr. Natural" album. This track was edited to 3:14 for its single version. Like the parent album, the single was not a hit and only managed to climb to #31 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart in late 1974. It did reach the Top 10 in Chile, peaking at #7. This song was recorded on 20 December 1973 in IBC Studios, London and made full use of Arif Mardin's

neg: Spirits Having Flown over and over the recorded work. Robin contributed one lead vocal ("Living Together") which was sung in falsetto with Barry providing alternating lead vocals in his normal register. This was Robin's least amount of lead vocals on any Bee Gees album with the exception of 1970's "Cucumber Castle", for which he was not part of the group at that time. As with the last four Bee Gees albums, Maurice did not have any lead vocals. The Bee Gees had been effectively typecast as a disco group after "Saturday Night Fever", and in a 1978 interview Barry remarked "People think we're

neg: Black Diamond (Bee Gees song) twice, the first version ended to 4:00 was released on "Sketches for Odessa" in 2006. and the second version was released on the album. The intro features a guitar part played by Maurice, and the orchestral arrangement by Bill Shepherd. Barry Gibb did not feature on the demo version. The beginning of the song is similar but there are some vastly different lyrics in the verses. Robin Gibb would return to the same lyrical theme for the song "Diamonds" on his 1984 album Secret Agent. Black Diamond (Bee Gees song) "Black Diamond" is a song by the Bee Gees released

neg: The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs UK-based duo the Marbles, who had a hit with "Only One Woman" written by the Bee Gees and produced by Barry and Maurice with Robert Stigwood. The name of the album has been subject to debate among discographers. The confusion begins with Festival Records' use of the apostrophe, which has in large letters "BARRY GIBB & THE BEE GEE'S", and then in much smaller letters "THE BEE GEES's SING & PLAY 14 BARRY GIBB SONGS". The original issue of the LP on Leedon is extremely rare. Even the reissue in 1967 on the Calendar label is rarely seen in Australia.

neg: (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away ballad" that suited Andy's voice. It appears on Andy's three greatest-hits albums. The Bee Gees version of the song, the first version ever recorded by anyone, was recorded in 1977 during the sessions for "Saturday Night Fever", but was not released until the compilation "Bee Gees Greatest" 1979. Barry and Maurice Gibb are the only members of the Bee Gees to appear on the recording. Barry wrote the lyrics while Weaver composed the melody. Weaver said of this song, "That was me playing around again; It wasn't done for ["Saturday Night Fever"], it was just something that we did". The

neg: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film) and "Rubber Soul". When asked about the film in a 1979 interview, George Harrison expressed his sympathy for Stigwood, Frampton and the Bee Gees, acknowledging that they had all worked hard to achieve success before making "Sgt. Pepper". He said of Frampton and the Bee Gees: "I think it's damaged their images, their careers, and they didn't "need" to do that. It's just like the Beatles trying to do the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones can do it better." When the Bee Gees regained control of their catalog, the "Sgt. Pepper" soundtrack was the only album that they did not

neg: How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees song) songwriter, Ronald Selle, who claimed that the Gibb brothers stole melodic material from one of his songs, "Let It End", and used it in "How Deep Is Your Love". At trial, the jury returned a finding for Selle. The Bee Gees attorney immediately asked for judgment notwithstanding the verdict. The basis for the motion was that Selle had failed to show, as was required by the law, that the Bee Gees had prior access to his song. Even Selle had admitted that he'd sent out his demo tape to only a few recording companies, none of whom did business with

neg: Still Waters (Bee Gees album) on an album of acoustic versions of songs they had written for other artists. The project was later called "Love Songs" which featured some new recordings. However, their record company rejected the album and the new songs were included on a new studio album instead, announced in September 1994 and released on 14 February (Valentine's Day) of 1995. Around 1994, the Bee Gees did record six songs, one of which was called "Miracles Happen" which was written and recorded to be the title song for a new film version of "Miracle on 34th Street"; the Bee Gees got the job

