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"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.

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.

Country singer Billy Dean recorded the song on his 1990 debut album Young Man.

Chart performance

Keith Whitley/Earl Thomas Conley version

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. This duet version charted for twenty weeks on Hot Country Singles & Tracks, peaking at number 2 and holding the position for one week. 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. It also earned them a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Country Collaboration with Vocals.

Personnel

Compiled from liner notes.

• Eddie Bayers — drums
• Sam Bush — mandolin
• Paul Franklin — steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos — fiddle
• Brent Mason — electric guitar
• Mac McAnally — acoustic guitar
• Dave Pomeroy — upright bass
• Matt Rollings — piano

Chart performance

Year-end charts

References

1. ^ Whitburn, p. 460
2. ^ Kentucky Bluebird (cassette insert). Keith Whitley. RCA Records. 1991. 3156-4-R.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
4. "Moe Bandy Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
5. Rowe, Norman (4 August 1991). "It's better late than never for 'Brotherly Love' duet". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
6. Stambler, Irwin; Grelun Landon; Lyndon Stambler (1997). Country Music: The Encyclopedia. Macmillan. p. 535. ISBN 0312264879.
7. "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1670." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. November 9, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
8. "Keith Whitley Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
9. "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.

• 1989 singles
• 1991 singles
• Moe Bandy songs
• Billy Dean songs
• Earl Thomas Conley songs
• Keith Whitley songs
• Male vocal duets
• Songs written by Tim Nichols
• Song recordings produced by Garth Fundis
• RCA Records singles
• Songs released posthumously
• 1989 songs
• Songs about siblings