We're the Brotherhood of Man

Overview

The album was released in April 1972, nearly two years after their first album. The back cover of the album featured a write-up by DJ Terry Wogan which stated that "[The Brotherhood of Man] are one of the rare 'white' groups that make a valid 'black' sound". We're the Brotherhood of Man featured two single releases: "Reach Out Your Hand" and "You and I". Although "Reach Out Your Hand" was a top 100 hit in the US, none of the group's singles around this time had charted in the UK. This album similarly failed, and the group disbanded after being dropped by their record label.

Manager Tony Hiller recruited a new line-up over the next few months, which was to become the more famous, Eurovision-winning formation, although one more album (a compilation) featuring the early line-up was released after this, in 1973.

Track listing

Side One

1. "We're the Brotherhood of Man" (Tony Hiller / Peter Simons)
2. "No Smoke Without Fire" (Hiller / Paul Curtis)
3. "Put Your Hand in the Hand" (Gene MacLellan)
4. "Something Wonderful" (Hiller / Colin Frechter / Tony Burrows)
5. "Love's Lines, Angles and Rhymes" (Dorothea Joyce)
6. "You and I" (Hiller)

Side Two

1. "Proud Mary" (John Fogerty)
2. "The World Gets Better With Love" (Roger Cook / Roger Greenaway)
3. "There's a Mountain" (Russell Stone / Sunny Leslie)
4. "Follow Me" (Hiller / Frechter)
5. "Can't Stop Loving You" (Tony Waddington / Wayne Bickerton)
6. "Reach Out Your Hand" (Hiller)

Personnel

The Brotherhood of Man: