Editing Bee Gees (section)

===1987–1999: Comeback, return to popularity and Andy's death===
The Bee Gees released the album ''[[E.S.P. (Bee Gees album)|E.S.P.]]'' in 1987, which sold over 2&nbsp;million copies.<ref>{{cite news|first=Mario Luzzato | last = Fegiz|title=Una lacrima nel ritorno dei Bee Gees|url=http://archivio.corriere.it/Archivio/interface/view.shtml#!/NDovZXMvaXQvcmNzZGF0aS9AMzE1NDI%3D|date=25 April 1989|language=it|newspaper={{Lang|it|Corriere della Sera}}|page=25|quote=L'album "ESP", che, con due milioni di copie vendute il mondo (cifra lontana dai record dei passato, battutu solo da| 
access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref> It was their first album in six years and their first for [[Warner Records|Warner Bros. Records]]. The single "[[You Win Again (Bee Gees song)|You Win Again]]" went to No.&nbsp;1 in numerous countries, including the UK,<ref name="UKCharts">{{Citation |last=Roberts |first=David |year=2006 |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |place=London |publisher=Guinness World Records|title-link=British Hit Singles & Albums}}</ref> and made the Bee Gees the first group to score a UK No.&nbsp;1 hit in each of three decades: the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.<ref>{{Citation |first1=Dafydd |last1=Rees |first2=Luke |last2=Crampton |year=1991 |title=Rock movers & shakers |volume=1991 |chapter=Part 2 |page=46}}</ref> The single was a disappointment in the US, charting at No.&nbsp;75, and the Bee Gees voiced their frustration over American radio stations not playing their new European hit single, an omission which the group felt led to poor sales of their current album in the US. The song won the Bee Gees the 1987 British Academy's [[Ivor Novello Awards|Ivor Novello Award]] for [[Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically|Best Song Musically and Lyrically]], and in February 1988 the band received a [[Brit Award]] nomination for [[Brit Award for British Group|Best British Group]].<ref>{{cite news|first=David |last=Lister |title=Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion: David Lister charts a sea change away from rap towards memorable melodies |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/pop-ballads-bite-back-in-lyrical-fashion-david-lister-charts-a-sea-change-away-from-rap-towards-memorable-melodies-1438995.html |date=28 May 1994 |access-date=15 July 2014}}</ref>

The Bee Gees later got together with [[Eric Clapton]] to create a group called '[[1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time|the Bunburys]]' to raise money for English charities. The group recorded three songs for ''The Bunbury Tails'': "We're the Bunburys" (which eventually became the opening theme to the 1992 animated series ''The Bunbury Tails''), "Bunbury Afternoon", and "Fight (No Matter How Long)". The last song reached No.&nbsp;8 on the rock music chart and appeared on ''[[1988 Summer Olympics Album: One Moment in Time|The 1988 Summer Olympics Album]]''.<ref name="Bunburys">{{cite web |url=https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/06/bee-gees-meet-eric-clapton-bunbury-tails/ |title=The Bee Gees Meet Eric Clapton |work=Uncle John's Bathroom Reader |date=27 June 2014 |access-date=29 July 2017 |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729221353/https://www.bathroomreader.com/2014/06/bee-gees-meet-eric-clapton-bunbury-tails/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The Bee Gees' next album, ''[[One (Bee Gees album)|One]]'' (1989), featured "Wish You Were Here", a song dedicated to their younger brother [[Andy Gibb|Andy]], who had died in 1988 of [[myocarditis]] resulting from a viral infection. The album also contained their first US Top 10 hit (No.&nbsp;7) in a decade, "One" (an Adult Contemporary No.&nbsp;1). After the album's release, the band embarked on its first world tour in 10 years.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1989/08/03/the-bee-gees-after-the-fever/0f9d95a1-e813-4199-a815-5c9f6e081a78/|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|title=THE BEE GEES, AFTER THE FEVER|date=3 August 1989|accessdate=23 October 2024|first=Richard|last=Harrington}}</ref>

In the UK, Polydor issued a single-disc hits collection from ''Tales'' called ''[[The Very Best of the Bee Gees]]'', which contained their biggest UK hits. The album became one of their best-selling albums in that country, and was eventually certified Triple Platinum.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/barry-gibb-shares-stories-behind-bee-gees-biggest-hits-news/|title=Barry Gibb Shares Stories Behind Bee Gees' Biggest Hits|first=Madeline|last=Crone|work=[[American Songwriter]]|accessdate=23 October 2024|date=7 April 2021}}</ref>

