Early in the Bee Gees career, they struggled to gain a foothold in the USA. They'd had some solid hits, but were still not considered a top group. The 1970 song "Lonely Days" changed that giving the group their first top five hit in America (#1 Cashbox, #3 Billboard Hot 100). It was also the first of a long string of chartbusters for the group, and really put the group on the map. Today, sadly it's a forgotten oldie.