Editing Robin Gibb (section)

===2003–2009: Touring years===
On 27 January 2003, two weeks after the sudden death of Maurice, Robin released a solo album, ''[[Magnet (album)|Magnet]]'' in Germany on [[SPV GmbH]], and worldwide shortly afterwards. ''Magnet'' featured the Bee Gees song "Wish You Were Here" (from the 1989 album ''[[One (Bee Gees album)|One]]'') in a new acoustic version. The lead single, "[[Please (Robin Gibb song)|Please]]", had coincidental lyrics about 'loss'. In recent years, Gibb sang the vocals to the opening titles to the British [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] show ''[[The Dame Edna Treatment]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thespec.com/news/2012/05/20/bee-gees-singer-robin-gibb-dead-at-62.html|title=Bee Gees singer Robin Gibb dead at 62|date=20 May 2012|work=[[The Hamilton Spectator]]|access-date=10 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311075330/https://www.thespec.com/news/2012/05/20/bee-gees-singer-robin-gibb-dead-at-62.html |archive-date=11 March 2023 |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2003, Gibb announced the release of a new single of "My Lover's Prayer", a song first recorded by the Bee Gees in 1997 on the album ''[[Still Waters (Bee Gees album)|Still Waters]]'', with lead vocals by Gibb and singers [[Wanya Morris]] and [[Lance Bass]]. That version was played on the radio but was never actually released. In October 2003, Gibb recorded a second version of the song with [[Alistair Griffin]], a-runner up in the UK television program ''[[Fame Academy 2|Fame Academy]]'' on which Gibb appeared as a judge. In January 2004, the new version of that song was released in the UK as a double A side CD single. It eventually reached number 5 in the UK music charts. In late 2004, Gibb embarked a solo tour of Germany, Russia and Asia with singer [[Alistair Griffin]] as the opening act. On his return to the UK, Gibb released a CD and DVD of live recordings from the German leg of the tour, backed by the [[Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt|Frankfurt Neue Philharmonic Orchestra]] of [[Frankfurt]], Germany. In 2005, Gibb made a solo tour of Latin America.

In January 2005, Gibb joined his brother Barry and several other artists under the name [[One World Project]] to record a charity single in aid of Asian [[tsunami]] relief, titled "Grief Never Grows Old". Other artists who performed on the single included [[Boy George]], [[Steve Winwood]], [[Jon Anderson]], [[Rick Wakeman]], [[Cliff Richard|Sir Cliff Richard]], [[Bill Wyman]], [[America (band)|America]], [[Kenney Jones]], [[Chicago (band)|Chicago]], [[Brian Wilson]] of [[The Beach Boys]], [[Russell Watson]] and [[Davy Spillane]]. In June 2005, Gibb joined [[The X Factor (UK series 1)|The X Factor]] runner up band [[G4 (band)|G4]] at a sell-out concert at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in London, singing the Bee Gees song "First of May". In December 2005, a recordings of this performance was released as part of double A side single, credited as "G4 feat Robin Gibb" together with G4's [[cover version]] of the [[Johnny Mathis]] song "When a Child is Born". "First of May" also appeared on the platinum selling album ''G4 & Friends'', which reached number 6 in the UK album charts. In the same year, Gibb presented [[master class]]es at [[Paul McCartney]]'s [[Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts]] and oversaw the selection for release of thesis works by music graduates for the next two terms. On 20 February 2006, Gibb and Barry performed at a concert for Diabetes Research Institute of the [[University of Miami]] in [[Hollywood, Florida]]. This was their first joint performance since Maurice's death.<ref name="miami charity">{{cite news|title=Barry and Robin Gibb reunite for Miami charity concert |url=http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2006-02-20/news/26982455_1_bee-gees-gibb-brothers-barry-and-robin-gibb|access-date=16 April 2012|publisher=SouthBenTribune.com|date=20 February 2006|archive-date=14 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714123108/http://articles.southbendtribune.com/2006-02-20/news/26982455_1_bee-gees-gibb-brothers-barry-and-robin-gibb|url-status=dead}}</ref> In March 2006, Gibb announced plans for more solo concerts in Shanghai, China and Portugal.

