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Bee Gees Gold

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Bee Gees Gold
Compilation albumby
theBee Gees
ReleasedOctober 1976
Recorded7 March 1967 – 12 April 1972
StudioIBC Studios,London, England, UK
GenreBlue-eyed soul,oldies,soft rock,acoustic rock
Length38:31
LabelRSO
ProducerBarry Gibb,Robin Gibb,Maurice Gibb,Robert Stigwood,Ossie Byrne
TheBee Geeschronology
Children of the World
(1976) 		Bee Gees Gold
(1976) 		Here at Last... Bee Gees... Live
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Bee Gees Goldis acompilation album,released in limited territories, that focused on the early hits of theBee Gees.Labeled as "Volume 1", it featured their U.S. Top 20 hits between 1967 and 1972 (plus "I Can't See Nobody",an album cut fromBee Gees 1st). The album was intended to replace the two previous hits compilations,Best of Bee GeesandBest of Bee Gees, Volume 2.It reached number 50 onBillboard'salbum chartduring a time when the Bee Gees were topping the charts with their newR&B/discosound found on their then current albumChildren of the World.Goldwent gold in America in January 1978 and has sold 1.3 million copies to date. A kind of second volume was released asBee Gees Greatestin 1979 which summed up the disco years from 1975 to 1979.

The album was never released on CD, though the previous two compilations mentioned above were issued in the late 1980s. Cassette versions were available well into the 1990s.

Reception

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Cashboxsaid "The Bee Gees are one of the few groups who can put out an album of songs that have all gone gold and call itVolume One.All of these tunes were big hits, and one is staggered by the sheer numbers. Apparently this is going to be a chronological collection, as early hits like 'My World' and 'I Started a Joke' are included. A marvelous reference work for all pop programmers, this will be swept in with the sales boom on all other Bee Gees product. "[3]

Track listing

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All songs are written byBarry Gibb,Robin GibbandMaurice Gibb,except for those with asterisks, which are by Barry and Robin Gibb.

Side one
  1. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"* - 3:57
  2. "Holiday"* - 2:52
  3. "To Love Somebody"* - 2:58
  4. "Massachusetts- 2:22
  5. "Words- 3:13
  6. "Lonely Days- 3:46
Side two
  1. "Run to Me"- 3:10
  2. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"- 2:59
  3. "My World"* - 4:18
  4. "I Can't See Nobody"* - 3:43
  5. "I Started a Joke"- 3:04
  6. "New York Mining Disaster 1941"* - 2:09

Certifications and sales

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Certifications forBee Gees Gold
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[4] Gold 50,000^
United States (RIAA)[5] Gold 500,000^

^Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^Erlewine, Stephen Thomas."Bee Gees Gold, Vol. 1 - Bee Gees".AllMusic.Retrieved11 July2022.
  2. ^Cross, Charles R.(2004). "The Bee Gees". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.).The New Rolling Stone Album Guide(4th ed.).Simon & Schuster.pp.58.ISBN0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^"Album Reviews"(PDF).Cash Box.30 October 1976. p. 35.Retrieved21 November2021– via World Radio History.
  4. ^"Canadian album certifications – Bee Gees – Bee Gees Gold".Music Canada.Retrieved2 August2022.
  5. ^"American album certifications – Bee Gees – Bee Gees Gold".Recording Industry Association of America.Retrieved2 August2022.
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