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1970 studio album by The Ruffin Brothers: Jimmy Ruffin & David Ruffin

I Am My Brother's Keeper

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

Released

October 1970

Recorded

Golden World, Detroit 1970

Genre

Soul, R&B

Length

47:05

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
(1970)

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
Christgau's Record Guide	B

I Am My Brother's Keeper is a 1970 album by Motown vocalists and siblings Jimmy Ruffin and David Ruffin, 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.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"	Bob Russell, Bobby Scott	3:45
2.	"Stand by Me"	Ben E. King, Elmo Glick	3:15
3.	"When My Love Hand Comes Down"	Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer	2:50
4.	"Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)"	Helen Miller, Rose Marie McCoy	2:44
5.	"Your Love Was Worth Waiting For"	Leon Ware, Pam Sawyer	2:51
6.	"Steppin' on a Dream"	Henry Cosby, James Dean, Joe Hinton	2:27

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)"	Thom Bell, William Hart	2:56
2.	"True Love Can Be Beautiful"	Bobby Taylor, Jeana Jackson, Leonard Caston, Jr.	3:10
3.	"Turn Back the Hands of Time"	Bonnie Thompson, Jack Daniels	2:57
4.	"Set 'Em Up (Move In for the Thrill)"	Albert Hamilton, Norma Toney, William Garrett	2:59
5.	"The Things We Have to Do"	Duke Browner	3:05
6.	"Lo and Behold"	James Taylor	3:20

Previously unreleased bonus tracks, 2010 Hip-O reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"You're What I Need (Not What I Want)"	Gloria Jones, Pam Sawyer
2.	"Stand By Me (Brothers Mix)" (undubbed version)	Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller	‘

Chart history

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

Personnel

Lead vocals by Jimmy and David Ruffin
Background vocals by The Originals and The Andantes
Instrumentation by The Funk Brothers
David Van DePitte, Henry Cosby, Paul Riser, Robert White, Tom Baird, Wade Marcus, Willie Shorter - arrangements

References

Allmusic review
Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: R". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 12, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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
"The Ruffin Brothers: I Am My Brother's Keeper - PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Archived from the original on 2010-08-25.
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v t e Jimmy Ruffin
Studio albums	Sunrise (1980)
Singles	"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" "I've Passed This Way Before" "Gonna Give Her All the Love I've Got" "Don't You Miss Me a Little Bit Baby" "I'll Say Forever My Love" "Farewell Is a Lonely Sound" "It's Wonderful (To Be Loved by You)" "Hold On (To My Love)"
Studio albums with David Ruffin	I Am My Brother's Keeper (1970)
Related topics	Discography

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