The Bee Gees, originally made up of three brothers: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb (died 2012), and Maurice Gibb (died 2003), have been successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music. They had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a foremost act of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man, UK to English parents in 1946 (Barry Alan Crompton Gibb Read Full BioThe Bee Gees, originally made up of three brothers: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb (died 2012), and Maurice Gibb (died 2003), have been successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music. They had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a foremost act of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man, UK to English parents in 1946 (Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, September 1) and 1949 ( twins Robin Hugh Gibb and Maurice (pronounced "Morris") Ernest Gibb, December 22). The family returned to father Hugh Gibb's home town of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England in the early 1950s where the boys began to sing in harmony, debuting in public on one memorable occasion at a local cinema. The boys were going to lip sync to a record, which other children had done at the cinema in previous weeks. However, on the way to the cinema, the record was dropped and broken. As a result, the brothers got on stage and sang themselves. They got a very good response from the crowd, which convinced them that singing was what they wanted to do with their lives.
In 1958, the Gibb family, including infant brother Andy (born March 5, 1958 in Manchester), emigrated to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, and and went to Humpybong State School. The still very young brothers began performing where they could to raise pocket change. First called the Rattlesnakes, later Wee Johnny Hayes & the Bluecats, and even Les Tosseurs, they were introduced to radio DJ Bill Gates (not to be confused with the founder of Microsoft) by racetrack promoter Bill Goode (who saw them perform at Brisbane's Speedway Circus). Gates renamed them after his and Goode's initials – thus the name was not simply a reference to the brothers Gibb.
By 1960, the Bee Gees were featured on television shows, and in the next few years began working regularly at resorts on the Queensland coast. Barry drew the attention of Australian star Col Joye for his songwriting, and Joye helped the boys get a record deal with Festival Records in 1963 under the name "Bee Gees." The three released two or three singles a year, while Barry supplied additional songs to other Australian artists.
A minor hit in 1965, "Wine and Women," led to the group's first LP Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs. By late 1966, the family decided to return to England, and seek their musical fortunes there. Whilst at sea in January, 1967, they heard that "Spicks and Specks", a song they had recorded in 1966, had gone to #1 in Australia.
1960s in England
The act's arrival in England in January 1967 was not immediately propitious, as they were advised "Groups are out." However, the Bee Gees were signed soon after their arrival by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre composition that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Robert Stigwood boldly claimed that the Bee Gees were "the most significant new musical talent of 1967". Their album Bee Gees' 1st scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the charting "To Love Somebody" and the well-regarded "I Can't See Nobody."
The next big single was "Massachusetts," which launched the trio into stardom, followed shortly by the followup "Words". 1968 saw the release of two albums, "Horizontal" and "Idea." The latter contained two more hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke." To some critics and fans, these tracks represent the band's golden years, well before any of their ubiquitous disco hits.
The Bee Gees' next release was Odessa (1969), a dense and complex prog rock album with orchestral accompaniment. By this time, Barry and Robin were increasingly at odds about the creative direction of the group. Once Robert Stigwood made clear that he preferred to promote Barry as the act's leader, Robin left. Barry and Maurice released an LP as a duo, Cucumber Castle (the soundtrack to a television special), which contained the #2 UK hit "Don't Forget to Remember." Meanwhile, Robin released a solo album, Robin's Reign, which included his #2 UK hit "Saved by the Bell."
Early 1970s
The three brothers reunited in the later part of 1970, their feelings about the split evident in many songs about heartache and loneliness. Although they had lost traction on the British charts, the Bee Gees hit #3 in America with "Lonely Days" (from the reunion LP 2 Years On) and had their first U.S. #1 with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (from Trafalgar). In 1972, they hit #16 with "Run to Me" from the LP To Whom It May Concern; the single also returned them to the British top ten for the first time in three years.
By 1973, however, the Bee Gees were in a rut. The album, Life in a Tin Can, and its lead-off single, "Saw a New Morning," sold poorly with the single peaking at #94. This was followed by an unreleased album (known as A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants).
On the advice of Ahmet Ertegun of their U.S. label Atlantic Records, Stigwood arranged for the group to record with famed soul music producer Arif Mardin. The resulting LP, Mr. Natural, included few ballads and foreshadowed the R&B direction of the rest of their career. But when it too failed to attract much interest, Mardin encouraged them to work with the soul music style.
The brothers attempted to assemble a live stage band that could replicate their studio sound. Lead guitarist Alan Kendall had come on board in 1971, but didn't have much to do until Mr Natural. For that album, they added drummer Dennis Bryon, and they later added ex-Strawbs keyboard player Blue Weaver, completing the late 1970s "Bee Gees band". Maurice, who'd previously performed on piano, guitar, organ, mellotron, and bass guitar, as well as exotica like mandolin and Moog, now confined himself to bass.
At Eric Clapton's suggestion, the brothers relocated 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 rhythmic songs like "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway." The latter featured Barry Gibb's first attempts at singing falsetto, in the backing vocals toward the end. The band liked the resulting new sound, and this time the public agreed, sending the LP Main Course (album) up the charts. Barry Gibb's falsetto would become a staple of subsequent recordings. Mardin was unable to work with the group afterwards, but the Bee Gees enlisted Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson who'd worked with Mardin during the Main Course sessions. This production team would carry the Bee Gees through the rest of the 1970s.
The next album, Children of the World, was drenched in Barry's new-found falsetto and Blue's synthesizer dance licks. Led off by the single "You Should Be Dancing," it pushed the Bee Gees to a level of stardom they had not previously achieved in the USA, though the new disco sound was not as popular with some diehard fans from the 1960s. The stereotype of disco was canned, fabricated music, but the Bee Gees' band was closer to a rock act, with rhythm guitar and real drums behind the falsetto.
