An album of unreleased, and in some cases, unfinished songs by Robin Gibb – including his final song, written and recorded shortly before his death in 2012 – will be released in September. The album, called “50 St. Catherine’s Drive” (the address of the home on the Isle of Man where the singer was born in 1949) was compiled by Gibb’s widow, Dwina Murphy Gibb and his son R.J. (who co-wrote several of the songs), the BBC reported.
Gibb, one of the three brothers who rocketed to stardom as the Bee Gees – first with late-1960s pop hits like “New York Mining Disaster 1941” and “To Love Somebody,” and later with disco hits like “Stayin’ Alive” — wrote most of the 17 songs on the posthumous album between 2006 and 2008. Several are autobiographical, including his final composition, “Sydney,” which is named for the Australian city where the Gibb brothers grew up.
The recording of the song that is to be included on the new album is an unfinished demo, recorded on an iPad, using Apple’s GarageBand program and an electronic keyboard. Gibb had hoped to record it with his brother, Barry, now the only surviving member of the band. (The third brother in the Bee Gees, Maurice, died in 2003.)