"Brotherly Love" is a song written by Jimmy Alan Stewart and Tim Nichols, which has been recorded by Moe Bandy, as well as a duet between Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley.
"Brotherly Love" | ||||
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Single by Keith Whitley with Earl Thomas Conley | ||||
from the album Kentucky Bluebird and Yours Truly | ||||
B-side | "Backbone Job"[1] | |||
Released | August 26, 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1987 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:19 | |||
Label | RCA #62037 | |||
Songwriter(s) | Tim Nichols, Jimmy Alan Stewart | |||
Producer(s) | Blake Mevis, Garth Fundis[2] | |||
Keith Whitley singles chronology | ||||
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Bandy's version appears on his 1989 studio album Many Mansions for Curb Records. The song was the second single from that album, reaching a peak of number 53 on the country music charts in 1989.[3]
Country singer Billy Dean recorded the song on his 1990 debut album Young Man.
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[4] | 53 |
Keith Whitley and Earl Thomas Conley recorded the song as a duet in 1987, but it was not included on an album until it concurrently appeared on Whitley's posthumous 1991 album Kentucky Bluebird and Conley's 1991 album Yours Truly.[5] This duet version charted for twenty weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks, peaking at number 2 and holding the position for one week.[1] This was the last Top 10 hit for both Whitley and Conley.
In 1992, this version was nominated by the Country Music Association for Vocal Event of the Year.[6] It also earned them a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.
Compiled from liner notes.[2]
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[7] | 6 |
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[8] | 2 |
Chart (1991) | Position |
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Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[9] | 69 |
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