Late 1970s: Saturday Night Fever
"Saturday Night Fever", became the number one best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling over 40 million of copies.
Following a successful live album, Here at Last...The Bee Gees...Live, The Bee Gees agreed to participate in the creation of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. It was the turning point of their career. The cultural impact of both the film and the soundtrack was tremendous not only in the United States but in the world, bringing the nascent disco scene into the mainstream.
Three Bee Gees singles ("How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", and "Night Fever") reached #1 in the United States and in most countries around the world, launching the most popular period of the disco era. They also penned the song "If I Can't Have You" which became a #1 hit for Yvonne Elliman. Such was the popularity of Saturday Night Fever that two different versions of the song "More Than a Woman" received airplay, one by The Bee Gees, which was the B-side of "Stayin' Alive," and another by Tavares, which was the hit. The Gibb' sound was inescapable. During an eight-month period beginning in the Christmas season of 1977, the brothers wrote six songs that held the #1 position on the U.S. charts for 25 of 32 consecutive weeks-- three under their own name, two for brother Andy Gibb, and the Yvonne Elliman single.
Fueled by the movie's success, the album broke multiple records, becoming the highest-selling album in recording history to that point. Saturday Night Fever has since sold circa 40 million copies worldwide [1], making it the best selling soundtrack album of all time.
During this era, Barry and Robin wrote "Emotion" for Samantha Sang, who made it a Top Ten hit (the Bee Gees sang back-up vocals). A year later, Barry wrote the title song to the movie version of the Broadway musical Grease for Frankie Valli to perform, which went to #1. At one time, five songs written by the brothers Gibb were in the U.S. top ten at the same time. It was the first time this kind of chart dominance had been seen ever.
The three Bee Gees also co-starred with Peter Frampton in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band loosely inspired by the classic Beatles album released in 1967. The film had been heavily promoted prior to release, and was expected to enjoy great commercial success. However, the disjointed film was savaged by the movie critics, and ignored by the public, while the accompanying soundtrack was the biggest flop of that year, with hundreds of thousands of records being returned by retailers for credit.
During this period, the Bee Gees' younger brother Andy followed his older siblings into a music career, and enjoyed considerable success. Produced by Barry, Andy Gibb's first three singles all topped the U.S. charts.
The Bee Gees' follow-up to Saturday Night Fever was the Spirits Having Flown album. It yielded three more #1 hits: "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy", and "Love You Inside Out." This gave the act six consecutive #1 singles in America within a year and a half (a record only surpassed by Whitney Houston). "Too Much Heaven" ended up as the Bee Gees' musical contribution to the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979, a benefit organized by the Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood, and David Frostfor UNICEF that was broadcast worldwide. The brothers donated the royalties from the song to the charity.
The Bee Gees' overwhelming success rose and sank with the disco bubble. By the end of 1979, disco was rapidly declining in popularity, and the backlash against disco put the Bee Gees' American career in a tailspin. Following their remarkable run from 1975-79, the act would only have one more top ten single in the U.S., and not until 1989. The Bee Gees' international popularity sustained somewhat less damage.
1980s and 1990s
In 1981, The Bee Gees released the album Living Eyes, but with the disco backlash still running strong, the album failed to make the US top 40. In 1983, The Bee Gees had greater success with the soundtrack to Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever. The soundtrack was certified platinum in the US, but didn't contain a big hit single from the brothers.
Robin and Barry Gibb released various solo albums in the 1980s, but only with sporadic and moderate chart success. However, the brothers had continuing success behind the scenes, writing and producing for artists such as Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and Kenny Rogers, including Rogers' multi-million seller and U.S. #1 hit with Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream".
The Bee Gees released the album E.S.P. in 1987, which sold over 3 million copies. The single "You Win Again" went to #1 in numerous countries, including Britain, but only reached #75 in the US.
On March 10, 1988, the fourth brother, Andy, died at age 30 from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle due to a recent viral infection. His brothers acknowledge that Andy's past drug and alcohol use probably made his heart more susceptible to the ailment. The Bee Gees' following album, One (1989), featured a song dedicated to Andy, "Wish You Were Here." The album also contained their first U.S. top ten hit (#7) in a decade, "One." After the album's release, they embarked on their first world tour in ten years.
Following their next album, High Civilization, which contained the UK top five hit "Secret Love," The Bee Gees went on a European tour. After the tour, Barry Gibb began to battle a serious back problem, which required surgery. In the early 1990s, Barry Gibb was not the only Bee Gee living in serious pain. Maurice had a serious drinking problem, which he had battled for many years, but finally conquered with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous.
In 1993, they released the album Size Isn't Everything, which contained the UK top five hit "For Whom the Bell Tolls." Four years later, they released the album Still Waters, which sold over four million copies, and debuted at #11 in the US. The album's first single, "Alone," gave them another UK Top 5 hit and a top 30 hit in the US.
In late 1997, The Bee Gees performed a live concert in Las Vegas called One Night Only. The CD of the performance sold over 5 million copies. This led to a world tour of "One Night Only" concerts. The tour included playing to 56,000 people at London's Wembley Stadium on September 5, 1998, and concluded in the newly-built Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The Bee Gees closed the decade with what turned out to be their last full-sized concert, known as "BG2K," on December 31, 1999.
Later years
In 2001, they released what turned out to be their final album of new material as a group, This Is Where I Came In. The album gave each member a chance to write in their own way, as well as composing songs together. For example, Maurice's compositions and leads are the "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air," while Robin contributed "Déjà Vu," "Promise the Earth," and "Embrace," and Barry contributed "Loose Talk Costs Lives," "Technicolour Dreams", and "Voice in the Wilderness". The other songs are collaborative in writing and vocals. The Bee Gees' last public live show together was Live by Request, a special shown on A&E.
Maurice, who had been the musical director of the Bee Gees during their final years as a group, died suddenly on January 12, 2003 from complications of a twisted intestine. Initially, his surviving brothers announced that they intended to carry on the name "Bee Gees" in his memory. But as time passed they decided to retire the group name, leaving it to represent the three brothers together. The same week Maurice died, Robin's solo album Magnet was released.
Although there was talk of a memorial concert featuring both brothers and invited guests, nothing materialized. Since then Barry and Robin have continued to work independently and have both released recordings with other artists. In late 2004, Robin embarked on a solo tour of Germany, Russia and Asia.
Current news
During January 2005, Barry, Robin and several legendary rock artists recorded "Grief Never Grows Old," the official Tsunami relief record for the Disasters Emergency Committee. Later that year, Barry reunited with Barbra Streisand for her top-selling album Guilty Pleasures, released as Guilty Too in the UK as a sequel album to the previous Guilty. Robin continued touring in Europe.
In February 2006 Barry and Robin reunited on stage for a Miami charity concert to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute. It was their first public performance since the death of brother Maurice. Barry and Robin played at the 30th annual Prince's Trust Concert in the UK on May 20, 2006.
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man, UK to English parents in 1946 (Barry Alan Crompton Gibb Read Full BioThe Bee Gees, originally made up of three brothers: Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb (died 2012), and Maurice Gibb (died 2003), have been successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music. They had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a foremost act of the disco music era in the late 1970s.
The Gibb brothers were born on the Isle of Man, UK to English parents in 1946 (Barry Alan Crompton Gibb, September 1) and 1949 ( twins Robin Hugh Gibb and Maurice (pronounced "Morris") Ernest Gibb, December 22). The family returned to father Hugh Gibb's home town of Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England in the early 1950s where the boys began to sing in harmony, debuting in public on one memorable occasion at a local cinema. The boys were going to lip sync to a record, which other children had done at the cinema in previous weeks. However, on the way to the cinema, the record was dropped and broken. As a result, the brothers got on stage and sang themselves. They got a very good response from the crowd, which convinced them that singing was what they wanted to do with their lives.
In 1958, the Gibb family, including infant brother Andy (born March 5, 1958 in Manchester), emigrated to Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia, and and went to Humpybong State School. The still very young brothers began performing where they could to raise pocket change. First called the Rattlesnakes, later Wee Johnny Hayes & the Bluecats, and even Les Tosseurs, they were introduced to radio DJ Bill Gates (not to be confused with the founder of Microsoft) by racetrack promoter Bill Goode (who saw them perform at Brisbane's Speedway Circus). Gates renamed them after his and Goode's initials – thus the name was not simply a reference to the brothers Gibb.
By 1960, the Bee Gees were featured on television shows, and in the next few years began working regularly at resorts on the Queensland coast. Barry drew the attention of Australian star Col Joye for his songwriting, and Joye helped the boys get a record deal with Festival Records in 1963 under the name "Bee Gees." The three released two or three singles a year, while Barry supplied additional songs to other Australian artists.
A minor hit in 1965, "Wine and Women," led to the group's first LP Barry Gibb and the Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs. By late 1966, the family decided to return to England, and seek their musical fortunes there. Whilst at sea in January, 1967, they heard that "Spicks and Specks", a song they had recorded in 1966, had gone to #1 in Australia.
1960s in England
The act's arrival in England in January 1967 was not immediately propitious, as they were advised "Groups are out." However, the Bee Gees were signed soon after their arrival by Robert Stigwood, and added Australian musicians Vince Melouney (guitar) and former child actor Colin Petersen (drums). Their first single recorded in England was "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (1967), a surreal, haunting and macabre composition that made the Top 20 on both sides of the Atlantic. Robert Stigwood boldly claimed that the Bee Gees were "the most significant new musical talent of 1967". Their album Bee Gees' 1st scored well with critics and the public, offering an innovative blend of rock and orchestral ballads such as the charting "To Love Somebody" and the well-regarded "I Can't See Nobody."
The next big single was "Massachusetts," which launched the trio into stardom, followed shortly by the followup "Words". 1968 saw the release of two albums, "Horizontal" and "Idea." The latter contained two more hits, "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" and "I Started a Joke." To some critics and fans, these tracks represent the band's golden years, well before any of their ubiquitous disco hits.
The Bee Gees' next release was Odessa (1969), a dense and complex prog rock album with orchestral accompaniment. By this time, Barry and Robin were increasingly at odds about the creative direction of the group. Once Robert Stigwood made clear that he preferred to promote Barry as the act's leader, Robin left. Barry and Maurice released an LP as a duo, Cucumber Castle (the soundtrack to a television special), which contained the #2 UK hit "Don't Forget to Remember." Meanwhile, Robin released a solo album, Robin's Reign, which included his #2 UK hit "Saved by the Bell."
Early 1970s
The three brothers reunited in the later part of 1970, their feelings about the split evident in many songs about heartache and loneliness. Although they had lost traction on the British charts, the Bee Gees hit #3 in America with "Lonely Days" (from the reunion LP 2 Years On) and had their first U.S. #1 with "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?" (from Trafalgar). In 1972, they hit #16 with "Run to Me" from the LP To Whom It May Concern; the single also returned them to the British top ten for the first time in three years.
