I Am My Brother's Keeper

I Am My Brother's Keeper
Studio album by The Ruffin Brothers: Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin
Released October 1970
Recorded 1970
Genre Soul, R&B
Label Soul
Producer Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Bobby Taylor, Al Kent
Jimmy Ruffin chronology
The Groove Governor
(1970)		 I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1968)		 Jimmy Ruffin ... Forever
(1973)
David Ruffin chronology
Feelin' Good
(1969)		 I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1970)		 David
(1971)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

I Am My Brother's Keeper is a 1970 album by Motown vocalists and siblings Jimmy Ruffin and David Ruffin,[2] credited as "The Ruffin Brothers". The album includes the singles "Stand by Me" and "When My Love Hand Comes Down".

The album was belatedly reissued on CD in 2010 by Hip-O Select, along with additional bonus tracks.[3]

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"   3:45
2. "Stand by Me"   3:15
3. "When My Love Hand Comes Down"   2:50
4. "Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)"   2:44
5. "Your Love Was Worth Waiting For"   2:51
6. "Steppin' on a Dream"   2:27
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"   2:56
2. "True Love Can Be Beautiful"   3:10
3. "Turn Back the Hands of Time"   2:57
4. "Set 'Em Up (Move In For The Thrill)"   2:59
5. "The Things We Have To Do"   3:05
6. "Lo and Behold"   3:20
Previously unreleased bonus tracks, 2010 Hip-O reissue
No. Title Length
1. "You're What I Need (Not What I Want)"    
2. "Stand By Me (Brothers Mix)" (undubbed version) ‘

Chart history

Chart (1969) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs 178[4]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums 15[4]

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Ribowsky, Mark (2010). Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-26117-0. Pg. 202
  3. ↑ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/129341-the-ruffin-brothers-i-am-my-brothers-keeper/
  4. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1951265


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