In May 2006, Gibb took part in the [[Prince's Trust]] 30th birthday Concert at the [[Tower of London]] along with Barry. They sang three songs: "[[Jive Talkin']]", "[[To Love Somebody (song)|To Love Somebody]]" and "[[You Should Be Dancing]]". In September 2006, Gibb performs at the [[Miss World]] 2006 contest finals in [[Warsaw]], Poland. In November 2006, Gibb released his sixth album ''[[My Favourite Christmas Carols]]'' the last album released in his lifetime, backed by The Serlo Concert, a London choir. This album featured a new song by Gibb called "Mother of Love", which was released in Europe as a download single. The song was inspired by Maurice and was Gibb's first new composition since Maurice died. Gibb donated all [[royalties]] from "Mother of Love" to the [[BKWSU|Janki Foundation for Global Healthcare]], and dedicated the song to [[BKWSU|Dadi Janki]], the organisation's spiritual leader. Gibb dedicated the album to his mother, Barbara. ''My Favourite Christmas Carols'' has a bonus DVD disc titled ''A Personal Christmas Moment with Robin Gibb''. Also in November 2006, Gibb performed a solo concert, entitled 'Bee Gees – Greatest Hits' at the Araneta Coliseum (now [[Smart Araneta Coliseum]]) in [[Metro Manila|Manila]], Philippines. Gibb marked his return to his birthplace by playing a concert at the [[Isle of Man TT]] festival in 2007. Gibb donated all of his share of the money from this concert to the children's ward at Noble's Hospital, Isle of Man, and invited all emergency service staff and marshals for the TT to attend for free.

On 18 May 2008, Gibb released the song "[[Alan Freeman Days]]" in tribute to the Australian DJ [[Alan Freeman]]. The song was issued as a download only track, although a promotional CD was issued by Academy Recordings. In December 2008, "Alan Freeman Days" was followed by another downloadable song titled "Wing and a Prayer", which shared the same name as a song from the 1989 ''[[One (Bee Gees album)|One]]'' album. However, the new song was actually a reworking of the song, "Sing Slowly Sisters", that had remained unreleased since 1970.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.robingibb.com/releases/singles/2008/12/09/wing_and_a_prayer|title=Wing and a prayer|date=9 December 2008|publisher=RobinGibb.com|access-date=22 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212102411/http://www.robingibb.com/releases/singles/2008/12/09/wing_and_a_prayer?cmd=cookie%2Fcheck|archive-date=12 December 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Later in December, Gibb issued another song, "Ellan Vannin (Home Coming Mix)", featuring the [[King William's College]] Choir from the Isle of Man. ("Ellan Vannin" is the [[Manx language|Manx]] name for the Isle of Man.) On 8 September 2007, Gibb performed at a concert in [[Salt Lake City]], Utah at [[EnergySolutions Arena]] for the [[Nu Skin Enterprises]] Convention, singing a set of Bee Gees hits. On 25 October 2007, Gibb performed at the [[National Palace of Culture]] in [[Sofia]], Bulgaria and sang the Bee Gees' most famous songs.

In 2008, Gibb completed a new solo album entitled ''50 St. Catherine's Drive'', but it was never released until 2014. The song "Instant Love" was a collaboration with Gibb's son, Robin-John both having written the music and vocals. "Instant Love" featuring Robin-John on lead vocals appeared in a short film called ''Bloodtype: The Search'' in which Robin-John appeared.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.robingibb.com/secure/audio/instant_love_exclusive_clip?cmdr=auth/ok |title=Robin Gibb |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120908130831/http://www.robingibb.com/secure/audio/instant_love_exclusive_clip?cmdr=auth/ok |archive-date=8 September 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 25 October 2008, to mark the 30th anniversary of the song "Saturday Night Fever" topping the UK charts, Gibb performed with special guests including [[Ronan Keating]], [[Stephen Gateley]], [[Sam Sparro]], [[Sharleen Spiteri]], [[Gabriella Climi]] and [[Bryn Christopher]] at the London music festival [[BBC Electric Proms]]. Gibb went back to the top of the UK charts in 2009 when he collaborated with singers [[Ruth Jones (actress)|Ruth Jones]], [[Rob Brydon]] and [[Tom Jones (singer)|Tom Jones]] on a new version of "[[Islands in the Stream (song)|Islands in the Stream]]", written by Gibb and his brothers Barry and Maurice. The new version, inspired by the [[BBC]] comedy TV show ''[[Gavin & Stacey]]'', was created to benefit the charity [[Comic Relief]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269201/u2-comic-relief-top-uk-charts |title=Comic Relief Top UK Charts |magazine=Billboard |date=14 September 2009 |access-date=10 April 2012 |archive-date=24 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524134149/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/269201/u2-comic-relief-top-uk-charts |url-status=live }}</ref>