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  • Artist: Bee Gees
  • Rating: StarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: November 09, 2004
  • Type: Compilation (best of)
  • Genre: Rock

Review

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" -- the latter does appear on the European versions -- that causes Number Ones to pale in comparison to 2001's highly superior Their Greatest Hits: The Record. [A limited U.S. edition that features an accompanying live DVD is also available, as well as a European version that omits "Lonely Days" in lieu of "More Than a Woman" and includes "Islands in the Stream" and "Immortality" as bonus tracks.] ~ James Christopher Monger, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Massachusetts (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (2:26)
World (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:16)
Words (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:17)
I've Gotta Get a Message to You (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (2:52)
I Started a Joke (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:10)
Don't Forget to Remember (Lyrics) Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:29)
Lonely Days (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:48)
How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb Bee Gees (3:58)
Jive Talkin' (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:46)
You Should Be Dancing (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:18)
Love So Right (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:37)
How Deep Is Your Love (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:02)
Stayin' Alive (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:46)
Night Fever (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (3:30)
Too Much Heaven (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:57)
Tragedy (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (5:03)
Love You Inside Out (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:12)
You Win Again (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:03)
Maurice Gibb Tribute Track: Man in the Middle Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb Bee Gees (4:21)

Credits

Bee Gees (Producer), Bee Gees (Main Performer), Robin Gibb (Producer), Robin Gibb (Liner Notes), Barry Gibb (Producer), Barry Gibb (Liner Notes), Albhy Galuten (Producer), Maurice Gibb (Producer), Bob Ludwig (Mastering), Arif Mardin (Producer), Karl Richardson (Producer), Robert Stigwood (Producer), Brian Tench (Producer), Tim Rice (Liner Notes), Anton Corbijn (Cover Photo)
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Number Ones
Greatest hits by Bee Gees
Released November 1, 2004 (UK)
November 9, 2004 (US)
Recorded August 1967 - September 2001
Genre Pop/Rock/R&B/Disco
Length 73:00 (US)
77:29 (UK)
Label Universal Records
Producer Bee Gees, Various
Professional reviews
Bee Gees chronology
Their Greatest Hits: The Record
(2001)		 Number Ones
(2004)		 Love Songs
(2005)

Number Ones is a greatest hits album by the Bee Gees released in 2004. It includes 18 of their greatest hits and a tribute to band member Maurice Gibb, who died in 2003. It is the final Bee Gees album released by Universal Records.

Rhino Records is re-releasing 'Number Ones' worldwide in 2008 using the European tracklist.

Contents

Track listing

American release

  1. "Massachusetts" - 2:26
  2. "World" - 3:16
  3. "Words" - 3:17
  4. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" - 2:52
  5. "I Started a Joke" - 3:10
  6. "Don't Forget to Remember" - 3:29
  7. "Lonely Days"
  8. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - 3:58
  9. "Jive Talkin'" - 3:46
  10. "You Should Be Dancing" - 4:17
  11. "Love So Right"
  12. "How Deep Is Your Love" - 4:02
  13. "Stayin' Alive" - 4:44
  14. "Night Fever" - 3:33
  15. "Too Much Heaven" - 4:54
  16. "Tragedy" - 5:03
  17. "Love You Inside Out" - 4:12
  18. "You Win Again" - 4:04
  19. "Man in the Middle" - 4:22

European/Australian release

  1. "Massachusetts" - 2:26
  2. "World" - 3:16
  3. "Words" - 3:17
  4. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" - 2:52
  5. "I Started a Joke" - 3:10
  6. "Don't Forget to Remember" - 3:29
  7. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" - 3:58
  8. "Jive Talkin'" - 3:46
  9. "You Should Be Dancing" - 4:17
  10. "How Deep Is Your Love" - 4:02
  11. "Stayin' Alive" - 4:44
  12. "Night Fever" - 3:33
  13. "Too Much Heaven" - 4:54
  14. "Tragedy" - 5:03
  15. "More Than a Woman" - 3:18
  16. "Love You Inside Out" - 4:12
  17. "You Win Again" - 4:04
  18. "Man in the Middle*" - 4:22
  19. "Islands in the Stream*" - 4:22
  20. "Immortality*" (Original Demo Version) - 4:16

19/20 Bonus Tracks 18 Special Maurice Gibb Tribute Track

Actual List of Number Ones by the Bee Gees

No.1 Country
Spicks and specks New Zealand
Massachusetts Chile, UK, Germany, Holland, Norway, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Canada, Austria, Sweden
World Germany, Holland
I've Gotta Get A Message To You UK, Italy, Ireland, South Africa
I Started A Joke New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Denmark
Words Germany, Holland, Switzerland
Don't Forget To Remember Holland, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark
Lonely Days Canada
How Can You Mend A Broken Heart? USA, Canada
My world Hong Kong
Saw A New Morning Hong Kong
Wouldn't I Be Someone Hong Kong
Jive Talkin' USA, Canada
You Should Be Dancing USA, Canada
Love so right Brazil
How Deep Is Your Love USA, Chile, France, Canada, Finland
Stayin' Alive USA, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Holland, Italy, France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa
Night Fever USA, Canada, Brazil, UK, Spain, Ireland
Too Much Heaven USA, Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Italy, Spain, Norway, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Canada
Tragedy USA, UK, Italy, Spain, Ireland, France, New Zealand, Canada
Love You Inside Out USA, Canada
He's a liar Greece
You Win Again UK, Germany, Denmark, Ireland, Norway, Switzerland, Austria, Luxembourg, Hong Kong
One Brazil
For whom the bell tolls Brazil
Alone Hong Kong, Malaysia, Thailand
Immortality Brazil

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References

  1. ^ Bee Gees World.com
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