Following their next album, ''[[High Civilization]]'' (1991), which contained the UK top five hit "[[Secret Love (Bee Gees song)|Secret Love]]", the Bee Gees went on a European tour. After the tour, Barry Gibb began to battle a serious back problem, which required surgery. In addition, he had [[arthritis]] which, at one point, was so severe that it was doubtful that he would be able to play guitar for much longer. Also, in the early 1990s, Maurice Gibb finally sought treatment for his alcoholism, which he had battled for many years with the help of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jan/18/20030118-084437-1909r/|date=18 January 2023|title=Maurice Gibb's harmonizing influence|work=[[The Washington Times]]|access-date=22 January 2024}}</ref>

In 1993, the group returned to the Polydor label and released the album ''[[Size Isn't Everything]]'', which contained the UK top five hit "For Whom the Bell Tolls". Success still eluded them in the US, however, as the first single released, "[[Paying the Price of Love]]", only managed to reach No.&nbsp;74 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], while the parent album stalled at No.&nbsp;153.{{citation needed|date=September 2019}}

In 1997, they released the album ''[[Still Waters (Bee Gees album)|Still Waters]]'', which has reached No.&nbsp;2 in the UK (their highest album chart position there since 1979) and No.&nbsp;11 in the US. The album's first single, "[[Alone (Bee Gees song)|Alone]]", gave them another UK Top 5 hit and a top 30 hit in the US. ''Still Waters'' was the band's most successful US release of their post-RSO era.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nestor.minsk.by/mg/articles/1998/35/1000.html|title=Bee Gees :: Stayin' Alive|journal=[[Музыкальная Газета]]|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425203310/http://www.nestor.minsk.by/mg/articles/1998/35/1000.html|archive-date=25 April 2017|access-date=3 April 2020|issue=35|year=1998 |language=ru}}</ref>

At the [[Brit Awards 1997|1997 BRIT Awards]] held in [[Earls Court Exhibition Centre|Earls Court]], London on 24&nbsp;February, the Bee Gees received the award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.<ref name="1997Awards">{{Citation |url=http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |year=1997 |title=Brit Awards |access-date=9 December 2011 |archive-date=12 November 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112053839/http://www.brits.co.uk/history/shows/1997 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On 14&nbsp;November 1997, the Bee Gees performed a live concert in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas]] called ''[[One Night Only (Bee Gees album)|One Night Only]]''. The show included a performance of "Our Love (Don't Throw It All Away)" synchronised with a vocal by their deceased brother Andy and a guest appearance by [[Celine Dion]] singing "[[Immortality (Celine Dion song)|Immortality]]". The "One Night Only" name grew out of the band's declaration that, due to Barry's health issues, the Las Vegas show was to be the final live performance of their career. After the immensely positive audience response to the Vegas concert, Barry decided to continue despite the pain, and the concert expanded into their last full-blown world tour of "One Night Only" concerts.{{Sfn|Bilyeu|Cook|Hughes|2009}}{{Page needed|date=December 2013}} The tour included playing to 56,000 people at London's [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]] on 5&nbsp;September 1998 and concluded in the newly built [[Stadium Australia|Olympic Stadium]] in Sydney, Australia on 27&nbsp;March 1999 to 72,000 people.{{Sfn|Bilyeu|Cook|Hughes|2009}}{{Page needed|date=December 2013}} During the ''One Night Only'' tour, the Bee Gees also finally gave live performances of ''[[Grease (song)|Grease]];''<ref name=grease>{{cite news|url=https://www.beegees.com/behind-track-grease/|title=Behind The Track: "Grease"|publisher=beegees.com|access-date=4 December 2023|archive-date=4 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204164334/https://www.beegees.com/behind-track-grease/|url-status=dead}}</ref> though Barry previously wrote the song for the 1978 [[Grease (film)|film of the same name]], it was performed mainly by Frankie Valli.<ref name=grease />

In 1998, the group's soundtrack for ''Saturday Night Fever'' was incorporated into a [[Saturday Night Fever (musical)|stage production]] produced first in the West End and then on Broadway. They wrote three new songs for the adaptation. Also in 1998, the brothers released "[[Ellan Vannin (poem)|Ellan Vannin]]" for [[Isle of Man|Manx]] charities, recorded the previous year. Known as the unofficial national anthem of the Isle of Man, the brothers performed the song during their world tour to reflect their pride in the place of their birth.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.2iom.com/iomthebeegees.html |title=The Bee Gees – Born in the Isle of Man |publisher=2iom |access-date=26 October 2011}}</ref>

The Bee Gees closed the century with what turned out to be their last full-sized concert, known as ''BG2K'', on 31&nbsp;December 1999.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/586688.stm |access-date=22 January 2024 |title=In pictures: Celebrity celebrations worldwide |publisher=[[BBC News]] |date=1 January 2000}}</ref>