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Me and Baby Brother

Me and Baby Brother

1973 single by War

"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.

Quick Facts Single by War, from the album Deliver the Word ...

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

  • The Killing Joke song "Change" bears a resemblance to "Me and Baby Brother", which Killing Joke have acknowledged.[8][9]


References

  1. [1]
    "War, "Me and Baby Brother" 1974 Chart Positions". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  2. [2]
    "War, Deliver the Word". Discogs. 1973. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  3. [3]
    "War, "Me and Baby Brother" Single Release". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  4. [4]
    "Top Pop Singles" (PDF). Billboard. New York, New York: Billboard Publications, Inc. December 28, 1974. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  5. [5]
    "War, "Me and Baby Brother" 1976 Chart Position". Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  6. [6]
    "That Petrol Emotion, Live 33RPM". Discogs. 1987. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  7. [7]
    "Stevie Salas, Cover Me in Noise". Discogs. 1998. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
  8. [8]
    Doran, John (20 January 2010). "Tomorrow's World: Jaz And Youth Play Us The New Killing Joke Album". The Quietus. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
  9. [9]
    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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