"Chain Reaction (Diana Ross song) ""Chain Reaction"" is an R&B song, sung by Diana Ross, and written by the Bee Gees, who also provided the backing vocals for the single. The track was released on Ross's 1985 album ""Eaten Alive"", and as a single twice - in 1985 and again in 1986. According to the Gibbs’ biography, the brothers had initial reservations about offering the song to Ross in case it was too Motown-like for her. The single became Diana's second No. 1 hit in the UK Singles Chart. The song also hit No. 1 in Australia, also reaching the"
"in their short-lived career. It entered the UK chart at number 24 and eventually peaked at number five on 2 November 1968. In the Netherlands, it reached number three. Their performance in a French TV of the song was televised on 192TV. Only One Woman ""Only One Woman"" is a song and the first single by English duo The Marbles, written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb of the Bee Gees. It later also appeared on their self-titled album ""The Marbles"". It was recorded around July 1968 in IBC Studios, London. The backing track was created by Barry Gibb, Maurice"
"Credits adapted from the album ""E.S.P."" You Win Again (Bee Gees song) ""You Win Again"" is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees. Released as a single in late 1987, it marked the start of the group's comeback, becoming a No. 1 hit in many European countries, including the UK—their first to do so in over eight years, and made them the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. As songwriters, the Gibb brothers received the 1987 British Academy's"
"friend of the Bee Gees). His version was recorded in July 1967 at IBC Studios: Barry, Robin and Maurice sing backup on Young's version. This version was also conducted by Bill Shepherd and produced by Robert Stigwood. It was issued as a single on Polydor Records in UK and Clarion Records in Australia in August 1967; the B-side was another Bee Gees song ""I Am the World"", a song written by Robin Gibb in 1966. Young's version of this song had been on the Radio London playlist for the final four weeks of the station's life. The song was one"
"Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1's Diana Ross & the Supremes: The No. 1s is a 2003 compact disc collection of the number-one singles achieved by The Supremes when led by Diana Ross (they subsequently had a No. 1 hit with ""Stoned Love"") and solo Diana Ross singles on the American and United Kingdom pop charts. The album features 23 tracks and a bonus remix. The songs have all been digitally remastered and also remixed from the original master tapes. The quality of the sound is much clearer than any collection before, however, the mixes can sound drastically"
"The track reached No. 71 in the UK Singles Chart. One (Bee Gees song) ""One"" is the second international single (and lead single in the U.S.) from the Bee Gees' album, ""One"". This was the song that returned the Bee Gees to American radio and would turn out to be their biggest US hit in the 1980s, and their last hit single to reach the US top ten. It peaked at number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in September 1989, and it stayed in the Top 40 for ten weeks. It also topped the American adult contemporary chart"
"Words (Bee Gees song) Words is a song by the Bee Gees, written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb. The song reached No. 1 in Germany, Canada, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. ""Words"" was the Bee Gees third UK top 10 hit, reaching number 8, and in a UK television special on ITV in December 2011 it was voted fourth in ""The Nation's Favourite Bee Gees Song"". The song has been recorded by many other artists, including hit versions by Rita Coolidge in 1978 and Boyzone in 1996. This was Boyzone's fifth single and their first number one hit in the"
"had two iconic music videos for ""Addicted to Love"" and ""Simply Irresistible"". The Bee Gees 1987 single ""You Win Again"" reached number one, making them first group to score a UK #1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, '70s, and '80s. Other British artists who achieved success in the pop charts in the 80s included Paul McCartney, Elton John, Culture Club, The Fixx, Joe Cocker, Rod Stewart, Kate Bush, Billy Idol, Paul Young, Elvis Costello, Simple Minds, Billy Ocean, Tears for Fears, UB40, Madness and Sade. In 1988, Irish singer Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career with"
