In August 1982, having completing work writing and producing songs for Dionne Warwick's 1982 album Heartbreaker, Gibb began work on "Eyes That See in the Dark", for Kenny Rogers after Rogers had earlier requested songs from Gibb.

[2] In January, 1983, Gibb returned to work on songs for Rogers, including "You and I", "This Woman" and "Midsummer Nights".

In February, Gibb continued to record songs for both Staying Alive and Rogers' new album, including "Hold Me", "Living with You", "Buried Treasure" and "Islands in the Stream".

In April 1983, the last recording sessions for Rogers' album yielded "Saying Good-Bye", "Evening Star" and "I Will Always Love You".

[3] Rogers began recordings for Eyes That See in the Dark in May, 1983 and the album was released in August of that year.