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 Golden World, Detroit 1970
Genre Soul, R&B
Length 47:05
Label Soul (Motown)
Producer Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Bobby Taylor, Al Kent
Jimmy Ruffin chronology
The Groove Governor
(1970)The Groove Governor1970		 I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1968)		 Jimmy Ruffin ... Forever
(1973)String Module Error: Match not found1973
David Ruffin chronology
Feelin' Good
(1969) Feelin' Good1969		 I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1970) I Am My Brother's Keeper1970		 David
(1971) David1971
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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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"Bob Russell, Bobby Scott3:45
2."Stand by Me"Ben E. King, Elmo Glick3:15
3."When My Love Hand Comes Down"Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer2:50
4."Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)"Helen Miller, Rose Marie McCoy2:44
5."Your Love Was Worth Waiting For"Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer2:51
6."Steppin' on a Dream"Henry Cosby, James Dean, Joe Hinton2:27
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"Thom Bell, William Hart2:56
2."True Love Can Be Beautiful"Bobby Taylor, Jeana Jackson, Leonard Caston, Jr.3:10
3."Turn Back the Hands of Time"Bonnie Thompson, Jack Daniels2:57
4."Set 'Em Up (Move In for the Thrill)"Albert Hamilton, Norma Toney, William Garrett2:59
5."The Things We Have to Do"Duke Browner3:05
6."Lo and Behold"James Taylor3:20
Previously unreleased bonus tracks, 2010 Hip-O reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You're What I Need (Not What I Want)"Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer 
2."Stand By Me (Brothers Mix)" (undubbed version)Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller‘

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 https://www.allmusic.com/album/r1951265
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