Andy Gibb : 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best Of Andy Gibb

 

Andrew Roy Gibb

 (March 5th 1958 –  March 10th 1988)

 was an 

English singer and musician. 

He rose to international fame

 in the late 1970s

 as a

 teen idol 

and 

pop star. 

The younger brother of

 Barry, Robin, and 

Maurice Gibb

 of 

the Bee Gees, 

Gibb achieved

 major success

 in close collaboration

 with his brothers. 

He was the

 first solo artist

 to have his

 first three singles 

reach number one 

on the

 US Billboard Hot 100.

Born in England

 and raised 

in Australia, 

Gibb began

 performing professionally

 in his teens 

before moving to

 the United States, 

where he signed with

 RSO Records.

 His debut album,

 Flowing Rivers

 (1977), 

produced three

 US number-one singles:

 "I Just Want to Be Your Everything,"

 "(Love Is) Thicker Than Water," 

and

 "Shadow Dancing,"

 the last of which 

also topped charts 

internationally 

and became his

 signature song. 

His subsequent albums, 

Shadow Dancing

 (1978) 

and 

After Dark

 (1980),

 further cemented 

his popularity.

In the early 1980s, 

Gibb expanded into

 theater and television, 

starring in productions of 

The Pirates of Penzance 

(1981)

 and 

Joseph and the Amazing

 Technicolor Dreamcoat 

(1982), 

and co-hosting

 the music show

 Solid Gold 

(1981–82). 

However, 

his career was disrupted

 by substance abuse

 and depression, 

leading to declining 

commercial success.

 In 1988, 

just days after his 

30th birthday, 

Gibb died

 from myocarditis, 

exacerbated by

 years of drug use.

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