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''Best of Bee Gees Vol. 2'' is a
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of hits by the
Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a musical group formed in 1958 by brothers Barry Gibb, Barry, Robin Gibb, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was especially successful in popular music in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and later as prominent performers in ...
released in 1973. The album, briefly revived on CD in the late 1980s, went out of print, but was reissued by Rhino in November 2008. Whereas the original '' Best of Bee Gees'' had focused on songs that had been major hits for the group in America and/or the United Kingdom up to 1969, this follow-up collection featured 1969–72 chart hits and also album tracks from their late-1960s albums '' Horizontal'', ''
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'' and ''
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'', plus " Morning of My Life" – which featured on the
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of the 1971 film ''
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'' – and Robin Gibb's big 1969 non-US solo hit
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. The album featured nothing from '' Bee Gees' 1st'', which had already been represented by five tracks on the earlier compilation. The front cover featured a group photograph from the same photoshoot that had been sourced for the front cover of their ''
Life in a Tin Can ''Life in a Tin Can'' is the Bee Gees' eleventh studio album (ninth worldwide), released in January 1973 in the US and on 1 March 1973 in the UK. Background The Bee Gees travelled to Los Angeles to record ''Life in a Tin Can''. However, it was ...
'' album released earlier in 1973, despite the fact that nothing from that album appeared on this compilation.


Track listing


Personnel

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Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member ...
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except on 7 * Robin Gibb -
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, organ,
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except on 2 and 10, guitar on 7 *
Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb wer ...
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Vince Melouney Vincent Melouney (born 18 August 1945) is an Australian musician. 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. Before becoming a member of the Bee Gees in Ma ...
- lead guitar on 6 and 11 *
Colin Petersen Frederick Colin Petersen (24 March 1946 – 18 November 2024) was an Australian musician and 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 ...
- drums on 2, 4, 6, 10 and 11 * Geoff Bridgford - drums on 1, 3, 8, 9, 13 and 14 ;Additional personnel * Alan Kendall - lead guitar on 1, 3, 5, 12 and 14 * Clem Cattini - drums on 12 * Bill Shepherd (conductor) - orchestral arrangement * Kenny Clayton - orchestral arrangement on 7


Alternate versions


North America

The U.S. (RSO SO 875) and Canadian (RSO 2394 112) releases of this album included the song " Wouldn't I Be Someone" from the Bee Gees' unreleased album '' A Kick In The Head Is Worth Eight In The Pants'' and rearranged the tracks in the following order: Side 1 # "Wouldn't I Be Someone" # "I.O.I.O." # "My World # "Saved By The Bell # "Don't Forget To Remember # "And The Sun Will Shine # "Run To Me # "Man For All Seasons Side 2 # "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" # "Don't Want To Live Inside Myself" # "Melody Fair" # "Let There Be Love" # "Lonely Days" # "Morning Of My Life" # "Alive"


Germany

The German version of ''Best of Bee Gees Vol. 2'' on Polydor (Stereo Vinyl 2480 030, music cassette 3194033) featured many different tracks, including solo work by all the three brothers. The cover features different photos and the front and back, taken by German photographer Klaus Köhler. Most likely, this compilation was released a year or two prior to 1973. All tracks written by Barry, Maurice and Robin except where noted, followed by original album inclusion of tracks not included in the original track listing above Side 1 # "Let There Be Love" # "I.O.I.O." # "Don't Forget To Remember" # "Saved By The Bell" (Robin Gibb) # "Lamplight" (from ''Odessa'') # "One Million Years" (Robin Gibb, Robin Gibb solo single, October 1969) Side 2 # "August October" (Robin Gibb, from ''Robin's Reign'') # "Sweetheart" (from ''Cucumber Castle'') # "Railroad" (Maurice Gibb, Maurice Gibb solo single, April 1970) # "I'll Kiss Your Memory" (Barry Gibb, Barry Gibb solo single, May 1970) # "Lonely Days" # "Tomorrow Tomorrow" (Single, May 1969)


References

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