The Loner (Maurice Gibb album)

Although Gibb's plans as a solo artist were accelerating, he was also quoted as saying "I'd seriously love to get back to the old Bee Gees again.

It's things like sitting in hotel rooms together after a show and taking people off that made working in a group such fun.

Other musicians who played on the album include Leslie Harvey of Stone the Crows and Geoff Bridgford from The Groove who would later join the reformed Bee Gees for a short period.

According to a tape note, the instrumental tracks are played by Harvey, with the members of the First Edition including Kenny Rogers.

"Touch and Understand Love" features Gibb's solo voice, with his acoustic guitar with no backup vocals or drumming.

[5] Gibb himself was interviewed by Nicky Horne on Radio 1: "My solo LP is one thing that, well, to tell you the truth, I don't think it should be worth releasing because I did it a while ago, and I was under a great depression at the time when I did it, because I missed the boys very much.