Reception
Sales of Living Eyes were far lower than those of their previous album Spirits Having Flown. In the US, the disco backlash was still strong and many radio stations were not playing The Bee Gees by 1981. Also, RSO Records was not in a position to promote and sell records. Promotional staff had been cut to the bone mid-year because they just did not have any product to sell. There was also a Bee Gees lawsuit going on against Robert Stigwood and RSO Records which didn't help matters.
The Bee Gees themselves have since dismissed this album as weak, and having been recorded under pressure from their record company and management at a time when they needed to rethink their direction.
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