After the success of “You Should Be Dancing”, “Love So Right” and “Boogie Child” they released a live version of “Edge Of The Universe” that ended up peaking at #26 on the Hot100. “You Stepped Into My Life” was relegated to the B Side of “Love So Right” and was not promoted as a single in 1976. They were trying different studios to obtain the sonics that each provided.
For example, they finished recording “Can’t Keep A Good Man Down” and “Boogie Child” at le Studio in Québec and then finished “You Stepped Into My Life” at Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida the next day. The personnel on this one included Blue Weaver on keyboards, Dennis Bryon on drums, Alan Kendall on electric guitar, Maurice on bass and Barry on lead vocals and acoustic guitar. Melba Moore covered the song at the behest of her producers, McFadden and Whitehead with Jerry Cohen who thought that a cover of a Bee Gees song might provide her with a breakout hit. It was a major club hit peaking at #5 disco, #17 R&B but only #47 on the Hot100.
The Bee Gees were on an incredible hot streak they had not seen even during their first musical career in the 60’s. Riding the disco wave, their chart accomplishments were as follows: “Tragedy” was their 8th #1 pop single, their 6th consecutive release to reach #1 and was the second single to reach #1 off the same album (the follow up, Love You Inside Out was their 9th #1 and third single off the same album). The group became a flashpoint for the anti disco movement which was gathering steam and about ready to boil over at that fateful night on July 12, 1979 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Needless to say, their popularity as artists plummeted, but their production skills kept them in the public eye with Barbra Streisand, Dionne Warwicke, Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers. They never hit #1 again but came close with 1989’s “One” which peaked at #7. On a sadder note, Maurice Gibb was admitted to the hospital January 8, 2003 with a blocked intestine, suffered a cardiac arrest and died on January 12. He and his brothers will be remembered for their astounding contributions to pop music and for fuelling the disco machine which would have not been as strong without them.
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