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Quiz about Bee Gees Greatest Album 1979
Quiz about Bee Gees Greatest Album 1979

Bee Gees "Greatest" Album (1979) Quiz


Compilation of the songs by the Bee Gees from 1975 to 1979. The original release was a double album which featured 20 tracks.

A collection quiz by sw11. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
sw11
Time
3 mins
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Quiz #
415,609
Updated
Mar 05 24
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Easy
Avg Score
14 / 15
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Top 20% Quiz
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Select the 15 correct tracks in this album.
There are 15 correct entries. Get 3 incorrect and the game ends.
For Whom the Bell Tolls How Deep Is Your Love Tragedy You Should Be Dancing Our Love Don't Throw It All Away Too Much Heaven One High Civilization Love You Inside Out Jive Talking Nights on Broadway You Win Again Love So Right Spirits Having Flown Night Fever Livings Stayin' Alive More Than a Woman If I Can't Have You Wildflower Rest Your Love on Me

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
Answer:

The Bee Gees have sold over 200 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's most successful music groups. Their most successful period was probably during the 1970s.

The album reached the top spot in Billboard 200 in January 1980. More than two million copies were sold worldwide.

In 1975, "Jive Talkin'" reached the top on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in August, and ended the year with a ranking of number 12. "Nights on Broadway" peaked at number seven in the same year.

In 1976, "You Should Be Dancing" reached top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week in September, and ended the year with a ranking of number 31.

In 1977, "Love So Right" peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The song was ranked at number 80 for the year.

In 1978, they had a good year with three songs reaching the top spot in the US Billboard Hot 100: "How Deep Is Your Love", "Night Fever" and "Stayin' Alive". "Night Fever" achieved the year-end ranking at number two, "Stayin' Alive'" at number four and "How Deep Is Your Love" at number six. Their youngest brother Andy Gibb's "Shadow Dancing" was ranked as the top song in that year.

"If I Can't Have You" was written by the Bee Gees in 1977. Yvonne Elliman's version reached the top spot in 1978 and achieved a year-end ranking of number 19. The Bee Gees' version was recorded for the 1977 film "Saturday Night Fever". "More Than a Woman" was also written for as a soundtrack for this movie.

In 1979, they had another three number one hits: "Too Much Heaven", "Tragedy" and "Love You Inside Out". "Too Much Heaven" ended the year ranking number 11, "Tragedy" at number 16 and "Love You Inside Out" at number 33. In the same year "Spirits (Having Flown)" peaked at number 16 in the U.K.

"(Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away" was written by the Bee Gees for Andy Gibb. This track was released in the "Greatest" album in 1979. Andy Gibb's version reached number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1978.

"Rest Your Love on Me" was sung by Barry Gibb, released in 1978. In 1980, Andy Gibb recorded the song as a duet with Olivia Newton-John.

The other five songs were all recorded after 1979: "You Win Again" (1987), "Wildflower" (1981), "One", "For Whom the Bell Tolls" (1993), and "High Civilization" (1991).
Source: Author sw11

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