| "He Is Your Brother" | ||||||||
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| Single by ABBA (known at the time as 'Björn & Benny, Agentha & Frida') | ||||||||
| from the album Ring Ring | ||||||||
| B-side | Santa Rosa | |||||||
| Released | November 1, 1972 | |||||||
| Format | 7" single | |||||||
| Recorded | October 17, 1972 at Europa Film Studios |
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| Genre | Pop | |||||||
| Length | 3:18 | |||||||
| Label | Polar | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus |
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| Producer | Benny Andersson Björn Ulvaeus |
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"He Is Your Brother" is a song recorded in 1972 by Swedish pop group ABBA, at the time known as 'Björn & Benny, Agnetha & Anni-Frid'.
The song continued on the lyrical theme from "People Need Love" about reaching out to your fellow man. It was only issued as a single in Scandinavia, and was taken from the group's debut album Ring Ring, which was released in 1973 in Scandinavia and a few European countries, excluding the United Kingdom. The catalogue number is: FAY 1054, the previous issue on this label being People Need Love.
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The song was written by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, and was produced by Michael Tretow. All four members share lead-vocals on this recording.
The song was one of the early favourites among the group's members, and was the only song from the group's first album which was performed during the group's tour of Europe and Australia in 1977. It was performed by artists (along with ABBA), during the Music for UNICEF Concert in January 1979.
Due to its limited release, and the fact that ABBA had not achieved a great following outside of their native Sweden at the time, the song only charted in Scandinavian countries. In Sweden, it did not reach the Swedish sales chart but was a big radio hit reaching #1 on the Tio i topp singles chart. The single was also released in New Zealand on the local Family Label. "He is Your Brother" was not released as a single in the United States[1].
The song was covered by ABBA tribute pop group Arrival on their 1999 album First Flight.
The B-side of the single, "Santa Rosa", was originally titled "Grandpa's Banjo" and was originally recorded in 1972 with the intention of releasing it as single in Japan.