When was jive talkin released

According to Maurice, while hearing this rhythmic sound, "Barry didn't notice that he's going 'Ji-Ji Jive Talkin' ', thinking of the dance, 'You dance with your eyes' Jive talkin', you're telling me lies Maurice goes on to describe how Arif gave them "the groove, the tempo, everything.

He then said, "We didn't think that there was any 'no go' areas, it's music! Upon its release to radio stations , the single was delivered in a plain white cover , with no immediate indication of what the song's name was or who sang it.

The DJs would only find out what the song was and who played it when it was placed on the turntable; RSO did provide the song with a label on the record itself. It was the second time in the band's career that this strategy had been employed to get airplay for their music, after a similar tactic had popularized their debut US single " New York Mining Disaster " in The original studio version was included on the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack, as it was used in a scene that was cut from the final film.

Bee Gees Live , due to contractual distribution changes. The CD version restores the use of the studio version. Music Hub Explore.

We were mixing a live album in France and Robert rang and asked if we had any other songs we could contribute. It was also our idea to call it Saturday Night Fever , because the competitions were on Saturday and we already had the track 'Night Fever'.

Until the film came out, 'disco' meant something very different in the UK to the US. We were writing what we considered to be blue-eyed soul. We never set out to make ourselves the kings of disco, although plenty of other people tried to jump on the bandwagon after the success of the film. The city's vibrant nightlife undoubtedly energized the group, while the local dance clubs gave the musicians a peak at the developing disco trend.

Still, the Bee Gees needed inspiration and it would come from an unlikely place: the Julia Tuttle Causeway bridge. It stayed in my head, and one night, coming back from the studio, I just started singing this thing over top of the rhythm. The trio brought the song idea to the studio the next day and presented it to producer Arif Mardin. Though the Main Course album would still contain several soft ballads that recalled their earlier sound, the Bee Gees had clearly discovered a new direction for the group.

After initially being released in May , the track peaked at No.