Sensational '70's Tune for Thursday, April 9th, '09

Andy Gibb said that "I Just Want to Be Your Everything" was one of the most personal and meaningful songs he ever preformed. Co-written with his brother Barry Gibb in Bermuda, the song was not only the perfect tribute to his wife and newly wedded state, it was also the perfect foil for his U.S. debut as Robert Stigwood's newest RSO signing.

The first track on 1977's Flowing Rivers LP, the song was to be Gibb's first single release outside Australia and proved to be a more successful masterpiece than anyone had expected. Catchy and driven by an absolutely pure pop hook, the song is indeed in a light disco vein -- closer to the material the Bee Gees themselves were focusing on than to Gibb's own rock leanings. Regardless, it was perfectly suited to his sweet, yet sensual image.

Released in spring 1977, the song climbed straight to the top of the U.S. pop charts, settling the 19-year-old Gibb in for a comfortable reign at that pinnacle, and setting rabid fans loose upon him as teenybopper magazines across the country posed the burning question -- "Could You Be Andy's Everything?" It was a heady time for the young singer, but the rapid ascension into bubblegum dreams that many credited to the success of his brothers would prove to be a bitter pill.