Be a Brother
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| Be a Brother | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1970 | |||
| Recorded | 1970 | |||
| Genre | Psychedelic rock | |||
| Length | 35:09 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Nick Gravenites | |||
| Big Brother and the Holding Company chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | A−[2] |
| The Village Voice | A[3] |
Be a Brother is the third album by Big Brother and the Holding Company, released in October 1970. It was their first album after Janis Joplin's departure. Recruited in her place were guitarist David Shallock and singer-songwriters Nick Gravenites and Kathi McDonald.[4]
Included are ten original Holding Company compositions; though "Home on the Strange" is credited as "Arranged and adapted by P. Albin and S. Andrew", it is in fact a new composition with no apparent derivation from any public domain work.
Track listing[edit]
- "Keep On" (Sam Andrew , Peter Albin, David Getz, James Gurley, David Schallock) – 4:21
- "Joseph's Coat" (Nick Gravenites, John Cipollina) – 3:10
- "Home on the Strange" (Albin, Andrew) – 2:15
- "Someday" (Andrew) – 2:17
- "Heartache People" (Gravenites) – 6:36
- "Sunshine Baby" (Andrew, Albin, Getz, Gurley, Shallock) – 3:30
- "Mr. Natural" (Andrew) – 3:31
- "Funkie Jim" (Andrew, Albin, Getz, Gurley, Shallock, Gravenites) – 3:47
- "I'll Change Your Flat Tire, Merle" (Gravenites) – 3:14
- "Be a Brother" (Gravenites) – 3:04
Personnel[edit]
- Big Brother and the Holding Company
- Nick Gravenites – lead (2, 5, 8-10) and backing vocals
- Sam Andrew – guitar, lead (1, 4, 6, 7) and backing vocals
- David Schallock – guitar, backing vocals
- Peter Albin – guitar
- James Gurley – bass, guitar
- David Getz – drums, piano
with:
- Kathi McDonald - Vocals
- Richard Greene – violin
- Mike Finnigan – keyboard
- Tower of Power – horn section
- Ira Kamin
- Mark Naftalin
- Technical
- David Brown, Jerry Hochman, Sy Mitchell – engineer
- Bob Seidemann – album design, photography
- John Van Hamersveld – design concept
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1967) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 179 |
References[edit]
- ^ Campbell, Al. Be a Brother at Allmusic. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: B". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 21, 2019.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (June 10, 1971). "Consumer Guide (18)". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved February 16, 2013 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ^ "Be a Brother - Review". allmusic.com. Retrieved March 1, 2015.
- ^ "Big Brother and the Holding Company Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
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