Me and Baby Brother
1973 single by War
| "Me and Baby Brother" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by War | ||||
| from the album Deliver the Word | ||||
| B-side | "In Your Eyes" | |||
| Released | August 1973 (1973-08) | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Songwriter(s) | War | |||
| Producer(s) | Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, Lonnie Jordan | |||
| War singles chronology | ||||
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"Me and Baby Brother" is a song written and performed by War. It reached #15 on the U.S. pop chart and #18 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1974.[1] It was featured on their 1973 album Deliver the Word.[2] A live version of the song entitled "Baby Brother" originally appeared on the 1971 album All Day Music.
The song was produced by Howard E. Scott, Jerry Goldstein, and Lonnie Jordan.[3]
The song ranked #95 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1974.[4]
War re-released the song as a single in the UK in 1976 where it reached #21 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
Other versions
- That Petrol Emotion released a live version of the song on their 1987 EP Live 33RPM.[6]
- Stevie Salas released a version of the song on his 1998 album Cover Me in Noise.[7]
In popular culture
- The Killing Joke song "Change" bears a resemblance to "Me and Baby Brother", which Killing Joke have acknowledged.[8][9]
References
- ^ "War, "Me and Baby Brother" 1974 Chart Positions". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "War, Deliver the Word". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "War, "Me and Baby Brother" Single Release". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "War, "Me and Baby Brother" 1976 Chart Position". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "That Petrol Emotion, Live 33RPM". Discogs. 1987. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "Stevie Salas, Cover Me in Noise". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Doran, John (20 January 2010). "Tomorrow's World: Jaz And Youth Play Us The New Killing Joke Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ Haynes, Rob (18 April 2013). "Killing Joke – The 10 Best Drum Tracks From Killing Joke's Drummer". Louder Than War. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
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- Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1970)
- The Black-Man's Burdon (1970)
- War (1971)
- All Day Music (1971)
- The World Is a Ghetto (1972)
- Deliver the Word (1973)
- Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)
- Love Is All Around (1976)
- Platinum Jazz (1976)
- Galaxy (1977)
- Youngblood (1978)
- The Music Band (1979)
- The Music Band 2 (1979)
- Outlaw (1982)
- The Music Band – Jazz (1983)
- Life (Is So Strange) (1983)
- ☮ (Peace Sign) (1994)
- War Live (1973)
- Greatest Hits Live (2008)
- The Very Best of War (2003)
- "Spill the Wine"
- "They Can't Take Away Our Music"
- "Slippin' into Darkness"
- "The World Is a Ghetto"
- "The Cisco Kid"
- "Gypsy Man"
- "Me and Baby Brother"
- "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
- "Low Rider"
- "Summer"
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