``NUMBER ONES'': The Premiere Bee Gees Hits Collection Due November 9; 19-Track Disc Features All 10 U.S. #1 Hits, International Chart Toppers, Plus Special Bonus Track.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- Limited Edition Run to Include Bonus DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. The BEE GEES The Bee Gees were a singing trio of brothers — Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb — that became one of the most successful musical acts of all time. They were born on the Isle of Man to English parents, lived in Manchester, England and moved to Brisbane, Australia during , the most successful trio of all-time and the most successful brother act of all-time, are pop music's first family. The voices of Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb Maurice Ernest Gibb CBE (December 22 1949 – January 12 2003), was a musician and singer-songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man to English parents. Biography have been indelibly imprinted on the soundtrack of popular culture for five decades and counting. Blazing musical trails, they have created an enduring legacy. Their iconic i·con·ic adj. 1. Of, relating to, or having the character of an icon. 2. Having a conventional formulaic style. Used of certain memorial statues and busts. place in pop music history is forever assured and their influence, as recording artists as well as songwriters and producers, continues unabated. November 9 will mark the release of NUMBER ONES (Polydor/UMe), the ultimate collection of hits from the BEE GEES. Packed with one smash after another from their acclaimed body of work, NUMBER ONES marks the first time that all 10 U.S. #1 hit singles -- and eight other #1s from around the world -- are presented in a single-CD package. The 19-track collection spans 20 years (1967-1987) and includes a bonus track ("Man In The Middle") specifically included at the request of Barry and Robin as a tribute to their late brother Maurice. NUMBER ONES begins with the Rock & Hall of Fame inductees' first U.K. #1, 1967's "(The Lights Went Out In) Massachusetts." It goes on to trace the BEE GEES' musical legacy around the world: the early "World" and "Words" (both #1 in Germany) and 1971's "Lonely Days" (the group's first U.S. #1 on Cashbox and #3 on Billboard, marking their first U.S. gold This article is about a video game company. For other uses, see US Gold (disambiguation). U.S. Gold was a British computer and video game publisher and developer from the early 1980s through the mid-1990s, producing numerous titles on a variety of 8-bit, 16-bit and 32-bit record); the history-making Album of the Year Grammy Award-winning SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER soundtrack ("How Deep Is Your Love" -- Top 10 for 17 straight weeks, setting a Billboard record -- "Stayin' Alive" and "Night Fever"); SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN's "Too Much Heaven," "Tragedy" and "Love You Inside Out"; and the most recent Bee Gees #1, 1987's "You Win Again" (#1 U.K.). In addition, a limited edition of the CD will include a bonus DVD which features performances never before aired in the U.S. from the U.K. television program "An Audience With." The songs performed are: "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart," "How Deep Is Your Love," "Jive Talkin'," "Massachusetts," and "I Started A Joke." The BEE GEES have amassed global sales of more than 110 million albums and a lifetime of honors: --Rock & Hall of Fame (1997 induction) --16 Grammy nominations and seven Grammy Awards Grammy Awards Annual awards given by the Recording Academy (officially the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences). The first Grammies (the name is a dimunitive of “gramophone”) were given in 1958. --Songwriters Hall of Fame --Lifetime Achievement Awards by the Brit Awards For Brits, a South African town, see Brits, North West The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the annual United Kingdom pop music awards founded by the British Phonographic Industry. for Outstanding Contribution to Music --World Music Awards --American Music Awards --Australian Recording Industry (in whose Rock and Roll Hall of Fame The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated to recording the history of some of the best-known and most influential artists, producers, and other people who have in some major way influenced the music industry, particularly in they are also enshrined) --60 charted hit singles around the world --The distinction of being the only artist to reach #1 on the U.K. singles chart in four different decades --1977's Saturday Night Fever soundtrack became music's top-selling album and it remains the biggest-selling soundtrack ever The complete U.S. track listing is as follows: "Massachusetts" "World" "Words" "I've Gotta Get A Message To You" "I Started A Joke" "Don't Forget To Remember" "Lonely Days" "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart" "Jive Talkin'" "You Should Be Dancing" "Love So Right" "How Deep Is Your Love" "Stayin' Alive" "Night Fever" "Too Much Heaven" "Tragedy" "Love You Inside Out" "You Win Again" Bonus track: "Man In The Middle" |
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