2 Years On

2 Years On is the Bee Gees' eighth album (the group's sixth international release), and was released in December 1970. The album reached #32 on the U.S. charts, and sold 375,000 copies worldwide (see 1970 in music). The album saw the return of Robin Gibb to the group after the earlier disagreement and subsequent split following Odessa; 2 Years On was also the first album to feature drummer Geoff Bridgford, who remained a full-time member of the group until 1972. The best-known track is "Lonely Days". Released as the first single by the reunited brothers, it charted high in the US (#3 in Billboard, #1 in rival chart Cashbox), but peaked at #33 in the UK.

The songs "Sincere Relation" and "Lay It on Me" were recorded on 13 June in Nova Studios, London, without Barry's participation. On 21 August, the three Bee Gees came together to continue recording. Despite the album marking the musical reunion of the Bee Gees, only three songs credited all three Gibb brothers as composers, the single "Lonely Days" and its flip side '"Man For All Seasons" and the rocker "Back Home" inspired by recent airline hijackings. Maurice is on all songs, but Barry and Robin are only on the ones they wrote or co-wrote.