One Night Only (Bee Gees album)

One Night Only
Live album by Bee Gees
Released	7th September 1998[1]
Recorded	14th November 1997 MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Pop
Length	77:59
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bee Gees
Bee Gees chronology
Still Waters (1997) One Night Only (1998) This Is Where I Came In (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 that 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 had worsened to the point where it seemed it would be impossible for him to continue playing, but he wanted to expand the tour and so they played several more shows.

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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 Track listing

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: After the song "How Deep Is Your Love" is finished with the sustaining applause, Barry's daughter Ali appears onstage and gives him and her uncle Robin red roses. As she tries to give one to her other uncle, Maurice, the loud sounds of "Stayin' Alive" start to play, forcing her to run off-stage.

• DVD video is formatted for 4:3 screens.
• DVD audio tracks are in three formats:
  • Stereo Dolby Digital at 192 kbit/s
  • 5.1 Surround Dolby Digital at 448 kbit/s
  • 5.1 Surround DTS at 768 kbit/s
• Blu-ray video is formatted for 16:9 screens with upscaled SD video.

Personnel

• Barry Gibb – guitar, vocals
• Maurice Gibb – keyboards, guitar, vocals
• Robin Gibb – vocals

Additional personnel

• Alan Kendall – lead guitar
• Stephen Gibb – lead and rhythm guitar
• Ben Stivers – keyboards
• Matt Bonelli – bass guitar
• Steve Rucker – drums
• John Merchant – off-stage keyboards
• Celine Dion – vocals on "Immortality"
• Andy Gibb – pre-recorded vocals on "Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away)"
• Frankie Valli – pre-recorded vocals on "Grease"

Charts and Certifications

Album

Chart (1998) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[2] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[4] 14 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[6] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[7] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[10] 4 Chart (1999) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 5 US Billboard 200[14] 72 Chart (2003) Peak position US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[15] 1

Region Certification Certified units/Sales Australia (ARIA)[16] 4× Platinum 280,000^^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Platinum 50,000^* Brazil (ABPD)[18] Gold 100,000^* Canada (Music Canada)[19] Platinum 100,000^^ France (SNEP)[20] Gold 100,000^* Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 250,000^^ New Zealand (RMNZ)[22] 8× Platinum 120,000^^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[23] Platinum 50,000^* Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[24] Platinum 50,000^^ United Kingdom (BPI)[25] 3× Platinum 900,000^^ United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000^^ Summaries Europe (IFPI)[27] 2× Platinum 2,000,000^* ^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

DVD

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	10× Platinum	150,000^^
Canada (Music Canada)[29] One Night Only & The Official Story	Platinum	100,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[30]	Gold	25,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	6× Platinum	30,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[32]	Platinum	50,000^^
United States (RIAA)[33]	5× Platinum	500,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Europe	7 September 1998	Polydor Records	CD	559,220-2
United States	3 November 1998	A&M Records	CD	559,220-2
	24 November 1998	Image Entertainment	DVD	5474
	29 July 2013	Eagle Rock Entertainment	Blu-ray	B00D6QUJ6U

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