By 1973, however, the Bee Gees were in a rut. The album, Life in a Tin Can, and its lead-off single, "Saw a New Morning," sold poorly with the single peaking at #94. This was followed by an unreleased album (known as A Kick in the Head Is Worth Eight in the Pants).
On the advice of Ahmet Ertegun of their U.S. label Atlantic Records, Stigwood arranged for the group to record with famed soul music producer Arif Mardin. The resulting LP, Mr. Natural, included few ballads and foreshadowed the R&B direction of the rest of their career. But when it too failed to attract much interest, Mardin encouraged them to work with the soul music style.
The brothers attempted to assemble a live stage band that could replicate their studio sound. Lead guitarist Alan Kendall had come on board in 1971, but didn't have much to do until Mr Natural. For that album, they added drummer Dennis Bryon, and they later added ex-Strawbs keyboard player Blue Weaver, completing the late 1970s "Bee Gees band". Maurice, who'd previously performed on piano, guitar, organ, mellotron, and bass guitar, as well as exotica like mandolin and Moog, now confined himself to bass.
At Eric Clapton's suggestion, the brothers relocated 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 rhythmic songs like "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway." The latter featured Barry Gibb's first attempts at singing falsetto, in the backing vocals toward the end. The band liked the resulting new sound, and this time the public agreed, sending the LP Main Course (album) up the charts. Barry Gibb's falsetto would become a staple of subsequent recordings. Mardin was unable to work with the group afterwards, but the Bee Gees enlisted Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson who'd worked with Mardin during the Main Course sessions. This production team would carry the Bee Gees through the rest of the 1970s.
The next album, Children of the World, was drenched in Barry's new-found falsetto and Blue's synthesizer dance licks. Led off by the single "You Should Be Dancing," it pushed the Bee Gees to a level of stardom they had not previously achieved in the USA, though the new disco sound was not as popular with some diehard fans from the 1960s. The stereotype of disco was canned, fabricated music, but the Bee Gees' band was closer to a rock act, with rhythm guitar and real drums behind the falsetto.
Late 1970s: Saturday Night Fever
"Saturday Night Fever", became the number one best-selling soundtrack of all time, selling over 40 million of copies.
Following a successful live album, Here at Last...The Bee Gees...Live, The Bee Gees agreed to participate in the creation of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. It was the turning point of their career. The cultural impact of both the film and the soundtrack was tremendous not only in the United States but in the world, bringing the nascent disco scene into the mainstream.
Three Bee Gees singles ("How Deep Is Your Love", "Stayin' Alive", and "Night Fever") reached #1 in the United States and in most countries around the world, launching the most popular period of the disco era. They also penned the song "If I Can't Have You" which became a #1 hit for Yvonne Elliman. Such was the popularity of Saturday Night Fever that two different versions of the song "More Than a Woman" received airplay, one by The Bee Gees, which was the B-side of "Stayin' Alive," and another by Tavares, which was the hit. The Gibb' sound was inescapable. During an eight-month period beginning in the Christmas season of 1977, the brothers wrote six songs that held the #1 position on the U.S. charts for 25 of 32 consecutive weeks-- three under their own name, two for brother Andy Gibb, and the Yvonne Elliman single.
Fueled by the movie's success, the album broke multiple records, becoming the highest-selling album in recording history to that point. Saturday Night Fever has since sold circa 40 million copies worldwide [1], making it the best selling soundtrack album of all time.
During this era, Barry and Robin wrote "Emotion" for Samantha Sang, who made it a Top Ten hit (the Bee Gees sang back-up vocals). A year later, Barry wrote the title song to the movie version of the Broadway musical Grease for Frankie Valli to perform, which went to #1. At one time, five songs written by the brothers Gibb were in the U.S. top ten at the same time. It was the first time this kind of chart dominance had been seen ever.
The three Bee Gees also co-starred with Peter Frampton in the movie Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band loosely inspired by the classic Beatles album released in 1967. The film had been heavily promoted prior to release, and was expected to enjoy great commercial success. However, the disjointed film was savaged by the movie critics, and ignored by the public, while the accompanying soundtrack was the biggest flop of that year, with hundreds of thousands of records being returned by retailers for credit.
During this period, the Bee Gees' younger brother Andy followed his older siblings into a music career, and enjoyed considerable success. Produced by Barry, Andy Gibb's first three singles all topped the U.S. charts.
The Bee Gees' follow-up to Saturday Night Fever was the Spirits Having Flown album. It yielded three more #1 hits: "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy", and "Love You Inside Out." This gave the act six consecutive #1 singles in America within a year and a half (a record only surpassed by Whitney Houston). "Too Much Heaven" ended up as the Bee Gees' musical contribution to the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in January 1979, a benefit organized by the Bee Gees, Robert Stigwood, and David Frostfor UNICEF that was broadcast worldwide. The brothers donated the royalties from the song to the charity.
The Bee Gees' overwhelming success rose and sank with the disco bubble. By the end of 1979, disco was rapidly declining in popularity, and the backlash against disco put the Bee Gees' American career in a tailspin. Following their remarkable run from 1975-79, the act would only have one more top ten single in the U.S., and not until 1989. The Bee Gees' international popularity sustained somewhat less damage.
1980s and 1990s
In 1981, The Bee Gees released the album Living Eyes, but with the disco backlash still running strong, the album failed to make the US top 40. In 1983, The Bee Gees had greater success with the soundtrack to Staying Alive, the sequel to Saturday Night Fever. The soundtrack was certified platinum in the US, but didn't contain a big hit single from the brothers.
