The Bee Gees were quite popular in the late 1960s and early 1970s. But they had a fallow time commercially in 1973 and 1974, with no hits in the U.S. and Britain. Then they surprised everyone with their 1975 album "Main Course," which drastically changed their image and sound. Instead of being mainly known for ballads, they embraced dance music, especially the newly emerging style of disco. They also switched to having Barry Gibb sing many of their songs entirely in a falsetto voice. This resulted in a Number One song in the U.S., "Jive Talkin'," as well as another big hit, "Nights on Broadway." Over the next couple of years, they would briefly become the most popular musical act on the planet with the "Saturday Night Fever" soundtrack and much more.
So this concert captured them right on the cusp of their new musical style. But while it does include "Jive Talkin'" and "Nights on Broadway," the vast majority of the concert still consisted of their earlier hits, usually in their ballad style.
Many Soundstage episodes have a special guest (or guests). It's not surprising that the Bee Gees chose Yvonne Elliman, because they heavily assisted her music career. She first found fame as one of the leads in the "Jesus Christ Superstar" musical in 1971. She began putting out solo albums around that time, but didn't have much success. So she also worked as a backing singer for Eric Clapton on his tours. She usually would get to sing lead on one song in each concert, and she often sang "Can't Find My Way Home." This was a classic song that was first done by Blind Faith, a band Clapton was a member of. But the song was written and sung by Steve Winwood, and the lead vocal was out of Clapton's range, which is why Clapton had Elliman sing it. She sang it during this concert as well. She also helped sing "To Love Somebody," a classic Bee Gees original from 1969. Furthermore, she sang "Steady as You Go," a song she wrote from her 1975 album "Rising Sun."
At the time of this concert, Elliman was still struggling with her solo career, with only one hit from her "Jesus Christ Superstar" time back in 1971. But for her next album, she'd have a hit with "Love Me" a Bee Gees song that they also put on their next album. Then, in 1977, she'd have her biggest success by far with "If I Can't Have You," another song written by the Bee Gees and first released by her on the "Saturday Night Fever" movie soundtrack. It would go all the way to Number One in the U.S. So one could argue that most of her commercial success was due to help by the Bee Gees.
Generally speaking, the Bee Gees sang their own songs in this concert. However, they had a section in the middle when they sang short versions of cover songs. Basically, the Bee Gees were formed back in 1958, before the three brothers in the band were teenagers. They struggled for years while mostly playing covers before getting their first big hit in 1966. So the three cover songs done in a row in this concert - "Lollipop," "Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen," and "Bye Bye Love" - are from that time period.
This album is 56 minutes long.
01 I Gotta Get a Message to You [Edit] (Bee Gees)
02 talk (Bee Gees)
03 Edge of the Universe (Bee Gees)
04 New York Mining Disaster 1941 (Bee Gees)
05 Run to Me - World (Bee Gees)
06 Holiday (Bee Gees)
07 I Can't See Nobody (Bee Gees)
08 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Bee Gees)
10 Lollipop (Bee Gees)
11 Happy Birthday, Sweet Sixteen (Bee Gees)
12 Bye Bye Love (Bee Gees)
13 Nights on Broadway (Bee Gees)
14 To Love Somebody (Bee Gees & Yvonne Elliman)
15 Steady as You Go (Bee Gees & Yvonne Elliman)
16 Can't Find My Way Home (Bee Gees & Yvonne Elliman)
17 Road to Alaska (Bee Gees)
18 Lonely Days (Bee Gees)
19 Jive Talkin' (Bee Gees)
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