▁in ▁a ▁de cade , ▁" One " ▁( an ▁Ad ult ▁Contempor ary ▁No . ▁ 1 ). ▁After ▁the ▁album ' s ▁release , ▁the ▁band ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁its ▁first ▁world ▁tour ▁in ▁ 1 0 ▁years . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁UK , ▁Pol yd or ▁issued ▁a ▁single - dis c ▁hits ▁collection ▁from ▁T ales ▁called ▁The ▁Very ▁Best ▁of ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es , ▁which ▁contained ▁their ▁biggest ▁UK ▁hits . ▁The ▁album ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁best - s elling ▁albums ▁in ▁that ▁country , ▁and ▁was ▁eventually ▁cert ified ▁Tri ple ▁Pl atin um . ▁ ▁Following ▁their ▁next ▁album , ▁High ▁Civil ization ▁( 1 9 9 1 ), ▁which ▁contained ▁the ▁UK ▁top ▁five ▁hit ▁" Secret ▁Love ", ▁the ▁Be e ▁Ge es ▁went ▁on ▁a ▁European ▁tour . ▁After ▁the ▁tour , ▁Barry ▁Gib b ▁began ▁to ▁battle ▁a ▁serious ▁back ▁problem , ▁which ▁required ▁surg ery . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁suffered ▁from ▁ar th rit is ▁which , ▁at ▁one ▁point , ▁was ▁so ▁severe ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁doubt ful ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁play ▁guitar ▁for ▁much ▁longer . ▁Also , ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Maurice ▁Gib b ▁finally ▁sought ▁treatment ▁for ▁his ▁alco hol ism , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁batt led ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Al co hol ics ▁An onymous . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁the ▁group ▁returned ▁to