Robin and Barry Gibb released various solo albums in the 1980s, but only with sporadic and moderate chart success. However, the brothers had continuing success behind the scenes, writing and producing for artists such as Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwick, Diana Ross and Kenny Rogers, including Rogers' multi-million seller and U.S. #1 hit with Dolly Parton, "Islands in the Stream".
The Bee Gees released the album E.S.P. in 1987, which sold over 3 million copies. The single "You Win Again" went to #1 in numerous countries, including Britain, but only reached #75 in the US.
On March 10, 1988, the fourth brother, Andy, died at age 30 from myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart muscle due to a recent viral infection. His brothers acknowledge that Andy's past drug and alcohol use probably made his heart more susceptible to the ailment. The Bee Gees' following album, One (1989), featured a song dedicated to Andy, "Wish You Were Here." The album also contained their first U.S. top ten hit (#7) in a decade, "One." After the album's release, they embarked on their first world tour in ten years.
Following their next album, High Civilization, which contained the UK top five hit "Secret Love," The Bee Gees went on a European tour. After the tour, Barry Gibb began to battle a serious back problem, which required surgery. In the early 1990s, Barry Gibb was not the only Bee Gee living in serious pain. Maurice had a serious drinking problem, which he had battled for many years, but finally conquered with the help of Alcoholics Anonymous.
In 1993, they released the album Size Isn't Everything, which contained the UK top five hit "For Whom the Bell Tolls." Four years later, they released the album Still Waters, which sold over four million copies, and debuted at #11 in the US. The album's first single, "Alone," gave them another UK Top 5 hit and a top 30 hit in the US.
In late 1997, The Bee Gees performed a live concert in Las Vegas called One Night Only. The CD of the performance sold over 5 million copies. This led to a world tour of "One Night Only" concerts. The tour included playing to 56,000 people at London's Wembley Stadium on September 5, 1998, and concluded in the newly-built Olympic Stadium in Sydney, Australia. The Bee Gees closed the decade with what turned out to be their last full-sized concert, known as "BG2K," on December 31, 1999.
Later years
In 2001, they released what turned out to be their final album of new material as a group, This Is Where I Came In. The album gave each member a chance to write in their own way, as well as composing songs together. For example, Maurice's compositions and leads are the "Man in the Middle" and "Walking on Air," while Robin contributed "Déjà Vu," "Promise the Earth," and "Embrace," and Barry contributed "Loose Talk Costs Lives," "Technicolour Dreams", and "Voice in the Wilderness". The other songs are collaborative in writing and vocals. The Bee Gees' last public live show together was Live by Request, a special shown on A&E.
Maurice, who had been the musical director of the Bee Gees during their final years as a group, died suddenly on January 12, 2003 from complications of a twisted intestine. Initially, his surviving brothers announced that they intended to carry on the name "Bee Gees" in his memory. But as time passed they decided to retire the group name, leaving it to represent the three brothers together. The same week Maurice died, Robin's solo album Magnet was released.
Although there was talk of a memorial concert featuring both brothers and invited guests, nothing materialized. Since then Barry and Robin have continued to work independently and have both released recordings with other artists. In late 2004, Robin embarked on a solo tour of Germany, Russia and Asia.
Current news
During January 2005, Barry, Robin and several legendary rock artists recorded "Grief Never Grows Old," the official Tsunami relief record for the Disasters Emergency Committee. Later that year, Barry reunited with Barbra Streisand for her top-selling album Guilty Pleasures, released as Guilty Too in the UK as a sequel album to the previous Guilty. Robin continued touring in Europe.
In February 2006 Barry and Robin reunited on stage for a Miami charity concert to benefit the Diabetes Research Institute. It was their first public performance since the death of brother Maurice. Barry and Robin played at the 30th annual Prince's Trust Concert in the UK on May 20, 2006.
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(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away Maybe I don't wanna…
07 I'VE GOTTA GET A MESSAGE TO YOU The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and…
09 FIRST OF MAY When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall We used…
19. I STARTED A JOKE I started a joke which started the whole world crying But…
2 Years On One year, two years, time goes by. People laugh and people…
21. JIVE TALKIN' It's just your jive talkin' You're telling me lies, yeah J…
23. STAYIN' ALIVE Well, you can tell by the way I use my…
24. You should be dancing My baby moves at midnight Goes right on till the dawn My…
4."How Deep Is Your Love" I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
A Day in the Life I read the news today oh boy About a lucky man…
A Day In The Life (Barry Gibb I read the news today, oh boy About a lucky man…
Above And Beyond Woman in a million to me I've never loved so much Is…
After Dark There is not anything I would not do to ease…
Alive Maybe you talk too high, man. Maybe I talk too slow. But…
All by Myself I know my street , that's where I live I never…
All of My Life There are times that I should go away To think of…
All the King's Horses All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't put…
All This Making Love About an hour or more, when I go upstairs, you…
Alone I was a midnight rider on a cloud of smoke I…
Alone Again 'leaving' that's all you ever seem to say and I'm…
An Everlasting Love I've been here all your life Watching your crying game You w…
And The Children Laughing Ah... Well, I been working up a fever trying to Straighte…
And the Sun Will Shine And the rain will fall, it falls for you. And…
Angel of mercy Today I saw the sun To rise to fall but can…
Angela Angela, I'm still alive Angela, I'm still alive The sun and …
Another Cold And Windy Day Another cold and windy day The birds are homing, to come…
Another Lonely Night in New York Baby , oh no , I've been stuck here I've been…
Anything For You Ooh ooh ooh When you wait and you watch And you're wishing…
August October Autumn and Friday the winds blew July, September I knew y…
Baby As You Turn Away Here am I one sad and lonely guy, One shadow of…
Back Home Took a plane to Cairo Then a Cessna to Rome I got…
Backtafunk (You're gonna) fix my heart, you're gonna free my soul,…
Bad Bad Dreams I've got a notion to live in an ocean of…
Barker Of The U.F.O Barker sing me a song Instead of counting trees, Collectin…
Barker of the UFO Barker sing me a song Instead of counting trees, Collectin…
Be Who You Are Be who you are Don't ever change The world was…
Because Because the world is round it turns me on Because the…
beegees--how can you mend a broken heart I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite For the benefit of Mr. Kite There will be a…
Big Chance People in their pride believe it's easier for them To leave…
Birdie Told Me Birdie told me I must get over you somehow. And…
Black Diamond Where are you ? I love you . Where are…
Blue Island Living in a world that dies within, you are they who…
Bodyguard It hurts me when you cry When you feel the love…
Boogie Child Boogie, ah, you sexy, sexy (boogie child) Boogie, the situat…
Boogie Shoes Girl, to be with you is my favorite thing Yeah, uh…
Born a Man When I was just a little boy, when I didn't…
Breakout It don't matter who you are Anyone can be a…
Bury Me Down By The River I wasn't born in the morning, no I must have been…
Butterfly Green fields where we used to wander Purple valleys , near…
CAN [Chorus:] Eve never pleases me and Kitty can Eve never pl…
Can't Keep a Good Man Down No, you can't keep a good man down When you got…
Can't You See That She's Mine Can't you see that she's mine We've been together for a…
Chain Reaction You took a mystery and made me want it You…
Charade 1974 Some nights we made our love in the sand And at…
Cherry Red Where are you Cherry red, sweeter than the honeycomb Swee…
Children Of The World We are children of the world, watching every day go…
Claustrophobia I'd like to be the one to see your loving…
Close Another Door Many years have passed, it seems, And I am all…
Closer Than Close She'll read your mind, she's smart as a whip She'll suck…
Coalman I tell my troubles to the coalman He's a coalman but…
Come Home Johnny Bridie I'm full of pride and my heart feels good Got news…
Come On Over If my life gets like a jig saw With the pieces…
Could It Be Look at me, I don't know what I'm doin' ever…
Could It Be I'm in Love Look at me , I don't know what I'm doin' Ever…
Could lt Be Look at me, I don't know what I'm doin' ever…
Country Lanes So warm is my morning sun, red is my rainbow…
Country Woman Country women now, what you gonna do with your life Country…
Craise Finton Kirk Royal A He smiled and rubbed the stubble on his chin He…
Crazy for Your Love Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, never get enough I'm crazy…
Cryin' Every Day I wasn't born to be alone that was a lesson…
Cucumber Castle There were the trees, see the grass, a thing gets…
Dance to the Light of the Morning I feel at home in the country And it makes me…
Day Time Girl There she goes my daytime girl. Spreading her wings like…
Daydream What a day for a daydream What a day for a…
Dearest I hear you calling me 'dearest' too. My dearest, I'm…
Decadance My baby moves at midnight Goes right on till the dawn My…
Déjà Vu This is my dedication. This is my dedication. I'm not a sai…
Desire We may be big or small or black or white,…
Dimensions Hindsight, don't make it right She give me trouble enough An…
Disco Inferno In up above my head, I hear music in the…
Dogs 1974 I was hungry and I was cold , had a…
Don Please believe me, i will never be untrue And don't believe…
Don't Fall In Love With Me [Chorus 1:] Don't fall in love with me baby It's love that…
Don't Forget Me Ida Don't forget me ida , come back to me again Don't…
Don't Forget To Remember Oh my heart won't believe that you have left me I…
Don't Forget To Remember Me Oh my heart won't believe that you have left me I…
Don't Say Goodbye Please believe me, i will never be untrue And don't believe…
Don't Throw It All Away Maybe I don't want to know the reason why But lately…
Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself I am the searcher of my fortunes I've got my…
Down the Road I don't need anybody. I don't need anyone Take it nice…
Down to Earth Hello there, Is there any air? Can you slow me…
E-S-P Dark is the night High is the fire Touches the sky Love w…
E.S.P. Dark is the night, high is the fire, Touches the…
Edge of the Universe Just my dog and I At the edge of the universe. Well,…
Edison He made electric lights to read. He gave us light…
Elisa All that I need is just a piece of paper Say…
Ellan Vannin When the summer day is over It's busy cares have flown I…
Embrace I don't know what you want, I don't hear what…
Emotion It's over and done but the heartache lives on inside…
End of My Song Sweet simple song of different lights and different shades …
ESP Dark is the night High is the fire Touches the sky Love w…
Every Christian Lion Hearted Man Will Show You Oh solo Dominique [Repeat: x4] Take this in hand Said he…
Every Day I Have To Cry There was a little girl I had planned to marry This…
Every Second Every Minute Send out your invitations There's gonna be a party goin' on …
Everyday I Have To Cry There was a little girl I had planned to marry This…
Everytime I See You Smile Smile for me Don't let me see you crying For you must…
Evolution There's a law in what we do We got a quest…
Exit Stage Right Baby, I've got a one-way ticket to nowhere. Ain't got…
Fallen Angel Fool in the night on the stair, With the light…
Fanny First I rise, then I fall Seems like you don't want…
Fanny Be Tender First I rise, then I fall Seems like you don't want…
First of May When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall We used…
FIRST OF MAY （若葉のころ） When I was small, and Christmas trees were tall We used…
Flesh And Blood I'm not that someone who's got what you want. I…
Flowing Rivers The stage is set, another show must go on The spotlight's…
