In 1975 they cut Main Course, an album that delivered two hits, вЂњJive TalkinвЂ™вЂќ and вЂњNights On Broadway.вЂќ Their remarkable one-size-fits-all material had been heavily covered by soul singers such as Al Green (вЂњHow Can You Mend A Broken HeartвЂќ) and Nina Simone (вЂњTo Love Somebody,вЂќ initially intended for Otis Redding), so they were no strangers to groove. Chart fixtures since the second half of the 60s, the group were looking to retain their prominence as the 70s drew to a close. It was a perfectly logical move for the brothers Gibb. The most obvious example were three Mancunians with Australian accents: Bee Gees.

It was only a matter of time before white pop bands decided to turn their hands to it. The charts filled with music driven by four bass-drum thuds to the bar, and, unlike funk, the rougher groove that claimed to be the sound of black rebellion when delivered by the likes of Parliament and James Brown, disco was rhythmically simple to master. While critics raved over rock and the kids wore greasepaint for glam, an audience that was old enough to go clubbing danced to disco. By 1974, Barry White was delivering symphonies of disco-soul for himself and Love Unlimited, and the likes of KC & The Sunshine Band and Gloria Gaynor were cutting music designed for DJs to move the crowds with the minimum of effort. African-American acts such as Hamilton Bohannon (вЂњSouth Africa Man,вЂќ вЂњDisco StompвЂќ), The OвЂ™Jays (вЂњ992 Arguments,вЂќ вЂњI Love MusicвЂќ) and Eddie Kendricks (вЂњKeep On TruckinвЂ™,вЂњBoogie DownвЂќ), to name but a few, produced credible, funky, highly-arranged music aimed at the dancefloor with a disco beat. And never the twain should meetвЂ¦ Except it wasnвЂ™t that simple.Дisco had grown up on the US East Coast, stepping out of black clubs and sneaking up on pop almost unnoticed. There were events where disco records were smashed, much as hellfire preachers shattered rockвЂ™nвЂ™roll singles in the mid-50s.

A marvelous reference work for all pop programmers, this will be swept in with the sales boom on all other Bee Gees product.' Track listing ДЄll songs are written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb and Maurice Gibb, except for those with asterisks, which are by Barry and Robin Gibb.ItвЂ™s not often remembered now, but disco-tinged groups such as Bee Gees and ABBA were once the enemy: the birth of disco and the dominance of the four-to-the-floor beat was regarded by some rock fans as a plague on mid-70s music. Apparently this is going to be a chronological collection, as early hits like 'My World' and 'I Started a Joke' are included. All of these tunes were big hits, and one is staggered by the sheer numbers. Cassette versions were available well into the 1990s.Д¬ashbox said 'The Bee Gees are one of the few groups who can put out an album of songs that have all gone gold and call it Volume One.

The album was never released on CD, though the previous two compilations mentioned above were issued in the late 1980s. A kind of second volume was released as Bee Gees Greatest in 1980 which summed up the disco years from 1975 to 1979. Gold went gold in America in January 1978 and has sold 1.3 million copies to date. It reached number 50 on Billboard 's album chart during a time when the Bee Gees were topping the charts with their new R&B/ disco sound found on their then current album Children of the World. The album was intended to replace the two previous hits compilations, Best of Bee Gees and Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2. Top 20 hits between 19 (plus ' I Can't See Nobody', an album cut from Bee Gees 1st). Labeled as 'Volume 1', it featured their U.S. Blue-eyed soul, oldies, soft rock, acoustic rockД«arry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robert Stigwood, Ossie ByrneД«ee Gees Gold is a compilation album, released in limited territories, that focused on the early hits of the Bee Gees.

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