Tales from the Brothers Gibb (1990)

About this title: This four-CD set is very good, but it also isn't quite all it could have been, mostly because the makers were hamstrung by the peculiar nature of the Bee Gees' audience. In the United States, their 1967-1977 output, embracing sounds from psychedelic pop to disco, is the biggest-selling part of their catalog, but those hits were already represented on three compilations; in Europe and South America, however, the group still had a huge audience for their then-current work, as of 1990. In order to come up with a release that could be marketed in every corner of the globe, the makers had to reach ... read more

Tracks:

1. New York Mining Disaster 1941 [Gibb/Gibb]
2. I Can't See Nobody [Gibb/Gibb]
3. To Love Somebody [Gibb/Gibb]
4. Holiday [Gibb/Gibb]
5. Massachusetts [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
6. Barker of the UFO [Gibb]
7. World [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
8. Sir Geoffrey Saved the World [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
9. And the Sun Will Shine [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
10. Words [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
11. Sinking Ships [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
12. Jumbo [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
13. The Singer Sang His Song [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
14. I've Gotta Get a Message to You [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
15. I Started a Joke [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
16. First of May [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
17. Melody Fair [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
18. Tomorrow, Tomorrow [Gibb/Gibb]
19. Sun in My Morning [Gibb/Gibb]
20. Saved by the Bell [Gibb]
21. Don't Forget to Remember [Gibb/Gibb]
22. If I Only Had My Mind on Something Else [Gibb/Gibb]
23. I.O.I.O. [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
24. Railroad [Gibb/Lawrie]
25. I'll Kiss Your Memory [Gibb]
26. Lonely Days [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
27. Morning of My Life (In the Morning) [Gibb]
28. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart? [Gibb/Gibb]
29. Country Woman [Gibb]
30. Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself [Gibb]
31. My World [Gibb/Gibb]
32. On Time [Gibb]
33. Run to Me [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
34. Alive [Gibb/Gibb]
35. Saw a New Morning [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
36. Wouldn't I Be Someone [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
37. Elisa [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
38. King and Country [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
39. Mr. Natural [Gibb/Gibb]
40. It Doesn't Matter Much to Me [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
41. Throw a Penny [Gibb/Gibb]
42. Charade [Gibb/Gibb]
43. Jive Talkin' [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
44. Nights on Broadway [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
45. Fanny (Be Tender With My Love) [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
46. You Should Be Dancing [Long Version] [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
47. Love So Right [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
48. Boogie Child [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
49. Edge of the Universe [Live] [Gibb/Gibb]
50. How Deep Is Your Love [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
51. Stayin' Alive [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
52. Night Fever [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
53. More Than a Woman [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
54. If I Can't Have You [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
55. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away [Gibb/Weaver]
56. Too Much Heaven [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
57. Tragedy [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
58. Love You Inside Out [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
59. He's a Liar [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
60. Another Lonely Night in New York [Gibb/Gibb]
61. The Woman in You [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
62. Someone Belonging to Someone [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
63. Toys [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
64. E.S.P. [Demo Version] [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.