 |  | My favorite Andy Gibb Album |  |
"After Dark" is my favorite Andy CD. 8 out of the 10 songs on this album I really enjoy. After Dark, Desire, Wherever you are and Warm ride are excellent sexy dance tunes. Andy's duets with Olivia Newton John stand the test of time. "Falling in love with you" is a beautiful song and a overlooked Andy ballad. "Someone I aint" is a very touching and gentle little gem. Too bad this was Andy's last Album. The 80's could have been Andy's turn for super stardom after the Bees Gees' fame began to go downhill. Andy could have enjoyed the success he really wanted. But it was not to be.
June 3, 2006Firstly, I'd like to start my review with correcting some misinformation in another review here on Amazon. Andy Gibb was indeed heavily addicted to cocaine and had problems with alcohol, but he was not a heroin addict / user. Just a little FYI for the fans...
As for the music, this album sounds like a more mature Andy Gibb, which is exactly what it was. "After Dark" is an incredibly sexy song, as is "Desire". "I Can't Help It" with Olivia Newton-John is also memorable in its harmonies and gentle tones.
This is a great album for any Andy Gibb fan, Bee Gees fan, or general seventies-genre listener.
And my son loves Andy Gibb...and three year olds are never wrong. ;-)
November 28, 2005Andy Gibb was given so much in life,Looks,talent,and SuperStar Brothers who wrote and produced his records,and he blew it all up his nose.Andy was given so many chances to redeem himself through Broadway and TV,but still went back to his old habits untill it was the end of him at 30. His last album was the only one I bought because of the Olivia Newton John duet,"I can't help it."I still love this song.The rest of the album is just OK.
January 31, 2005| | | Andy third and final album of all-original recordings | |
In early 1980,Andy Gibb's third and final album of all-original recordings was released. Andy's contract with RSO records was nearing expiration and was never renewed. In November 1980,his final hit TIME IS TIME debuted on the radio,according to Norm N. Nite's Rock On Almanac. That song was either an outtake from this album or recorded after the release of this album. Around 1980,Andy was romantically involved with actress Victoria Principal,who was then a cast member of the CBS drama DALLAS. Hits from this album include:I CAN'T HELP IT,a duet with Olivia Newton-John(ONJ is courtesy of MCA Records) and DESIRE,with moral support from Andy's brother Barry. Also there's REST YOUR LOVE ON ME which was also recorded by the Bee Gees themselves and the late Conway Twitty. Sadly,Andy's career was slowly starting to falter. He had a cocaine and heroin addiction that would last until his death in 1988. As the eighties began,there was less mention of him in teen magazines than in 1977 to '79. All the other songs are good.
January 25, 2005| | | gone so soon..a fine work that's been excellently remastered | |
something that stands out about this cd release is just how great a mastering job was done on the material. need proof??? just run it after most any other disc you might have in your collection. what a thought.......some of the other gibb releases remastered using this technique and engineers. at first, i thought my youngest had messed with the volume controls!! andy was a hugely wasted talent......BUT all you have to do is listen to some of his work(and barry's) and it makes you wonder what might have been. i can see him singing barry's high parts from their 70's hits live....with his brothers! this is a fitting finale to a talent gone too soon.
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