Editing Robin Gibb (section)

===1980–1985: Collaborations with artists===
In January 1980, Gibb co-wrote and co-produced [[Jimmy Ruffin]]'s 1980 album ''[[Sunrise (Jimmy Ruffin album)|Sunrise]]'' with [[Blue Weaver]]. Ruffin had enjoyed one of his first significant hits, "Hold on to My Love", from the album ''Sunrise,'' which Robin Gibb had written and produced. "Hold on to My Love" had reached and stayed in the US Top 30 hits for 14 weeks.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|volume=4|editor=Colin Larkin|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> Also in 1980, he duetted with [[Marcella Detroit|Marcy Levy]] on the song "[[Help Me!]]" (reached No. 50 in the US) featured on the [[Times Square (soundtrack)|soundtrack]] of the film ''[[Times Square (1980 film)|Times Square]]''. The other artists performing on the film, including [[Gary Numan]], [[Roxy Music]], [[Ramones]], [[The Cure]] and [[The Cars]]. Also in 1980, most of [[Barbra Streisand]]'s album ''[[Guilty (Barbra Streisand album)|Guilty]]'' was co-written by Gibb with Barry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/80.html |title=Gibb Songs: 1980 |last=Brennan |first=Joseph |website=Columbia.edu |access-date=21 May 2013 |archive-date=19 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150219005640/http://www.columbia.edu/~brennan/beegees/80.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 1981, the Bee Gees returned to the studio and recorded ''[[Living Eyes (Bee Gees album)|Living Eyes]]'', unlike the previous album, this album was not as successful. However, in subsequent years the ''Living Eyes'' album would become one of the most beloved of Bee Gee's albums by their diehard fans. ''Living Eyes'' was produced and published during a time when the Bee Gees were in litigation with their long-time manager Robert Stigwood, leaving them without the production and organization team they usually had behind them to promote their albums. They then worked on [[Dionne Warwick]]'s album ''[[Heartbreaker (Dionne Warwick album)|Heartbreaker]]'' and recorded songs for the film ''[[Staying Alive (1983 film)|Staying Alive]]''.

====Initial solo success====
He recorded his second solo album with Maurice's participation, ''[[How Old Are You? (album)|How Old Are You?]]''. The lead single "[[Juliet (Robin Gibb song)|Juliet]]" was a success in Europe as well as "[[Another Lonely Night in New York]]" and the [[How Old Are You (Robin Gibb song)|title track]]. In 1984, he released his third solo album ''[[Secret Agent (Robin Gibb album)|Secret Agent]]'', a [[New wave music|new wave]]/[[synthpop]]-influenced LP<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/robin-gibb-dead-celebrate-the-life-842418|title=High notes: Watch the greatest moments in Robin Gibb's career|work=Daily Mirror|author=Ian Jones|date=21 May 2012|access-date=27 September 2014|archive-date=1 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140801164342/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/robin-gibb-dead-celebrate-the-life-842418|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/robin-gibb-disco-superstar/|title=Robin Gibb, Disco Superstar|date=21 May 2012|publisher=Legacy.com|access-date=10 March 2023|archive-date=8 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208041119/https://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/robin-gibb-disco-superstar/|url-status=live}}</ref> (reached No. 97 in the US, No. 31 in Germany and No. 20 in Switzerland). The album's lead and first single "[[Boys Do Fall in Love]]" reached the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' magazine top 40 list of hits, as well as reaching No. 70 in the UK, No. 7 in South Africa and No. 10 in Italy. Other singles such as the [[Secret Agent (song)|title track]] and "[[In Your Diary]]" did not repeat the success of the first single. Due to the success of "Boys Do Fall in Love", he performed the song in several TV shows including ''Eldorado'' (Danish TV).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdWK1-JWYSg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/MdWK1-JWYSg| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Robin Gibb – Boys Do Fall in Love (Danish TV) – ((STEREO)) |date=10 May 2011 |publisher=You Tube |access-date=5 December 2014}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 1985, he released his fourth solo album ''[[Walls Have Eyes]]'' with the singles "Like a Fool" and "[[Toys (song)|Toys]]"; both songs did not chart in the US or UK. These three albums were more successful in Europe than in the UK or US. In 1986, Gibb joined [[Thompson Twins]], [[Zak Starkey]], [[Cliff Richard]], [[Bonnie Tyler]], [[John Parr]] and [[Holly Johnson]] under the name Anti-Heroin Project to record a charity single called "Live-In World".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dellar |first1=Fred |title=MOJO Time Machine: Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elvis Costello And Wham! Unite Against Heroin |url=https://www.mojo4music.com/time-machine/1980s/mojo-time-machine-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-elvis-costello-and-wham-unite-against-heroin/ |website=MOJO |access-date=10 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220929050642/https://www.mojo4music.com/time-machine/1980s/mojo-time-machine-paul-mccartney-ringo-starr-elvis-costello-and-wham-unite-against-heroin/ |archive-date=29 September 2022 |date=13 May 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref>