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Bee Gees Greatest
''Bee Gees Greatest'' is a greatest hits album by British pop group 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. Content 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 one contains disco tracks featuring "Jive Talkin'", "Night Fever", "Tragedy", "You Should Be Dancing" and "Stayin' Alive". Side two contains ballads and featured " How Deep Is Your Love", "Too Much Heaven", "Love So Right", "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" and "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)". Side three consists of B-sides and album tracks such as " If I Can't Have You", " You Stepped Into My Life", " Love Me", " More Than a Woman" and "Rest Your Love on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bee Gees
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 of their own original material, as well as writing and producing several major hits for other artists and have been 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. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
How Deep Is Your Love (Bee Gees Song) , a cover version of the Bee Gees song
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How Deep Is Your Love or How Deep Is Your Love? may refer to: * "How Deep Is Your Love" (Bee Gees song), 1977 * "How Deep Is Your Love" (Dru Hill song), 1998 * "How Deep Is Your Love?" (The Rapture song), 2011 * "How Deep Is Your Love" (Sean Paul song), 2012 * "How Deep Is Your Love" (Calvin Harris and Disciples song), 2015 * "How Deep Is Your Love", a 1992 song by Thomas Anders * "How Deep Is Your Love", a 1996 song by Take That Take That are an English pop group formed in Manchester in 1990. The group currently consists of Gary Barlow, Howard Donald and Mark Owen. The original line-up also featured Jason Orange and Robbie Williams. Barlow is the group's lead singer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boogie Child
"Boogie Child" is the third hit single from the Bee Gees' 1976 platinum album ''Children of the World'', released in the US in early 1977. The song peaked at no. 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 as an A-side and was then used as the B-side of the single "Children of the World" in the UK. It was the last song recorded by the Bee Gees for their album ''Children of the World''. Content "Boogie Child" perhaps evolved from the unreleased "Boogie Summer" (recorded on 2 April). It was one of the two songs, alongside "Can't Keep a Good Man Down", that were the last new tracks recorded for the album. "Boogie Child" was released as a single at the start of 1977 with "Lovers" as the B-side. In the UK, RSO Records issued "Children of the World" as the third single from the album with "Boogie Child" as the B-side. In New Zealand, "Children of the World" was chosen as the B-side of this single. In December 1976, before the release of the single, the Bee Gees performed it at their concert at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love You Inside Out
"Love You Inside Out" is a 1979 hit single by the Bee Gees from their album, ''Spirits Having Flown''. It reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for one week in June 1979, interrupting Donna Summer's " Hot Stuff", becoming the third single from the album to do so. In the UK, the single peaked at No. 13 for two weeks. It was the ninth and final number-one hit for the Bee Gees in the US, and the eleventh and final number-one hit in Canada as well. The trio would not return to the top 10 for ten years, with the song, " One". Background The song is a slow funk groove number. During recording, the Bee Gees played a prank on their manager Robert Stigwood, sending him a version with the line "backwards and forwards with my cock hanging out" to see if he was paying attention to their work. For the released version, the line is "backwards and forwards with my heart hanging out". Achievements "Love You Inside Out" was a milestone single for the Bee Gees, earning them a permanent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wind Of Change (Bee Gees Song)
''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 (eleventh worldwide). ''Main Course'' was the first album to feature keyboardist Blue Weaver who had juste left the Strawbs and toured with Mott the Hoople. The album cover with the band's new logo designed by US artist Drew Struzan made its first appearance here. Background Working with Atlantic producer Arif Mardin, who had also produced their previous album, '' Mr. Natural'', and engine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nights On Broadway
"Nights on Broadway" is a song by the Bee Gees from the ''Main Course'' album released in 1975. The second single released from the album, it immediately followed their number-one hit "Jive Talkin'". This track was credited to Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Recording Recording this track started on 20 January 1975 and continued on 30 January, when they started to record songs for the album: "Jive Talkin'" (finished 2 February), "Songbird", "Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" (finished 19 February), "All This Making Love" and "Edge of the Universe". Producer Arif Mardin asked if one of the Bee Gees members could do some screaming during the main chorus to make the song more exciting. In response, Barry Gibb began singing higher and higher, eventually singing it in a falsetto that was unexpectedly powerful. He had never known he had such an ability and Barry's falsetto became a trademark of the Bee Gees, although Maurice had been harmonizing in falsetto for years. Barry recalled in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rest Your Love On Me
"Rest Your Love on Me" is a country Sentimental ballad, ballad performed by the Bee Gees written and sung by Barry Gibb. It was the B-side of the US No. 1 hit "Too Much Heaven". Andy Gibb recorded the song as a duet with Olivia Newton-John for his 1980 album ''After Dark (Andy Gibb album), After Dark''. Recording "Rest Your Love on Me" was written by Barry Gibb in 1976 and recorded it on May 2 on the ''Children of the World'' sessions. Stephen Stills played bass on its original demo. It was not used until "Too Much Heaven" was released, as "Rest Your Love on Me" was chosen as the B-side. As a country music, country song, it did not fit in with what the Bee Gees were putting on their albums, even though they continued to write the occasional country song, like "Where Do I Go", also left off the forthcoming album. Release By itself, it reached #39 on the country charts in the United States, their only appearance in the Country Top 40 as artists (though Barry and Maurice also perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
More Than A Woman (Bee Gees Song)
"More Than a Woman" is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb for the soundtrack to the film ''Saturday Night Fever''. It became a regular feature of the group's live sets from 1977 until Maurice Gibb's death in 2003 and was often coupled with "Night Fever". Recording and release The Bee Gees started to record the song from February to March 1977 in the Château d'Hérouville, Hérouville in France, continued it in Criteria Studios in Miami in April, and later in September, the song was finished in Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles. The soundtrack includes two versions — one by the Bee Gees and the other by Tavares. Both versions are featured in the film as well. The song has been recorded and performed by various artists but in different forms. The song by the Bee Gees was not released as a single in the US and the UK, but only in some other territories like Italy and Australia. Despite that, it has remained a staple on radio, and is one of their be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love Me (Bee Gees Song)
"Love Me" is a song recorded by the Bee Gees, released on the 1976 album ''Children of the World''. It was also included on the compilation albums Bee Gees Greatest and ''Love from the Bee Gees,'' which was released only in the UK. Background It was written by Barry Gibb, Barry and Robin Gibb featuring Robin on lead with his vibrato (with Barry on the middle eight evidenced on the outro). This makes this song a curio among the group's latterday tracks, as during the mid and late 1970s, Barry sang most of the group's leads. Robin sings a falsetto lead on the group's 1979 song "Living Together" on the album ''Spirits Having Flown''. He also sang falsetto during the chorus of his solo song "Remedy" from the 1985 album ''Walls Have Eyes''. With Robin, Barry also sang the lead on the track's middle-eight. Recording began on 30 March 1976 in Criteria Studios, Miami and finished on 25 April in Le Studio, Quebec, Canada same day as "I Think I'm Losing You" (unreleased). Yvonne Ellima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Can't Have You (Bee Gees Song)
"If I Can't Have You" is a disco song written by the Bee Gees in 1977. The song initially appeared on the '' Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack in a version by Yvonne Elliman, released in November 1977. The Bee Gees' own version appeared a month later as the B-side of "Stayin' Alive". The song later appeared on the Bee Gees' compilation '' Their Greatest Hits: The Record''. The remixed version was released and remastered in the compilation ''Bee Gees Greatest'' in 2007 and marked the return of the Bee Gees to the US Hot Dance Tracks charts after 28 years. According to Maurice, this track was the first song they did while they were recording the other songs for the film. The recording was started at Château d'Hérouville as a basic track only and completed later at Cherokee Studios in Los Angeles. Yvonne Elliman version The song was recorded by Yvonne Elliman for the '' Saturday Night Fever'' soundtrack. Although Yvonne Elliman had cut her 1976 album, ''Love Me'', with p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)
"Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)" is a song written and performed by the Bee Gees for their '' Main Course'' album in 1975. It was the third single release from the album, peaking at number 12 on the United States ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and number two in Canada. According to Maurice Gibb, producer Quincy Jones called "Fanny" one of his favorite R&B songs of all time. Inspiration and recording It was written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb. In a 2001 ''Billboard'' magazine interview with the Bee Gees, Barry claimed that: "We had a housecleaner named Fanny when we stayed at 461 Ocean Blvd. n North Miami Beachduring the making of ''Main Course''. We were sitting in the lounge at Criteria tudioswriting the song with the lyric idea, 'Be tender with my love'. Maurice turned round and saw Fanny and said, 'Wouldn't it be a better song if it was a woman's name in there, and you're asking her to be tender?". Recording for "Fanny" took place on 30 January, the same day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
