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.
Maurice Ernest Gibb was a British musician. He achieved worldwide fame as a member of the pop group Bee Gees. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers,most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice's lead vocals,including "Lay It on Me","Country Woman" and "On Time". The Bee Gees are one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time.
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb is a British musician,singer,songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees,with his younger brothers,Robin and Maurice Gibb,one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular 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.
Mr. Natural is the Bee Gees' twelfth album(tenth worldwide) released in May 1974. It was the first Bee Gees release 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 rhythm and blues,soul,funk,and hard rock sounds initiated the group's reinvention as a disco and blue-eyed soul act,which would solidify on subsequent albums. However,Barry Gibb has said that the album was "whiter" than Main Course. The cover photograph was taken at 334 West 4th Street,Greenwich Village,New York City by Frank Moscati,which is today known as The Corner Bistro tavern.
"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.
Vincent Melouney is an Australian guitarist,singer and songwriter. He is best known as an official member of the Bee Gees from 1967 to 1969 during the group's initial period of worldwide success.
The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs is the debut studio album by the Bee Gees. Credited to Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees,it was released in November 1965 on the Australian Leedon label. 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.
Idea is the fifth album by the Bee Gees. Released in September 1968,the album sold over a million copies worldwide. The album was issued in both mono and stereo pressings in the UK. The artwork on the Polydor release designed by Wolfgang Heilemann featured a "beehive" neon lightbulb with a group photo in its base,while the North American ATCO release designed by Klaus Voormann featured a composite head made from each band member. It was their third internationally released album –the first two albums being released only in the Australian market.
Frederick Colin Petersen is an Australian drummer,record producer and former child actor. He played as a member of the bands Steve and the Board,the Bee Gees and Humpy Bong. In August 1969,he left the Bee Gees and he was replaced by Pentangle drummer Terry Cox to record the songs for their 1970 album Cucumber Castle. His scenes from the film of the same name were cut,and he is not credited on the accompanying album soundtrack,even though he does play on some songs.
Bee Gees' 1st is the third studio album by the 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.
Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live is the first live album by the Bee Gees. It was recorded on December 20,1976 at the LA Forum and was released in May 1977 by RSO Records. It reached No. 8 in the US,No. 8 in Australia,No. 1 in New Zealand,and No. 2 in Spain.
"He's a Liar" was the first single from the Bee Gees album Living Eyes released on 19 September 1981. The song was written by brothers Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb.
"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. "I Can't See Nobody" charted for one week at number 128 on the Billboard Bubbling Under the Hot 100 in July 1967.
"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.
"Lamplight" is a song by the Bee Gees,released as the B-side of "First of May",but featured as the single's A-side in Germany. It also featured on their double album Odessa in March 1969. The song was written and composed by Barry,Robin &Maurice Gibb and featured lead vocals by Robin Gibb. No other singles were released from the album,and the fact that the group's manager Robert Stigwood chose "First of May",which only featured Barry Gibb's voice for the A-side,that caused Robin to quit the group.
New York Mining Disaster 1941 was released on Spin Records by the Bee Gees in 1967. It was their second EP and,like their first EP,was released only in Australia. All of the songs on this EP were originally released on their third LP Bee Gees' 1st.
"Craise Finton Kirk Royal Academy of Arts" is a song by the Bee Gees on the album Bee Gees' 1st. Written by Barry and Robin Gibb,it closes the first side of the album. An alternate take was released in 2006 on The Studio Albums 1967-1968. This track was recorded on March 21 after the orchestral dubbing for the other album tracks had been laid down. Featuring only piano and voice,the song stands in stark contrast to the rest of the album.
"Town of Tuxley Toymaker,Part One" is a song written by Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb in Australia in 1966. It was recorded by Jon Blanchfield in 1966,Billy J. Kramer in 1967 and Shane in 1968.
"Kilburn Towers" is a folk song by the Bee Gees. Written by Barry,Robin and Maurice Gibb in 1968 for the album Idea. It was also released as the B-side of "I Started a Joke" in most territories. This song's length was 2:14 in mono and 2:17 in stereo. The song was produced by the group's manager Robert Stigwood and the Bee Gees. The song was written about the Sydney ocean apartment buildings,Kilburn Towers,built in 1960.
