Brilliant from Birth (1998)

About this title: At last, a comprehensive collection of everything the group recorded in their "Australian years," from 1963 to 1966, before their move to England and rapid ascent to international stardom. These two CDs -- an entirely different package from the similarly titled, but much shorter, compilation 1963-1966: Birth of Brilliance -- include 63 songs, some of which are quite familiar to Bee Gees fans via numerous reissues, but some of which were hard to find outside of Australia, or indeed anywhere. Actually, this turns out to be a mixed blessing, since the rarer tracks are usually way less ... read more

Tracks:

1. The Battle of the Blue and Grey [Gibb]
2. The Three Kisses of Love [Gibb]
3. Timber [Gibb]
4. Take Hold of That Star [Gibb]
5. Peace of Mind [Gibb]
6. Don't Say Goodbye [Gibb]
7. Claustrophobia [Gibb]
8. Could It Be [Gibb]
9. Turn Around, Look at Me [Capehart]
10. Theme from Jamie McPheeters [Capehart]
11. Every Day I Have to Cry Some [Alexander]
12. You Wouldn't Know [Gibb]
13. Wine and Women [Gibb]
14. Follow the Wind [Gibb]
15. I Was a Lover, A Leader of Men [Gibb]
16. And the Children Laughing [Gibb]
17. I Don't Think It's Funny [Gibb]
18. How Love Was True [Gibb]
19. To Be or Not to Be [Gibb]
20. Cherry Red [Gibb]
21. I Want Home [Gibb]
22. The End [Jacobson/Krondes]
23. Hallelujah, I Love Her So [Charles]
24. I Love You Because [Payne]
25. Somewhere [Bernstein/Sondheim]
26. The Twelfth of Never [Livingston/Webster]
27. You're the Reason [Edwards/Fell/Hanley]
28. You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Loves You [Morgan/Stock/Cavana]
29. All by Myself [Gibb]
30. Butterfly [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
31. Can't You See That She's Mine [Smith/Clark]
32. From Me to You [Lennon/McCartney]
33. Monday's Rain [Gibb]
34. All of My Life [Gibb]
35. Where Are You [Gibb]
36. Playdown [Gibb]
37. Big Chance [Gibb]
38. Glasshouse [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
39. How Many Birds [Gibb]
40. Second Hand People [Gibb]
41. I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself [Gibb]
42. Jingle Jangle [Gibb]
43. Tint of Blue [Gibb/Gibb]
44. Born a Man [Gibb]
45. Spicks & Specks [Gibb]
46. I Am the World [Gibb]
47. Daydream [Sebastian]
48. Forever [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
49. Coalman [Gibb]
50. Exit, Stage Right [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
51. Paperback Writer [Lennon/McCartney]
52. I'll Know What to Do [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
53. In the Morning [Gibb]
54. Like Nobody Else [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
55. Lonely Winter [Gibb]
56. Lum-De-Loo [Gibb]
57. Storm [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
58. Terrible Way to Treat Your Baby [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
59. Yesterday's Gone [Stuart/Kidd]
60. You Won't See Me [Lennon/McCartney]
61. Top Hat [Gibb]
62. Just One Look
63. Ticket to Ride [Lennon/McCartney]

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