Follow The Wind I'm so weary from holding this load But it's only,…
For Whom The Bell Tolls I stumble in the night Never really knew what it would've…
Forever Hush my darling , sleep my lover There'll be rain till…
From Me to You Da da da, da da dumb dumb da Da da da,…
Getting Better It's getting better all the time I used to get…
Ghost Train Take me to your world of wonder Let me come inside…
Gilbert Green On a hill, inside a house in covewell reach, Stands a…
Give A Hand Take A Hand I wish the world was run by all the little…
Give Your Best It's a square dance Mr Marshall. It's a square dance…
Giving Up The Ghost One, two There's a young girl lost on the edge of…
Glass House Glass house, that once was mine , the sun will…
Grease I saw my problems and I'll see the light We got…
Grease Theme I saw my problems and I'll see the light We got…
Guilty Shadows falling, baby ,we stand alone Out on the street anyb…
Guilty (Barbra Streisand With Shadows falling , baby, We stand alone Out on the street a…
Had A Lot Of Love Last Night Ah, I had a lot of love last night Ah...…
Hallelujah I Love Her So Let me tell 'bout a gal I know, She's my baby…
Happy Ever After Though I know it's time to take you home, Baby,…
Harry Braff Checkered flag, checkered flag, checkered flag for Harry Bra…
Haunted House I know baby's bad for my self-esteem. Find another face…
He I was stood by the light as I looked through…
Heart Like Mine Night grows cold. I've been lonely so much Out of…
Heartbreaker I got to say it and it's hard for me You…
Heavy Breathing Well, this is my last connection , I been slowing…
High Civilization Cryin' in the streets They run for their lives How can you…
Hold Her In Your Hand You got to walk a little slower when you're with…
Hold Me Like a Child Take one breath, one fundamental sign of life. Don't look…
Holiday Oh you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh you're a holiday,…
Holiday Oh you're a holiday, such a holiday Oh you're a holiday,…
Horizontal I have been lying under a pillow of dreams And…
House Of Lords The butler henry baker extinguishes the fires Whilst sir fr…
House Of Shame First you say you needed me, Then you give me sympathy. They…
HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN H I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
How Can You Mend A Broken Hear I can think of younger days when living for my…
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
How deep is ur love I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
How Deep Is Your Love I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Ge I know your eyes in the morning sun I feel you…
How Love Was True Ooh. love was true yesterday I love you ev'ry way…
How Many Birds I was so lonely without you baby, don't know what…
How To Fall In Love I got a bad sensation The enemy is all around The traces…
How to Fall in Love, Part 1 I got a bad sensation, the enemy is all around The…
How to mend a broken heart I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
how to mend a broken heart? I can think of younger days When living for my life Was…
How_Can_You_Mend I can think of younger days when living for my…
Human Sacrifice I see she Knowing what I came here for Get a little…
I I feel my heartbeat When you run your fingers through my…
I am the World I'm the sun, I'm the falling rain I'm the kind of…
I Can Bring Love I can make the sun shine out of the heavens…
I Can See Nobody I walk the lonely streets I watch the people passing by I…
I Can't Help It Oh, I , baby what a fool I am First…
I Can't Let You Go Do you love me women , truly do ya? Can you…
I Can't See Nobody I walk the lonely streets I watch the people passing by I…
I cant see nobady I walk the lonely streets, I watch the people passing…
I Close My Eyes Look at me I'm riding high Don't know what's wrong…
I Could Not Love You More Now that we're alone. No more hide and seek. You…
I Don It's too late to turn back now There ain't no…
I Don't Know Why Bother Myself I'm a fool , I've taken no advice And I'm…
I Don't Know Why I Bother Myself I'm a fool , I've taken no advice And I'm…
I Don't Think It's Funny You get your pleasures out of hurting me, honey You…
I Don't Wanna Be One It's too late to turn back now There ain't no…
I Got to Get a Message to You The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and…
I Have Decided to Join the Air Force Mother, I'm going to join the Air Force today. I don't…
I Held A Party I held a party and nobody came Strangely I was…
I Just Want to Be Your Everything For so long You and me been finding each other for…
I Kiss Your Memory Maybe it's been so long Our house looks kind of different …
I Know What You Do I....... If I fall in love , it's only with you And…
I Laugh in Your Face The circus is coming to see you. The elephant smiles.…
I Lay Down And Die Only last night when your arms held me tight you told…
I Love You Because I love you because you understand, dear Every single thing …
I Love You Too Much You say you don't need me I know where your…
I Starded A Joke I started a joke which started the whole world crying But…
I Started A Joke I started a joke which started the whole world crying But…
I Stated A Joke I started a joke which started the whole world crying But…
I Still Love You Close your eyes do what you wanna Baby how can…
I Surrender From the highest tower, I will call you home. It's…
I Want Home Take off your dress, put on a new one I'm…
I Was A Lover I was a lover, a leader of me All of the…
I Was a Lover, a Leader of Men Ah, ah, ah, ah. I was a lover, a leader of…
I Was The Child When I was you we walked to school And I…
I Will Is this your voice I heard Speakin' my name I hang on…
I'll Kiss Your Memory Maybe it's been so long Our house looks kind of different Bu…
I'll Know What to Do I....... If I fall in love , it's only with you And…
I'm Satisfied With you , baby I'm satisfied , making my love…
I'm Weeping When I was 10 years old, my parents were poor…
I've Got to Get a Message to You The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and…
I've Gotta Get a Message to You The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and…
I.O.I.O I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O. I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O. I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.…
