One Night Only (Bee Gees album) explained

One Night Only
Type:live
Artist:the Bee Gees
Cover:Bee_Gees_One_Night_Only.jpg
Released:7 September 1998[1]
Recorded:14 November 1997
Venue:MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre:Pop, disco, soft rock
Length:78:00
Label:Polydor
Producer:Bee Gees
Prev Title:Still Waters
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:This Is Where I Came In
Next Year:2001
One Night Only
Type:video
Artist:the Bee Gees
Released:24 November 1998
Recorded:November 14, 1997
Venue:MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Length:110 min.
Director:Michael Simon
Producer:Nancy Riggs, Harry Sandler
Prev Title:Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees
Prev Year:1997
Next Title:This Is Where I Came In - The Official Story of the Bee Gees
Next Year:2001

One Night Only is a live album and DVD/Blu-ray by the Bee Gees. It features the group's concert at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in 1997 and includes many of their greatest hits.

The CD is edited, with some songs omitted, though the DVD version of the concert is complete. The album was reissued in 1999, and included a bonus CD with the missing songs. The CD and DVD cover features the band replicating their iconic Saturday Night Fever pose. The concert was re-released on SD Blu-ray by Eagle Rock Entertainment in 2013. The re-release provides superior audio quality than what is possible on DVD, but video is only marginally improved (the standard-definition video is now up-scaled to 1080i).

The Bee Gees performed songs from every decade from the 1960s to the '90s. They also sang a tribute song to their late brother Andy Gibb, "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away". During this song old footage of Andy is shown, including him singing the second verse of the song. The vocals from the original recording also play during that section. Céline Dion guest-starred on the Bee Gees-penned "Immortality". Recorded vocals by Frankie Valli are featured during "Grease", and are also taken from the original song.

The album's title was originally meant to reflect the band's plan that the Las Vegas concert would be their final live performance ever. Barry Gibb's arthritis in his back had worsened to the point where it seemed it would be impossible for him to continue playing. He nonetheless wanted to expand the tour, so they played several more shows, holding one every two weeks so that Barry would be able to recover from his injury.

Track listing

All songs by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb, except where noted.

  1. "Intro: You Should Be Dancing/Alone" – 5:47
  2. "Massachusetts" – 2:32
  3. "To Love Somebody" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb) – 3:10
  4. "Words" – 3:27
  5. "Closer Than Close" – 3:30
  6. "Islands in the Stream" – 3:47
  7. "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" (featuring Andy Gibb) (B. Gibb, Blue Weaver) – 3:52
  8. "Night Fever/More Than a Woman" – 3:26
  9. "Lonely Days" – 3:44
  10. "New York Mining Disaster 1941" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb) – 2:15
  11. "I Can't See Nobody" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb) – 1:30
  12. "And the Sun Will Shine" – 1:54
  13. "Nights on Broadway" – 1:05
  14. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart" (B. Gibb, R. Gibb) – 3:27
  15. "Heartbreaker" – 1:05
  16. "Guilty" – 2:21
  17. "Immortality" (featuring Celine Dion) – 4:46
  18. "Tragedy" – 4:28
  19. "I Started a Joke" – 2:48
  20. "Grease" (featuring Frankie Valli) (B. Gibb) – 2:43
  21. "Jive Talkin'" – 4:19
  22. "How Deep Is Your Love" – 3:54
  23. "Stayin' Alive" – 3:59
  24. "You Should Be Dancing" – 4:12

1999 reissue bonus CD

  1. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" – 4:08
  2. "One" – 4:38
  3. "Still Waters (Run Deep)" – 3:26
  4. "Morning of My Life (In the Morning)" (B. Gibb) – 3:10
  5. "Too Much Heaven" – 1:58
  6. "Run to Me" – 1:19

DVD/Blu-ray

  1. "You Should Be Dancing"
  2. "Alone"
  3. "Massachusetts"
  4. "To Love Somebody"
  5. "I've Gotta Get a Message to You"
  6. "Words"
  7. "Closer Than Close"
  8. "Islands in the Stream"
  9. "One"
  10. "Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away)"
  11. "Night Fever"
  12. "More Than a Woman"
  13. "Still Waters (Run Deep)"
  14. "Lonely Days"
  15. "Morning of My Life (In the Morning)"
  16. "New York Mining Disaster 1941"
  17. "Too Much Heaven"
  18. "I Can't See Nobody"
  19. "Run to Me"
  20. "And the Sun Will Shine"
  21. "Nights on Broadway"
  22. "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"
  23. "Heartbreaker"
  24. "Guilty"
  25. "Immortality"
  26. "Tragedy"
  27. "I Started a Joke"
  28. "Grease"
  29. "Jive Talkin'"
  30. "How Deep Is Your Love"
  31. "Stayin' Alive"
  32. "You Should Be Dancing"

Note: As the song "How Deep Is Your Love" finishes to sustained applause, Barry's daughter, Alexandra, appears on stage to present him and her uncle Robin with red roses. When she tries to give one to her other uncle, Maurice, "Stayin' Alive" starts to play, forcing her to exit.

While the song "Grease" is being performed, the lighting crew shines a spotlight on Olivia Newton-John and her daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, who are sitting in the audience.

Personnel

Additional personnel

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[3] 99
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 71
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 1
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[6] 27
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 17
Chart (1999)Position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 2
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[9] 12
French Albums (SNEP)[10] 63
New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[11] 6
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 61
US Billboard 200[13] 168

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
Europe7 September 1998Polydor RecordsCD559,220-2
United States3 November 1998A&M RecordsCD559,220-2
24 November 1998Image EntertainmentDVD5474
29 July 2013Eagle VisionBlu-rayB00D6QUJ6U

Notes and References

  1. Flick . Larry . 24 October 1998 . Bee Gees to Showcase A&M Set in Wal-Marts . . 110 . 43 . 6, 88 . 0006-2510.
  2. Web site: Jahreshitparade Alben 1998. de. Austriancharts.at. 19 December 2020.
  3. Web site: Rapports annueles 1999. Ultratop. fr. 9 November 2015.
  4. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts. de . GfK Entertainment. 12 April 2018.
  5. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1998. The Official NZ Music Charts. 19 December 2020.
  6. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1998. de. Hitparade.ch. 19 December 2020.
  7. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1998. Official Charts Company. 19 December 2020.
  8. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 1999. ARIA. 6 January 2021.
  9. Web site: Jaaroverzichten - Album 1999. DutchCharts.nl. nl. 9 November 2015.
  10. Web site: Classement Albums – année 1999. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). 13 November 2019. fr. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120925061146/http://www.snepmusique.com/fr/pag-259376-Classements-Annuels.html?year=1999&type=2. 25 September 2012.
  11. Web site: Top Selling Albums of 1999. The Official New Zealand Music Chart. 13 November 2019.
  12. Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1999. Official Charts Company. 6 January 2016.
  13. Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1999. Billboard. 7 April 2021.
  14. Web site: End of Year 2012. UKChartsPlus. 24 March 2021.

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