I Am My Brother's Keeper

Studio album by The Ruffin Brothers: Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin

Released

October 1970

Recorded

1970

Genre

Soul, R&B

Label

Soul (Motown)

Producer

Henry Cosby, Frank Wilson, Bobby Taylor, Al Kent

Jimmy Ruffin chronology

The Groove Governor
(1970)

I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1968)

Jimmy Ruffin ... Forever
(1973)

David Ruffin chronology

Feelin' Good
(1969)

I Am My Brother's Keeper
(1970)

David
(1971)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Length
1.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	3:45
2.	"Stand by Me"	3:15
3.	"When My Love Hand Comes Down"	2:50
4.	"Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)"	2:44
5.	"Your Love Was Worth Waiting For"	2:51
6.	"Steppin' on a Dream"	2:27

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"	2:56
2.	"True Love Can Be Beautiful"	3:10
3.	"Turn Back the Hands of Time"	2:57
4.	"Set 'Em Up (Move In For The Thrill)"	2:59
5.	"The Things We Have To Do"	3:05
6.	"Lo and Behold"	3:20

Previously unreleased bonus tracks, 2010 Hip-O reissue
No.	Title	Length
1.	"You're What I Need (Not What I Want)"
2.	"Stand By Me (Brothers Mix)" (undubbed version)	‘

Chart history

Chart (1969)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top LPs	178^[4]
U.S. Billboard Top R&B Albums	15^[4]

Personnel

Lead vocals by Jimmy and David Ruffin
Background vocals by The Originals and The Andantes
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers

References

↑ Allmusic review
↑ 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
↑ http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/129341-the-ruffin-brothers-i-am-my-brothers-keeper/
1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1951265

David Ruffin and Jimmy Ruffin

David Ruffin studio albums	My Whole World Ended (1969) Feelin' Good (1970) David (1971) David Ruffin (1973) Me 'N Rock 'N Roll Are Here To Stay (1974) Who I Am (1975) Everything's Coming Up Love (1976) In My Stride (1977) So Soon We Change (1979) Gentleman Ruffin (1980)

Collaborative studio album	I Am My Brother's Keeper [David & Jimmy Ruffin] (1970) Ruffin & Kendrick [David Ruffin & Eddie Kendricks] (1988)

David Ruffin singles	"My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)" "Walk Away from Love"

Jimmy Ruffin albums	Sunrise (1980)

Jimmy Ruffin singles	"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby" "Hold On (To My Love)"

Related topics	Discography Eddie Kendricks Motown The Temptations

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