I.O.I.O. I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O. I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.O. I.O.I.I.I.I.I.O.I.…
Idea I been thinking sitting on a pole. I'm getting sick…
If i can Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day When there's…
If I Can't Have You Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day When there's g…
If I Can't Love You Don't know why I'm surviving every lonely day When there's…
If I Only Had My Mind On Something Else I could be king of kings, wear a crown and…
If I Were the Sky When I wake up in the morning There's something on…
Immortality So this is who I am, And this is all I…
In My Own Time I received an invitation; 'Come to the United Nations.' Th…
In the End I've come home I've been away too long But you don't want…
In The Morning In the morning when the moon is at it's rest, You…
In the Summer of His Years In the summer of his years he would always smile He…
Indian Gin & Whisky Dry All day, all night you feel as if the earth…
Intro New York Mining Disaster 1941 In the event of something happening to me, There is somethi…
Irresistible Force In the name of love and life Turn your face to…
Island In The Stream Baby when I met you there was peace unknown I set…
Islands in the Stream Baby when I met you there was peace unknown I set…
Israel You've had your troubles Israel I've seen them all But you…
It It's just the way that I feel about tomorrow I'll be…
It Doesn Hello angel , do you know me ,I'm you man Would…
It Doesn't Matter Much to Me Hello angel , do you know me ,I'm you man Would…
It's Just The Way It's just the way that I feel about tomorrow I'll be…
It's My Neighborhood Don't get too close to me Don't overreact You're not the e…
I’ve Gotta Get A Message To You The preacher talked to me and he smiled Said, "Come and…
Jingle Jangle Jingle jangle, my love wears silvery bangles She likes to…
Jive Talkin It's just your jive talkin' You're telling me lies, yeah J…
Jive Talkin' It's just your jive talkin' You're telling me lies, yeah Jiv…
Jive Talkin'[Rosie O'Donnell S It's just your jive talkin' You're telling me lies, yeah J…
Jive Talking It's just your jive talkin' telling me lies Jive talkin', y…
Juliet Juliet Robin Gibb I steal the night away Drivin' my life …
Jumbo Jumbo said to say goodnight See you in the morning Please…
Just in Case Babe It seems every night and day, I get to lose And…
Kilburn Towers I am a bird, watch me go drifting by. With…
King & Country All the love of my mother, I offer to you…
Kiss Of Life Never more aware of what you do. I got you…
Kitty Can [Chorus:] Eve never pleases me and Kitty can Eve never plea…
Kung Fu Fighting Ohohoho Ohohoho Ohohoho Ohohoho Everybody was kung fu …
Lamplight Alons, viens encore, cherie. J'attendrai patiemment sous la…
Lay It On Me Don't you drink with me ''cause you know that I'm…
Lemons Never Forget Incidentally there should some changes made. You've got to w…
Let There Be Love Let there be love, so I can be loved by…
Life Goes On Pardon me, if I use you in my dreams You…
Like Nobody Else Ev'rything I want I got , and I got you…
Lion In Winter Lion in my winter I'm a lion with no crown…
Live or Die Take one breath, one fundamental sign of life. Don't look…
Living Eyes Would you believe me if I told you your tomorrow…
Living In Chicago If your mind is in the darkness, could you know If…
Living Together Why ain't we livin',livin' together instead of being so so…
Lonely Days Good morning mister sunshine, you brighten up my day Come si…
Lonely Days Lonely Nights Good morning mister sunshine, you brighten up my day Come s…
Lonely Winter Now the summer's gone, And the winter's coming on, And I w…
Lonley Days Good morning mister sunshine, you brighten up my day Come si…
Loose Talk Costs Lives Loose talk costs lives People like to play We're basically t…
Lost In Your Love I was lost in your love I was held by your…
Love Me Love me Just a little bit longer Love me I remember times m…
Love So Right Love So Right She came on like the night and…
Love You Inside Out Baby, I can't figure it out Your kisses taste like honey Swe…
Lovers We'll be lovers, lovers , lovers -- got to make…
Lum-De-Loo I been the mayor in this old town (lum-de lum-de-loo) I am…
Man For All Seasons Everybody wants to leave Just like you and I I…
Man In The Middle You've got a plan that could never go wrong. You took…
Man on Fire [Chorus] I'm a man on fire It's a burning thing It'll burn o…
Marley Purt Drive Sunday morning, woke up yawning, filled the pool for a…
Massachusetts Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts Something's telling me …
Massachussets Feel I'm goin' back to Massachusetts Something's telling me…
Me If ever you got rain in your heart Someone has hurt…
Medley In the event of something happening to me There is somethin…
Melody Fair Who is the girl with the crying face looking at…
Method To My Madness I've played the game , still it's not worth it…
Miracles Happen Miracles happen, You know miracles happen. Miracles happe…
Monday I can see the sun shinin' down on me Is…
More Than a Woman Oh, girl, I've known you very well I've seen you growing…
More Than A Woman Girl, I've known you very well I've seen you growing every…
Morning of My Life In the morning when the moon is at it's rest You…
Mr. Natural Burning embers. I still remember all of those little things…
My Life Has Been A Song Sweet simple song of different lights and different shades …
My Lover In the history of a life takes a heart, When…
My Lover's Prayer In the history of a life takes a heart, When…
My Thing I see my dog lying under the table I see him…
My World Don't shed a tear for me No, it's not your style If…
Never Been Alone I've never been alone and I've only seen the sky Still…
Never Say Never Again Your lips could never show a smile. You never tried…
new york *mining disaster 1941* Bonus one night only In the event of something happening to me, There is somethi…
New York Mining Disaster 1941 In the event of something happening to me, There is somethin…
Night Fever Listen to the ground There is movement all around There is s…
Night Fever / More Than a Woman Listen to the ground There is movement all around There is…
and many more tracks by Bee Gees.
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