200 BEST ALBUMS - #193. This countdown continues next week. 

THE CAFFE` LATTE`

200

MOST RECOMMENDED ALBUMS

Some are the best selling, while others may be obscure, but the albums listed here are all worthy of a listen. No compilation/ best of sets. Only exceptional live albums included.

#193

 

 SPIRITS HAVING FLOWN: BEE GEES

[1979]

The Bee Gees had the unenviable task of following up the mega success of the 'Saturday Night Fever' soundtrack. In 1979, the siblings emerged with a new collection of songs which stuck to its lucrative disco sound (the #1 hit "Tragedy") while heading more towards soul / R&B (another chart topper: "Love You Inside Out"). The ballads were there too ("Too Much Heaven" reached #1). The eventual backlash was possibly inevitable. At times, the production is lush and beautiful but sometimes over the top. Highlight tracks: Spirits (Having Flown); Living Together; Love You Inside Out.

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