The Very Best of the Bee Gees

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The Very Best of the Bee Gees
Very Best of Bee Gees Album Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
the Bee Gees
ReleasedNovember 1990 (1990-11)
Recorded1967–1989
Genre Pop, disco
Label Polydor, PolyGram
The Bee Gees chronology
One
(1989)		The Very Best of the Bee Gees
(1990)		 High Civilization
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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New Musical Express 8/10 [2]

The Very Best of the Bee Gees is a greatest hits album by the Bee Gees. It was originally released in November 1990 by Polydor Records, around the time as the Tales from the Brothers Gibb box set. The album was primarily aimed at the European market, as shown by the exclusion of the US hits "Holiday", "I Started a Joke", "Lonely Days", "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)".

Contents

The album has been re-issued several times, including a 1996 version which dropped "You Win Again" and "Ordinary Lives" from the track listing. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, and Robin Gibb; except where noted

No.TitleOriginal album and yearLength
1."New York Mining Disaster 1941" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb) Bee Gees' 1st , August 19672:11
2."To Love Somebody" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb)Bee Gees' 1st3:01
3."Massachusetts" Horizontal , February 19682:23
4."World"Horizontal3:14
5."Words" Best Of Bee Gees , June 19693:15
6."I've Gotta Get a Message to You"UK: Single only, September 1968
US: Idea , September 1968		3:07
7."First of May" Odessa , March 19692:48
8."Don't Forget to Remember" (B. Gibb, M. Gibb) Cucumber Castle , April 19703:28
9."Saved by the Bell" (R. Gibb) Robin's Reign -- Robin Gibb solo album, February 19703:06
10."Run to Me" To Whom It May Concern , October 19723:06
11."Jive Talkin'" Main Course , June 19753:43
12."Nights on Broadway"Main Course4:26
13."You Should Be Dancing" Children of the World , September 19764:46
14."How Deep Is Your Love" Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, November 19774:02
15."More Than A Woman"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack3:15
16."Stayin' Alive"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack4:42
17."Night Fever"Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack3:30
18."Too Much Heaven" Spirits Having Flown , February 19794:56
19."Tragedy"Spirits Having Flown5:02
20."You Win Again" E·S·P , September 19873:57
21."Ordinary Lives" One , July 19894:05

Charts

Weekly

Chart (1991–2001)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [4] 7
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [5] 9
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [6] 23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [7] 19
Canadian Albums ( RPM ) [8] 42
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] 8
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [10] 9
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [11] 5
UK Albums (OCC) [12] 20

Year-end

Chart (1991)Position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 23
Chart (1994)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15] 61
Chart (1997)Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 99
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [17] 98
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [18] 67
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 62
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [20] 30

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF) [21] Platinum60,000^
Australia (ARIA) [22] Gold35,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria) [23] Gold25,000*
Germany (BVMI) [24] 2× Platinum1,000,000^
Italy—350,000 [25]
Netherlands (NVPI) [26] 2× Platinum200,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [27] Platinum15,000^
Poland (ZPAV) [28] Gold50,000*
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [29] Platinum50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [30] 3× Platinum900,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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