"the Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry Gibb. The album reached No. 3 in the UK and the Top 30 in the US, where it was certified Gold. A year later, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers recorded the Bee Gees-penned track ""Islands in the Stream"", which became a US No. 1 hit and entered the Top 10 in the UK. Rogers' 1983 album, ""Eyes That See in the Dark"", was written entirely by the Bee Gees and co-produced by Barry. The album was a Top 10 hit in the US and was certified Double Platinum. The Bee Gees had greater"
"You Win Again (Bee Gees song) ""You Win Again"" is a 1987 song written by Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb and performed by the Bee Gees. Released as a single in late 1987, it marked the start of the group's comeback, becoming a No. 1 hit in many European countries, including the UK—their first to do so in over eight years, and made them the first group to score a UK No. 1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. As songwriters, the Gibb brothers received the 1987 British Academy's Ivor Novello award for Best Song"
"had both worked on The Bee Gees' first hit ""New York Mining Disaster 1941"". The songs were recorded as rehearsed, with vocal harmonies and ornate orchestral arrangements overdubbed later. The band released their first single, ""Nevertheless"", written by Rosen, in June 1968; it received some airplay in the UK but did not chart. They also appeared on Dutch TV, BBC radio, and the BBC TV show ""Colour Me Pop"". The band's self-titled album, ""Eclection"", was released in August 1968. Eight of the songs were written by Hultgreen, and the remaining three by Rosen. Hultgreen and Rosen also shared the lead"
"One (Bee Gees song) ""One"" is the second international single (and lead single in the U.S.) from the Bee Gees' album, ""One"". This was the song that returned the Bee Gees to American radio and would turn out to be their biggest US hit in the 1980s, and their last hit single to reach the US top ten. It peaked at number seven on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in September 1989, and it stayed in the Top 40 for ten weeks. It also topped the American adult contemporary chart that same month, remaining at number one for two weeks."
"Bee Gees in their Australian phase with Maurice Gibb on lead vocals, but only later made available on compilations such as ""Inception/Nostalgia"" and ""Brilliant From Birth"". Nancy Andrews, an American photographer who dated Starr in the late 1970s, named her photo book after the song ""A Dose of Rock and Roll"". (The book was released in 2008.) Carl Groszman Carl Groszman is an Australian songwriter and musician. He signed to Ringo Starr's own record label Ring O' Records 1975. He is most notable for his song ""A Dose of Rock and Roll"" which was covered by Starr in 1976 for"
"Bee Gees' judgment that it would be a hit. It turned out to be Dionne's most successful solo hit of the 1980s. The Bee Gees recorded a version, with Barry Gibb on lead vocals, which was featured on the album """", as well as their ""Love Songs"" album. Maurice Gibb, who was a co-writer of this song commented, ""I cried my eyes out after we wrote it. I drove home and thought, 'We should be doing this one', and when she did it, it was brilliant. We sang on it, and it still became like a duet between the Bee"
"Gees and Dionne Warwick"". The song reached the top of charts around the world and stands as one of Warwick's biggest career hits. It made the Top 10 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart in January 1983. The track was also Dionne's eighth #1 Adult Contemporary hit. and even reached #14 on the Soul chart. The recording sold an estimated 4,000,000 copies world-wide. It was ranked as Billboard magazine's 80th biggest US hit of 1983. In the UK Singles Chart, the intense track reached #2 - for two weeks - in November 1982. The Bee Gees' own version was"
"1985 to 3 January 1987. Based on sales from 29 December 1985 to 3 January 1987. Notes: The 1986 BRIT Awards winners were: 1986 in British music This is a summary of 1986 in music in the United Kingdom, including the official charts from that year. The first number 1 single of 1986 was the breakthrough hit for London synthpop duo the Pet Shop Boys. Their song ""West End Girls"" had climbed the charts during late 1985 and reached number 1 for two weeks in January. They would have three more top 20 hits this year as well as two"
"three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. The single was a disappointment in the US, charting at No. 75, and the Bee Gees voiced their frustration over American radio stations not playing their new European hit single, an omission which the group felt led to poor sales of their current album in the US. The song won the Bee Gees the 1987 British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically, and in February 1988 the band received a Brit Award nomination for Best British Group. On 10 March 1988, younger brother Andy Gibb died, aged 30, as"
