One Night Only (Bee Gees album)

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 on November 14, 1997 and includes many of their greatest hits.

One Night Only
Live album by the Bee Gees
Released	7 September 1998[1]
Recorded	14 November 1997
Venue	MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre	Pop, disco, soft rock
Length	78:00
Label	Polydor
Producer	Bee Gees
The Bee Gees chronology
Still Waters (1997) One Night Only (1998) This Is Where I Came In (2001)

One Night Only
Video by the Bee Gees
Released	24 November 1998
Recorded	November 14, 1997
Venue	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada
Length	110 min.
Label	Eagle Vision
Director	Michael Simon
Producer	Nancy Riggs, Harry Sandler
The Bee Gees chronology
Keppel Road: The Life and Music of the Bee Gees (1997) One Night Only (1998) This Is Where I Came In - The Official Story of the Bee Gees (2001)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Muzykalnaya Gazeta	positive[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

The CD is edited, with some songs omitted, though the DVD version of the concert is complete. A reissue of the album was released in 1999, and includes 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 what is possible on DVD, but video is only marginally improved (the standard-definition video is now up-scaled to 1080i).

The album features songs from every decade from the 1960s to the '90s. It includes a tribute song to the Gibbs' 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-stars on the Bee Gees-penned "Immortality". Recorded vocals by Frankie Valli are featured during "Grease", taken from the original recording.

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 in his back had worsened to the point where it seemed it would be impossible for him to continue playing. He nonetheless wanted to expand the tour, so they played several more shows, holding one every two weeks so that Barry would be able to recover from his injury.

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

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: As the song "How Deep Is Your Love" finishes to sustained applause, Barry's daughter, Alexandra, appears on stage to present him and her uncle Robin with red roses. When she tries to give one to her other uncle, Maurice, "Stayin' Alive" starts to play, forcing her to exit.

While the song "Grease" is being performed, the lighting crew shines a spotlight on Olivia Newton-John and her daughter, Chloe Rose Lattanzi, who are sitting in the audience.

• 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 – vocals, acoustic rhythm guitar
• Robin Gibb – vocals
• Maurice Gibb – vocals, keyboards, acoustic rhythm guitar

Additional personnel

• Alan Kendall – lead guitar
• Stephen Gibb – rhythm guitar
• Ben Stivers – keyboards
• Matt Bonelli – bass guitar
• Steve Rucker – drums
• John Merchant – off-stage keyboards, mix engineer
• 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

Weekly charts Chart (1998–2000) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 36 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[10] 5 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] 1 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 18 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 2 UK Albums (OCC)[16] 4 US Billboard 200[17] 72 US Top Catalog Albums (Billboard)[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1998) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 13 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] 99 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 71 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[23] 27 UK Albums (OCC)[24] 17 Chart (1999) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[25] 2 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 12 French Albums (SNEP)[27] 63 New Zealand Albums (RIANZ)[28] 6 UK Albums (OCC)[29] 61 US Billboard 200[30] 168 Chart (2012) Position UK Albums (OCC)[31] 145

Certifications and sales

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Argentina (CAPIF)[32]	Platinum	60,000^
Australia (ARIA)[33]	4× Platinum	280,000^
Australia (ARIA)[34] video	10× Platinum	150,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[35]	Platinum	50,000*
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[36]	Gold	100,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[37]	Platinum	100,000^
Canada (Music Canada)[38] One Night Only & The Official Story	Platinum	10,000^
France (SNEP)[39]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[40]	Gold	250,000^
Germany (BVMI)[41] video	Gold	25,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[42]	Gold	50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[43]	8× Platinum	120,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[44] video	6× Platinum	30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[45]	Platinum	50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[46]	Gold	40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[47]	Platinum	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[48]	3× Platinum	900,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[49] video	2× Platinum	100,000^
United States (RIAA)[50]	Platinum	1,000,000^
United States (RIAA)[51] video	5× Platinum	500,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[52]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
Worldwide	—	6,000,000[53]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ 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 Vision	Blu-ray	B00D6QUJ6U