▁Jo ke " ▁( No . ▁ 6 ▁US ), ▁both ▁cul led ▁from ▁the ▁band ' s ▁third ▁album ▁Ide a . ▁Ide a ▁reached ▁No . ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁was ▁another ▁top ▁ 2 0 ▁album ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁( No . ▁ 1 7 ). ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁tour ▁and ▁TV ▁special ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁album , ▁V ince ▁Mel ou ney ▁left ▁the ▁group , ▁des iring ▁to ▁play ▁more ▁of ▁a ▁bl ues ▁style ▁music ▁than ▁the ▁Gib bs ▁were ▁writing . ▁Mel ou ney ▁did ▁achieve ▁one ▁fe at ▁while ▁with ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es : ▁his ▁composition ▁" S uch ▁a ▁Sh ame " ▁( from ▁Ide a ) ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁song ▁on ▁any ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁album ▁not ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁Gib b ▁brother . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁begin ▁a ▁seven - week ▁tour ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁on ▁ 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁but ▁on ▁ 2 7 ▁July , ▁Robin ▁col lapsed ▁and ▁fell ▁un cons cious . ▁He ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁a ▁London ▁n urs ing ▁home ▁suffering ▁from ▁nerv ous ▁exhaust ion , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁tour ▁was ▁post pon ed . ▁The ▁band ▁began ▁recording ▁their ▁sixth ▁album , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁their ▁sp ending ▁a ▁week ▁recording ▁at ▁Atlantic ▁Studios ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Robin , ▁still ▁feeling ▁poor ly , ▁missed ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁sessions , ▁but ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁put ▁away ▁instrument al