"1986 by parent company PolyGram. Many groups that were popular during the disco period subsequently struggled to maintain their success—even those that tried to adapt to evolving musical tastes. The Bee Gees, for instance, had only one top-10 entry (1989's ""One"") and three more top-40 songs (despite recording and releasing far more than that and completely abandoning disco in their 1980s and 1990s songs) in the United States after the 1970s, even though numerous songs they wrote and had ""other"" artists perform were successful. Of the handful of groups ""not"" taken down by disco's fall from favor, Kool and the"
"Gordon and the Bee Gees'), In 1965, Gordon recorded another Barry Gibb compositions: ""Little Miss Rhythm and Blues"" and ""Here I Am"". After returning to London in 1967, Gordon teamed up musically with his first cousin Graham Bonnet and eventually the pair became a musical duo called the Marbles. Not long after Gordon reconnected with his old mates, the Bee Gees, by now also in London and fast becoming international recording stars. The Gibbs helped Gordon and Bonnet secure a recording contract with the Australian record impresario, Robert Stigwood. Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb wrote six songs for"
"disco craze but rather prolonged it: ""Disco had run its course. These days, ""Fever"" is credited with kicking off the whole disco thing—it really didn't. Truth is, it breathed new life into a genre that was actually dying."" Three Bee Gees singles—""How Deep Is Your Love"" (US No. 1, UK No. 3), ""Stayin' Alive"" (US No. 1, UK No. 4) and ""Night Fever"" (US No. 1, UK No. 1)—charted high in many countries around the world, launching the most popular period of the disco era. They also penned the song ""If I Can't Have You"", which became a US No."
"as an example of the car brand's ""magic body control."" It was also used by Jaguar Cars in a parody of the Mercedes-Benz commercial. Upside Down (Diana Ross song) ""Upside Down"" is a song written and produced by Chic members Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards. It was recorded by American singer Diana Ross. The song was issued as a single through the Motown label in 1980, as the lead single from her tenth studio album, ""Diana"". ""Upside Down"" hit number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart on September 6, 1980. It also hit number one on the ""Billboard"" Disco"
"Bee Gees The Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. Their lineup consisted of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio were successful for most of their decades of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a popular music act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as prominent performers of the disco music era in the mid-to-late 1970s. The group sang recognisable three-part tight harmonies; Robin's clear vibrato lead vocals were a hallmark of their earlier hits, while Barry's R&B falsetto became their signature sound during the mid-to-late 1970s"
"of the bonus tracks were new recordings of classic Gibb compositions originally recorded by other artists, including ""Islands in the Stream"" (Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton), and ""Immortality"" (Celine Dion). Number Ones (Bee Gees album) Number Ones is a compilation 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 re-released ""Number Ones"" worldwide in 2008 using the European track list. Combining sales of versions issued by two different record"
"First of May (Bee Gees song) ""First of May"" is a song by the Bee Gees with lead vocals by Barry Gibb, released as a single from their 1969 double album ""Odessa"". Its B-side was ""Lamplight"". It also featured as the B-side of ""Melody Fair"" when that song was released as a single in the Far East in 1971 as well as in 1976 and 1980 on RSO Records. It was the first Bee Gees single to be released after lead guitarist Vince Melouney had left the group. The song was first recorded in Atlantic Studios in New York and"
"singles chart while peaking at number-two on the UK Singles Chart. Ross considers it one of her signature songs. The UK release included her 1985 hit ""Chain Reaction."" It missed the UK Christmas number one spot for 1991 by a couple of hundred units, beaten out by the re-release of Queen's ""Bohemian Rhapsody"" commemorating the passing of lead singer, Freddie Mercury. The single was awarded a Silver Disc for UK sales exceeding 200,000 copies. The single's music video featured scenes of Ross in an evening gown singing on stage intercut with home video footage of Ross with her two sons"