neg: Living Eyes (Bee Gees album) or whoever has the most hits is irrelevant." Sales of "Living Eyes" were far lower than those of their previous album, "Spirits Having Flown." In the US, the disco backlash was still strong, and many radio stations were not even playing The Bee Gees by 1981. Also, RSO Records had fallen out of the position to promote and sell records it had once held. Promotional staff had been cut to the bone mid-year because they had simply had no product to sell. There was also a Bee Gees lawsuit going on against Robert Stigwood and RSO Records, which did not

neg: Mr. Natural (Bee Gees album) album was "whiter" than their next album "Main Course" (on which he said that they started to turn black on their songs). The decision to work with Mardin came after the RSO label rejected the brothers' post-"Life in a Tin Can" album, which had been provisionally entitled "A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants". Robert Stigwood was not ready to give up on the Bee Gees, but he did not believe in the musical direction they were taking. At the suggestion of Jerry Wexler and Ahmet Ertegun of Atlantic, Stigwood sent them to work with Atlantic

neg: Holding On for Life Holding On for Life "Holding On for Life" is a song performed by American alternative rock band Broken Bells. Written by band members James Mercer and Brian Burton and produced by the latter, the song was originally recorded for the band's second studio album, "After the Disco", on which it appears as the third track. It was released as the album's lead single on November 21, 2013. Kory Grow of "Rolling Stone" described the song as "a Bee Gees-like indie-disco number," a sentiment also expressed by NPR's Bob Boilen, who wrote that he "heard Bee Gees in something like this."

neg: Robin Gibb Their influences at that time were popular acts such as The Everly Brothers, Cliff Richard and Paul Anka. In May 1958, the group was disbanded as Frost and Horrocks left, and the name changed to Wee Johnny Hayes and the Blue Cats. In August 1958, the family travelled to Australia on the same ship as Australian musician Red Symons. The boys finally changed their name to the Bee Gees, while they were living in Queensland, Australia. The Bee Gees' debut television appearance was in 1960 on Desmond Tester's "Strictly for Moderns" when they performed "Time Is Passing By". When they

neg: The Marbles (duo) In Memory Of states Gordon was born 18 May 1948, in Blackpool, Lancashire. While Bonnet stayed in England, Gordon grew up in Australia where he met the Bee Gees for the first time in 1964, on which Gordon recorded "House Without Windows" and "And I'll Be Happy"; both songs were written by Barry Gibb. In 1965, Gordon recorded two other Barry Gibb compositions: "Little Miss Rhythm and Blues" and "Here I Am". Gordon returned to England in 1966 and recorded one single as 'Trev Gordon' then returned to Australia, and returned to England again in 1967 to join Graham’s band

neg: Colin Petersen early 1970s, subsequent to Humpy Bong disbanding. He returned to Australia in 1974 where, having lost his rights to royalties after his court case against the Bee Gees, eventually became a painter residing in Sydney. He remained close to Melouney, but became bitter towards his other ex-bandmates about his lost royalties. Petersen was required to register for National Service and was called up on 11 March 1966, but he was found medically unfit to serve in the army. [National Archives of Australia – Series J1687] Petersen described the contrasting dispositions of the Gibb brothers as follows: "They have totally different

neg: Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You "Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You" is a song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb released by the Bee Gees in 1967 on their album "Bee Gees' 1st". It was released as the B-side to "Holiday" in the US, Australia and Canada. The song was revived in concert by Barry Gibb on his 2013-14 Mythology tour. This track was recorded on March 23, 1967 along with "Please Read Me", "In My Own Time" and the unreleased track "Life". It was also released as the B-side of "Holiday" in Australia

neg: The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs from Birth", "You Wouldn't Know" is faded early to 2:03, losing the shouting and laughing in the longer and original fade. The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the debut studio album by the English pop band the Bee Gees. (1967's "Bee Gees' 1st" was the "international" debut album.) It was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label under the name "Barry Gibb & the Bee Gee's" "[sic]". It is a compilation of most of the Gibb brothers' singles that had been released over

