The Bee Gees

One Night Only

Fresh versions of old favorites, and then some!

Review Score:

(10/10)
I've been looking for a "best of" Bee Gees recording. Unfortunately, the collections called "best of" didn't have the older songs and included many songs I'd never heard of. This CD has it all! All the good songs are there (but with new, fresh arrangements), plus several familiar songs that were recorded and released by other artists. There's not a song on this CD that I don't prefer to the original released version -- the new arrangements are true to the originals without being slaves to them. It's a treat to hear the new sound of those old favorites. There's is a good mix of slow and fast, trademark falsetto and regular voice, definitely-Bee-Gees songs and songs I didn't know that the Bee Gees wrote. My favorite Bee Gees song, "To Love Somebody", is beautifully done. The disco-era songs are energetic, but not as "in your face" as the originals were. "Tragedy" wasn't among my favorite songs originally, but this arrangement is an ear-catcher. If you aren't bouncing along to the music, something's wrong! Every song on this 24-track nearly-80-minute CD is a treat. Slow dance, fast dance, I just want to dance. I can't sit still while listening to this one.

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