"was recorded at St. Clair Studios. Robin has said that it was written in Brisbane, Australia, where the band toured in November 1966, but that the first version was not released. At the ""Bee Gees' 1st"" sessions, this song was recorded on 7 March, with remixing and overdubbing on 13 March. Robin sang lead on the verses while all three brothers featured on the chorus. Robin's voice on this track was higher than the other songs on the album, especially on the line ""Don't ask me why"". Nina Simone recorded and released this song in the UK as the B-side"
"Diana Ross & the Supremes: 20 Golden Greats 20 Golden Greats is a 1977 compilation album by Diana Ross & the Supremes, released on the Motown label in the United Kingdom, which spent seven weeks at number one on the UK album charts. Despite the album's title, the compilation included two tracks that had never been hit singles in the UK: ""My World Is Empty Without You"" and ""Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart"". All the other 18 tracks had made the UK singles chart. BPI awarded this album with a platinum disc to commemorate sales in the"
"as the frontman. The Bee Gees' performances in early 1969 on the ""Top of the Pops"" and ""The Tom Jones Show"" performing ""I Started a Joke"" and ""First of May"" as a medley was one of the last live performances of the group with Robin. Their next album, which was to have been a concept album called ""Masterpeace"", evolved into the double-album ""Odessa"". Most rock critics felt this was the best Bee Gees album of the 1960s with its progressive rock feel on the title track, the country-flavoured ""Marley Purt Drive"" and ""Give Your Best"", and ballads such as ""Melody"
"returning to #1 again. It also rose to the top three in the United Kingdom. In the US, it would become the fourth of six consecutive No. 1s, tying the record set by the Beatles for most consecutive No. 1 songs. Robin Gibb reportedly said on the Bee Gees' interview for ""Billboard"" in 2001 that this track was one of his favourite songs of the Bee Gees. Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb wrote this track with ""Tragedy"" in an afternoon off from the making the ""Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"" movie; that same evening, the Gibbs wrote"
"Chart and they would continue as one of the most popular rock groups in the world through the following decade. The Bee Gees were an English-Australian group which consisted of brothers Barry, Maurice, and Robin Gibb — was a successful harmonic act as the 1970s dawned. Aside from the chart-topping ""How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"" in 1971, the brothers did not make much impact in the US during the first half of the decade and most of their record sales were in Europe, especially on the continent. With the failure of their 1973 album ""Life in a Tin"
"surfaced. Eaten Alive (album) Eaten Alive is an album by American singer Diana Ross, released in 1985. Primarily written and produced by Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees, the album also includes a contribution from Michael Jackson who co-wrote and performed on the title track. It includes her international hit single ""Chain Reaction"", which topped the charts in the UK and Australia. The album reached #45 in the US, #11 in the UK and Australia and the top ten in Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and the Netherlands. The album was released on the RCA label in the US where it was"
"Diana Ross Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record producer. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, Ross rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, which, during the 1960s, became Motown's most successful act, and are the best charting girl group in US history, as well as one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. The group released a record-setting twelve number-one hit singles on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, including ""Where Did Our Love Go"", ""Baby Love"", ""Come See About Me"", ""Stop! In the Name of"
"song reached No. 8 on the rock music chart and appeared on ""The 1988 Summer Olympics Album"". The Bee Gees' following album, ""One"" (1989), featured a song dedicated to Andy, ""Wish You Were Here"". The album also contained their first US Top 10 hit (No. 7) in a decade, ""One"" (an Adult Contemporary No. 1). After the album's release, the band embarked on its first world tour in 10 years. In 1990, Polydor Records issued the box set """", which contains all singles released (except 1981's ""Living Eyes""), rare B-sides, unreleased tracks, solo material and live performances. Many songs received"