TOP 100 SONGS WRITTEN BY THE BEE GEES. Today: #4. More: tomorrow.

Caffè ☕️Lattè presents:

THE 100 BEST SONGS

WRITTEN BY THE

BEE GEES

The Bee Gees was a trio consisting of 3 siblings: older brother Barry (born in Manchester in 1946), and twins Maurice and Robin Gibb (born Isle Of Man in 1949). The brothers first performed in Manchester in 1955. Three years later, the Gibb family emigrated to Brisbane, Australia. Today, the group is regarded one of the most successful music acts of all-time.

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CHAIN REACTION Diana Ross

The Bee Gees took on a new project in the mid-1980s: an album for Diana Ross. They had completed all of the planned tracks but Ross felt that the LP needed one more song. The trio had a song already in the bag, but decided not to present it to her as it sounded too reminiscent of her recordings as a member of The Supremes on Motown. By 1985, Ross had severed ties with her old label.

The brothers finally changed their mind and offered that song -“Chain Reaction”- to Ross. She listened to the track and felt that it was a worthy tribute to her legacy. Ross recorded the track which would be the album's second single. 

The song was written by Barry, Robin and Maurice. The former co-produced the track with Albhy Galuten and Karl Richardson. While the single barely dented the US chart, “Chain Reaction” reached #1 in the UK and Australia. It made the Top 10 on the European Chart. The song would be covered in 2001 by British group Steps. This remake peaked at #2 in Britain.