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Label Bee Gees / Reprise
Discs 4
Release Date Nov 16, 2010
Audio Remasterers: Dan Hersch; Andrew Sandoval.
Liner Note Author: David English.
Photographers: Lynn Goldsmith; Bob Sherman; Michael Putland; Walter McBride; Neal Preston; Glenn A. Baker; Andrea Csillas; Tony Korody; Judi Lesta; Bobby Furst.


Spin (p.90) - "From orchestral psychedelic pop and blue-eyed soul to falsetto disco and high-'80s synth confection, the brothers Gibb did it all..."

Mythology contains four discs housed in a 5 3/4" X 7 5/8" X 7/16" box, with each disc spotlighting a different Gibb brother, including one disc dedicated to Andy. The songs were chosen by Barry, Robin, Maurice's widow Yvonne (and their children Adam and Samantha), and Andy's daughter Peta.

Mythology also features a collection of family photos, many never-before published, along with tributes from artists such as George Martin, Brian Wilson, Elton John, Graham Nash, and the band's longtime manager Robert Stigwood. Spanning the Bee Gees' five-decade career, the set's 81 tracks touch on several of the group's best-known hits.

The final disc spotlights Andy Gibb, who worked with his brothers throughout his career, before his death in 1988 at the age of 30. Notably, Andy's first 3 singles all went to #1 in the U.S., a feat that had never been accomplished before. Mythology also marks the debut of "Arrow Through The Heart," a song Andy recorded shortly before his death that was intended for a comeback album.


cd1 - Barry

01. Spirits (Having Flown) │ 05:20 │
02. You Win Again │ 04:02 │
03. Jive Talkin' │ 03:46 │
04. To Love Somebody │ 03:01 │
05. Tragedy │ 05:04 │
06. Too Much Heaven │ 04:57 │
07. First Of May │ 02:48 │
08. More Than A Woman │ 03:18 │
09. Love So Right │ 03:38 │
10. Night Fever │ 03:37 │
11. Words │ 03:19 │
12. Don't Forget To Remember │ 03:32 │
13. If I Can't Have You │ 03:26 │
14. Alone │ 04:49 │
15. Heartbreaker │ 04:23 │
16. How Deep Is Your Love │ 04:05 │
17. Love You Inside Out │ 04:10 │
18. Stayin' Alive │ 04:47 │
19. Barker Of The Ufo │ 01:53 │
20. Swan Song │ 02:58 │
21. Spicks And Specks │ 02:52 │

cd2 - Robin

01. I Am The World │ 02:33 │
02. New York Mining Disaster 1941 │ 02:11 │
03. I Can't See Nobody │ 03:46 │
04. Holiday │ 02:54 │
05. Massachusetts │ 02:25 │
06. Sir Geoffrey Saved The World │ 02:13 │
07. And The Sun Will Shine │ 03:36 │
08. The Singer Sang His Song │ 03:08 │
09. I've Gotta Get A Message To You │ 03:04 │
10. I Started A Joke │ 03:09 │
11. Odessa │ 07:32 │
12. Saved By The Bell │ 03:08 │
13. My World │ 04:21 │
14. Run To Me │ 03:12 │
15. Love Me │ 04:03 │
16. Juliet │ 03:48 │
17. The Longest Night │ 05:49 │
18. Fallen Angel │ 04:31 │
19. Rings Around The Moon │ 04:25 │
20. Embrace │ 04:43 │
21. Islands In The Stream │ 04:20 │

cd3 - Maurice

01. Man In The Middle │ 04:21 │
02. Closer Than Close │ 04:34 │
03. Dimensions │ 05:27 │
04. House Of Shame │ 04:54 │
05. Suddenly │ 02:30 │
06. Railroad │ 03:43 │
07. Overnight │ 04:23 │
08. It's Just The Way │ 02:34 │
09. Lay It On Me │ 02:09 │
10. Trafalgar │ 03:56 │
11. Omega Man │ 03:58 │
12. Walking On Air │ 04:07 │
13. Country Woman │ 02:49 │
14. Angel Of Mercy │ 04:43 │
15. Above And Beyond │ 04:29 │
16. Hold Her In Your Hand │ 04:26 │
17. You Know It's For You │ 02:58 │
18. Wildflower │ 04:25 │
19. On Time │ 03:04 │
20. The Bridge │ 04:34 │

cd4 - Andy

01. Shadow Dancing │ 04:35 │
02. I Just Want To Be Your Everything │ 03:49 │
03. (Love Is) Thicker Than Water │ 04:18 │
04. An Everlasting Love │ 04:10 │
05. Desire │ 04:31 │
06. (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away │ 04:11 │
07. Flowing Rivers │ 03:40 │
08. Words And Music │ 04:40 │
09. I Can't Help It With Olivia Newton-John │ 04:10 │
10. Time Is Time │ 04:02 │
11. Me (Without You) │ 03:44 │
12. After Dark │ 04:24 │
13. Warm Ride │ 03:36 │
14. Too Many Looks In Your Eyes │ 04:12 │
15. Man On Fire │ 05:30 │
16. Arrow Through The Heart │ 03:41 │
17. Starlight │ 03:36 │
18. Dance To The Light Of The Morning │ 03:22 │
19. In The End │ 03:20 │


Released in 2010 to commemorate 50 years of the Bee Gees-a date picked from their formation, not from when they started to hit the charts-the four-disc box set celebrates the legacy of the Brothers Gibb, devoting a disc each to songs sung by a particular sibling. This includes their brother Andy, who never was a Bee Gee but certainly was closely tied to his older brothers who did write several of his big hits including "Shadow Dancing," "I Just Want To Be Yoru Everything," "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water," "An Everlasting Love" and "(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away," songs that appear on the fourth disc of Mythology, fitting neatly alongside the Bee Gees tunes on the first three discs. Each of the songs were chosen by a Gibb - Barry and Robin picked their respective discs, Maurice's widow chose his, Andy's daughter Peta curated his disc - and they never failed to include the group's biggest hits, along with well-chosen selections scattered throughout their catalog. A few hits may be absent - "Fanny (Be Tender With My Love)" and "Lonely Days" are notably missing - but that isn't as problematic as the sequencing skipping through the decades on each disc, a tactic designed to increase appreciation for the different eras but winds up preventing any momentum from catching hold. Nevertheless, the conceit of devoting a disc to each brother pays off splendidly, increasing appreciation for what each Gibb accomplished, and that, combined with the great majority of the Bee Gees' signature hits, makes Mythology a fitting anniversary celebration. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

The package contains four discs, each spotlighting a different Gibb brother, including one dedicated to Andy. The songs were hand picked by Barry, Robin and Maurice's widow Yvonne (with a helping hand from their children Adam and Samantha), along with Andy's daughter Peta. With a 60 page booklet of personal photographs and liner notes penned by the band themselves, this 81 track decade spanning collection is the ultimate collectors item and contains two previously unreleased Maurice Gibb tracks and one previously unreleased Andy Gibb recording.