neg: Where I Should Be include the two Isaac Hayes - David Porter covers, "May I Baby" and "You Don't Know Like I Know". The line-up on this album was varied and did not consist solely of the previous Frampton band. Album Single Where I Should Be Where I Should Be is the sixth studio album by Peter Frampton, released in 1979. In 1978 Peter Frampton appeared in the movie version of The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band", alongside the Bee Gees. He played the role of Billy Shears. The movie was not received well, although it did give Frampton another "Rolling Stone"

neg: Bee Gees contributed "Loose Talk Costs Lives", "Technicolour Dreams" and "Voice in the Wilderness". The other songs are collaborative in writing and vocals. They performed many tracks from "This Is Where I Came In", plus many of their biggest hits, on the live televised concert series "Live by Request", shown on the A&E Network. The last concert of the Bee Gees as a trio was at the "Love and Hope Ball" in 2002. Maurice, who had been the musical director of the Bee Gees during their final years as a group, died unexpectedly on 12 January 2003, at age 53, from a

neg: Colin Petersen ended up becoming friends with the family and ultimately played on as many as a dozen of their early Australian sides. Petersen moved to England in 1966, little knowing that the Bee Gees would soon be doing the same and they recruited him as their permanent drummer shortly afterwards – the first non-Gibb brother to become an official member of the Bee Gees. He played on the albums "Bee Gees' 1st", "Horizontal", "Idea", "Odessa", and "Cucumber Castle". He was an equal partner in the group from early in their period in the UK, and the Gibb brothers regarded his playing

neg: Idea (TV special) in her native language. The Bee Gees performed the songs from "Horizontal" and "Idea" (1968). The special effects on "Indian Gin and Whisky Dry" to make it appear that the Bee Gees are bouncing up and down in the glasses. On "I Started a Joke" features a floating question marks. During the Bee Gees' stay in Brussels, the Belgian police would not allow their limousine to stop outside the hotel, The Metropole, due to a fashion show held there by French pop star Johnny Hallyday's wife Sylvie Vartan. Maurice's leg was injured as he attempted to get out of the

neg: Words (Bee Gees song) Words (Bee Gees song) Words is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. The song reached No. 1 in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. "Words" was the Bee Gees third UK top 10 hit, reaching number 8, and in a UK television special on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fourth in "The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song". The song has been recorded by many other artists, including hit versions by Rita Coolidge in 1978 and Boyzone in 1996. This was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number one hit in the

neg: Bee Gees with my pal Tim Staffell [of Smile] and Freddie [Mercury] in the real old days." May also praised the song "You Win Again" as one of the greatest songs of the '80s. In his 1980 "Playboy" magazine interview, John Lennon praised the Bee Gees, "Try to tell the kids in the seventies who were screaming to the Bee Gees that their music was just the Beatles redone. There is nothing wrong with the Bee Gees. They do a damn good job. There was nothing else going on then". Michael Jackson, who was also influenced by the Bee Gees, said, "I

neg: Bee Gees cover with remastered stereo and mono versions of the album as well as alternate versions and unreleased tracks. Since the remastered release of "Odessa", Rhino has stopped reissuing original Bee Gees albums and there has not been any announcement as to when the remaining albums will be remastered. In December 2016, Capitol Records assumed distribution rights for the entire Bee Gees catalog. In conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the Bee Gees (when they started calling themselves "Bee Gees" in 1959), Rhino Records has released two new collections. "Mythology" is a four-disc collection highlighting each brother, including Andy, with tracks

neg: Bee Gees moved to Miami, Florida, early in 1975 to record. After starting off with ballads, they eventually heeded the urging of Mardin and Stigwood, and crafted more dance-oriented disco songs, including their second US No. 1, "Jive Talkin'", along with US No. 7 "Nights on Broadway". The band liked the resulting new sound. This time the public agreed by sending the LP "Main Course" up the charts. This album included the first Bee Gees songs wherein Barry used falsetto, something that would later become a trademark of the band. This was also the first Bee Gees album to have two US

neg: Selle v. Gibb is Your Love," could only have been caused by copying and not by independent creation or coincidence or prior common source. The Bee Gees entered a work tape and lead sheet and a finished demo tape into evidence. Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees' keyboard player, Blue Weaver, as well as manager Dick Ashby, and record producer, Albhy Galuten, gave testimony on the process the Bee Gees used to come up with "How Deep is Your Love." Barry Gibb explained that he and his brothers could not read or write music. Instead, they worked out songs using a piano and

neg: Love Songs (Bee Gees album) Love Songs (Bee Gees album) Love Songs was the third Bee Gees compilation album in four years, though the first to cover a specific musical style. A proposed album of love songs was in the works around 1995 when the Bee Gees recorded their own versions of "Heartbreaker" and "Emotion", but that project was soon shelved and those recordings remained unavailable until the release of "" in 2001. Following the success of the "Number Ones" compilation in 2004, Universal once again tried to mine the Bee Gees catalog, this time focusing on their ballads. Spanning their entire career, "Love Songs"

neg: Bee Gees his son, Steve Gibb, who declined to use the Bee Gees brand mainly because of his much different style. In 2016, he released "In the Now", his first solo effort since 1984's "Now Voyager". It was the first release of new Bee Gees-related music since the posthumous release of Robin Gibb's "50 St. Catherine's Drive". Also in 2016, Capitol Records signed a new distribution deal with Barry and the estates of his brothers for the Bee Gees catalog, bringing their music back to Universal. The Bee Gees were influenced by the Beatles, the Everly Brothers, the Mills Brothers, Elvis Presley,

neg: Bee Gees and "This Is Where I Came In" were among the first batch of re-releases. The band's three Warner Bros. releases, "E. S. P.," "One" and "High Civilisation" were also made available on iTunes for the first time since the albums went out of print in North America in the mid-90s. According to Robin Gibb's website, three more reissues were planned for the 2008 holiday season: "Best of Bee Gees", "Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2" and "Love Songs". The double album "Odessa" was released on 13 January 2009 in a special 3-disc deluxe edition complete with the original red velvet

neg: Bee Gees Fair" and "First of May" (the last of which became the only single from the album and a UK # 6 hit). Feeling the flipside, "Lamplight", should have been the A-side, Robin quit the group in mid-1969 and launched a solo career. The first of many Bee Gees compilations, "Best of Bee Gees", was released featuring the non-LP single "Words" plus the Australian hit "Spicks and Specks". The single "Tomorrow Tomorrow" was also released and was a moderate hit in the UK, where it reached No. 23, but it was only No. 54 in the US. The compilation reached the

neg: Jumbo (Bee Gees song) Singer Sang His Song": It was always Stigwood's call. The only exception was "Jumbo" where we pushed for that. Robert wanted the other side as the A-side. When that started to go wrong, he quickly tried to make "Singer Sang" as the A-side. The single was released in March 1968 elsewhere. In Germany, it was released in April 1968. Its relative failure was quickly forgotten when the next single "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" became an international hit. Jumbo (Bee Gees song) "Jumbo" is a song released by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb.

neg: Bee Gees the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison the Beach Boys and Stevie Wonder. On the 2014 documentary "The Joy of the Bee Gees", Barry claimed that the Bee Gees were also influenced by the Hollies and Otis Redding. Brian May of Queen said: "Of course I was, and am a huge fan of the Bee Gees' creations in music. Undoubtedly at the pinnacle of song-writing considered over the last—30 years, is it?! My fondest recollections are not of the SNF days, which were really a re-birth in the Bee Gees' popularity, but the early ground-breaking songs ... I remember singing these [songs]