The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry,Robin,and Maurice Gibb. The trio were especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s,and later as prominent performers in the disco music era in the mid- to late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies:Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits,while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid- to late 1970s and 1980s. The group wrote all their own original material,as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists,and are regarded as one of the most important and influential acts in pop-music history. They have been referred to in the media as The Disco Kings,Britain's First Family of Harmony,and The Kings of Dance Music.
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 is 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.
Odessa is the sixth studio album by the Bee Gees,a double vinyl LP released on 30 March 1969,initially in an opulent red flocked cover with gold lettering. Despite reaching the UK Top Ten and the US Top 20,the album was not particularly well-received,though now is regarded by many as the most significant of the group's Sixties albums. An ambitious project,originally intended as a concept album on the loss of a fictional ship in 1899,it created tension and disagreements in the band regarding the work's direction;finally,a dispute over which song to release as a single led to Robin Gibb temporarily leaving the group.
"Night Fever" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees. It first appeared on the soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever on RSO Records. Producer Robert Stigwood wanted to call the film Saturday Night,but singer Robin Gibb expressed hesitation at the title. Stigwood liked the title Night Fever but was wary of marketing a movie with that name. The song bounded up the Billboard charts while the Bee Gees’two previous hits from Saturday Night Fever soundtrack were still in the top ten. The record debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart at #76,then leaped up 44 positions to #32. It then moved:32–17–8–5–2–1. It remained at #1 for eight weeks,and ultimately spent 13 weeks in the top 10. For the first five weeks that "Night Fever" was at #1,"Stayin' Alive" was at #2. Also,for one week in March,Bee Gees related songs held five of the top positions on the Hot 100 chart,and more impressively,four of the top five positions,with "Night Fever" at the top of the list. The B-side of "Night Fever" was a live version of "Down the Road" taken from the Bee Gees 1977 album,Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live.
Main Course,released in 1975 for the RSO Records 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 great change for the Bee Gees as it was their first album to include mostly R&B,soul and funk-influenced songs,and created the model for their output through the rest of the 1970s. It rejuvenated the group's career and public image,particularly in the US,after the commercial disappointment of their preceding few albums. It was the group's thirteenth album. Main Course was the first album to feature keyboardist Blue Weaver. The album cover with the band's new logo designed by US artist Drew Struzan made its first appearance here.
Words is a song by the Bee Gees,written by Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb. The song reached No. 1 in Germany,Canada,Switzerland,and the Netherlands.
"(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts" is a song by the Bee Gees,written by Barry,Robin &Maurice Gibb and released in 1967. Robin Gibb sang lead vocals on this song and it would become one of his staple songs to perform during both Bee Gees concerts and his solo appearances. It later appeared on their 1968 album,Horizontal.
"I've Gotta Get a Message to You" is a song by the Bee Gees. Released as a single in 1968,it was their second number-one hit in the UK Singles Chart,and their first US Top 10 hit. Barry Gibb re-recorded the song with Keith Urban for his 2021 album Greenfields.
"Lonely Days" is a ballad written and performed by the Bee Gees. It appeared on their album 2 Years On,and was released as a single,becoming their first Top Five hit in the US,peaking at number three in the Billboard Hot 100 and reaching number one in the Cashbox and Record World charts. Barry Gibb later re-recorded the song with country quartet Little Big Town for his 2021 album Greenfields.
"New York Mining Disaster 1941" is the debut American single by the British-Australian pop group the Bee Gees,released on 14 April 1967. It was written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Aside from a moderately successful reissue of their Australian single "Spicks and Specks," it was the first single release of the group's international career and their first song to hit the charts in both the UK and the US. It was produced by Ossie Byrne with their manager Robert Stigwood as executive producer. The song was the first track of side two on the group's international debut album,Bee Gees' 1st. This was the first single with Australian drummer Colin Petersen as an official member of the band.
"To Love Somebody" is a song written by Barry and Robin Gibb. Produced by Robert Stigwood,it was the second single released by the Bee Gees from their international debut album,Bee Gees 1st,in 1967. The single reached No. 17 in the United States and No. 41 in the United Kingdom. The song's B-side was "Close Another Door". The single was reissued in 1980 on RSO Records with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" as its flipside. The song ranked at number 94 on NME magazine's "100 Best Tracks of the Sixties". It was a minor hit in the UK and France. It reached the top 20 in the US. It reached the top 10 in Canada.
"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".
"Jumbo" is a song released by the Bee Gees,written by Barry,Robin &Maurice Gibb. It was released as a double A side with "The Singer Sang His Song" but featured as the lead track in some territories.
"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. Its B-side was "Lamplight". It also featured as the B-side of "Melody Fair" when that song was released as a single in the Far East in 1971 as well as in 1976 and 1980 on RSO Records. It was the first Bee Gees single to be released after lead guitarist Vince Melouney had left the group.
"I.O.I.O." is a song by the Bee Gees,released on the album Cucumber Castle. It was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. The song was released as a single in March 1970,and was also one of the highlights of the album. The single was a relative success mainly on European charts. Its music video is taken from the film Cucumber Castle.
"Run to Me" is a song by the Bee Gees,the lead single and first track on the group's album To Whom It May Concern (1972). The song reached the UK Top 10 and the US Top 20.
"Alive" is a ballad recorded by the Bee Gees for their album To Whom It May Concern. It was the second and last single from the album released on 10 November 1972 worldwide. The song was credited to Barry and Maurice Gibb and produced by the Gibbs and their manager Robert Stigwood.
"Wouldn't I Be Someone" is a song by the Bee Gees. It was released on 22 June 1973 in the United Kingdom and in July 1973 in the United States. The photo on the cover of the single was also used on Best of Bee Gees,Volume 2.
"If Only I Had My Mind on Something Else" is a pop ballad recorded by the Bee Gees. It was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb. It was the first track on the album Cucumber Castle. A remastered version was released in 1990 on Tales from the Brothers Gibb.
"Saw a New Morning" is the 1973 single released by the Bee Gees. It was also the group's first single released on Robert Stigwood's newly created records label RSO Records. The Bee Gees moved to Los Angeles in 1972 to record the album Life in a Tin Can which was a new direction for the group,who had been recording in England since 1967. The B-side,"My Life Has Been a Song" features lead vocal by Robin Gibb as well as Barry Gibb.
