Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me".
Singing a Song is a 1979 album by British pop group Brotherhood of Man. It was released in December and was their final album for Pye Records after several years with the label.
The album was released on Pye Records in December 1979 and was their final album with the label. Pye Records was about to fold at this point, and this album was released to finish their contract and was made up of previously unreleased and rare material.
With minimal promotion and the group not having had a hit single for over a year, the album failed to chart. The album featured no singles in the UK, but track "Singing a Song" was released as a single in Spain.
Tracks "The Circus Came to Town" and "Got a Funny Feeling" had been released in Europe as B-Sides in 1977 and 1976 respectively.
Track "Caravan" was referred to on the label as "Our Caravan". According to member Lee Sheriden, female members Sandra Stevens and Nicky Stevens were unhappy with the song "Andy McDougal" claiming the lyrics to be sexist and requested the record company not to release it. Sheriden as the co-writer defended the song as an innocent children's pop song.
Member Martin Lee has stated that "The Circus Came to Town" is his favourite of their own songs.
The album received a favourable review in the now defunct music paper Superpop, stating: "The group are at their best on the bouncier numbers and "Willie", "Got a Funny Feeling" and "Andy McDougal" are the pick of this platter.
The only criticism I have of Singing a Song is that on several numbers the group sound stilted - a fault that is not evident in their very entertaining live show or any of their past single smashes".
Tracks
1. Tomorrow - 3:00
2. The Circus Came To Town - 3:20
3. Singing A Song - 2:59
4. Only Love - 3:20
5. I Saw Yesterday Today - 3:01
6. Gold - 3:06
7. Willie - 3:05
8. I'll Take You Higher Than High - 2:59
9. Got A Funny Feeling - 2:30
10. Caravan - 2:40
11. Vanishing Lady - 2:39
12. Andy McDougal - 2:20
13. Catch Me, Catch Me If You Can - 3:08
14. One Day At A Time - 3:50
15. United We Stand - 2:57
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Pye Records Ltd.
- Published By – Tony Hiller Music Ltd.
- Published By – ATV Music Ltd.
- Lacquer Cut At – Pye Studios
Credits
- Arranged By [Musical Director] – Lee Sheriden
- Composed By – Lee Sheriden, Martin Lee, Tony Hiller
- Engineer – Chris Dibble, Simaen Skolfield, Terry Evennett
- Lacquer Cut By – MB
- Producer – Tony Hiller
Notes
Released: 1979
Genre: Pop
Length: 45:00
Label: PYE Records
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