Number Ones (2004)

About this title: The problem with the recent spate of "number one" collections from the pop elite -- the Beatles, Michael Jackson, and now the Bee Gees -- is that they're consistently marketed as "greatest-hits" collections. The conceptual weight of "number one" singles for the average listener is about as heavy as the slabs of wax they came out on, and compiling an entire record around them only shines the spotlight on the tracks that suffered the cut. In the Bee Gees' case, it's the omission of classics like "Nights on Broadway," "New York Mining Disaster 1941," "If I Can't Have You," and "More Than a Woman ... read more

Tracks:

1. Massachusetts [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
2. World [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
3. Words [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
4. I've Gotta Get a Message to You [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
5. I Started a Joke [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
6. Don't Forget to Remember [Gibb/Gibb]
7. Lonely Days [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
8. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart [Gibb/Gibb]
9. Jive Talkin' [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
10. You Should Be Dancing [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
11. Love So Right [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
12. How Deep Is Your Love [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
13. Stayin' Alive [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
14. Night Fever [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
15. Too Much Heaven [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
16. Tragedy [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
17. Love You Inside Out [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
18. You Win Again [Gibb/Gibb/Gibb]
19. Maurice Gibb Tribute Track: Man in the Middle [Gibb/Gibb]

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