He is your brother
| He is your brother | |
|---|---|
| ABBA | |
| publication | November 22, 1972 |
| length | 3:18 |
| Genre (s) | pop |
| Author (s) | Benny Andersson , Björn Ulvaeus |
| album | Ring ring |
He Is Your Brother is a song by the Swedish pop group ABBA from 1972. It was released in November of that year as the second single in Scandinavia by the group known at the time as "Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid". The B-side was Santa Rosa, an earlier piece by the two composers Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus . In 1973 the title was released on the LP Ring Ring , the group's debut album.
The lyrics start on the same theme as People Need Love , the desire for peaceful coexistence.
history
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus composed the song. The singing of all four ABBA members can be heard.
The song was one of the band's previous favorites and was the only song from the debut album that was played during the 1977 European and Australian tour. One of these appearances can be seen in ABBA - The Film .
reception
Due to the low success outside Sweden at the time, the song did not reach any chart placement in other countries. The single was released in New Zealand on the local label "Family" under the name "Bjorn & Benny"; "Agnetha & Anni-Frid" [sic!] were given as producers. He is Your Brother was released in the USA in 1973 on the Playboy label, catalog number Playboy Records - P 50037; I Saw It in the Mirror was heard on the B-side .
Cover versions
The ABBA tribute band Arrival covered the song on their 1999 album First Flight .
Svenne & Lotta, a Swedish duo with ties to ABBA, recorded the song as the B-side of their cover of ABBA's Dance (While the Music Still Goes On) .
Santa Rosa
The b-side of the single, whose alternative title was Grandpa's Banjo , was also recorded in 1972 to be released as a single in Japan. Andersson and Ulvaeus later announced their dislike of the song because the lyrics were not good and the name "Santa Rosa" was only taken because it matched the song.
Web links
- He Is Your Brother at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ He Is Your Brother on germancharts.com
- ^ Bjorn & Benny with Anna & Frieda - He Is Your Brother . Discogs.com. Retrieved August 18, 2013.