Singing a Song is the eighth album by British pop group Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man

Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s, most notably by winning the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with "Save Your Kisses for Me"....

. It was released in 1979 and was their final album for Pye Records

Pye Records

Pye Records was a British record label. In its first incarnation, perhaps Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan , Petula Clark , The Searchers , The Kinks , Sandie Shaw and Brotherhood of Man...

 after several years with the label.

Background

The album was released on Pye Records in December 1979 and was their final album with the label. Pye Records was about to fold at this point, and this album was released to finish their contract and was made up of new recordings as well as earlier unreleased and rare material. With minimal promotion and the group not having had a hit single for over a year, the album failed to chart. The album featured no singles in the UK, but track "Singing a Song" was released as a single in Spain.

Tracks "The Circus Came to Town" and "Got a Funny Feeling" had been released in Europe as B-Sides in 1977 and 1976 respectively. The former had been available as "Circus" and was later released on CD compilations as "The Night the Circus Came to Town". Track "Caravan" was referred to on the label as "Our Caravan". According to member Lee Sheriden

Lee Sheriden

Lee Sheriden is a British singer/songwriter and musical director, best known as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.-Early career:...

, female members Sandra Stevens

Sandra Stevens

Sandra Stevens is a British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track...

 and Nicky Stevens

Nicky Stevens

Nicky Stevens is a singer, famous as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Nicky Stevens began singing at an early age was classically trained. At 15 she toured the Continent as a singer performing in night clubs. Following this she went on to tour South Africa as well as clubs...

 were unhappy with the song "Andy McDougal" claiming the lyrics to be sexist and requested the record company not to release it. Sheriden as the co-wrter defended the song as an innocent children's pop song.

The album received a favourable review in the now defunct music paper Superpop, stating: "The group are at their best on the bouncier numbers and "Willie", "Got a Funny Feeling" and "Andy McDougal" are the pick of this platter. The only criticism I have of Singing a Song is that on several numbers the group sound stilted - a fault that is not evident in their very entertaining live show or any of their past single smashes".

Track listing

Side One

1. "Tomorrow" (3.00)
2. "The Circus Came to Town" (3.20)
3. "Singing a Song" (2.59)
4. "Only Love" (3.20)
5. "I Saw Yesterday Today" (3.01)
6. "Gold" (3.06)

Side Two

1. "Willie" (3.05)
2. "I'll Take You Higher Than High" (2.59)
3. "Got a Funny Feeling" (2.30)
4. "Caravan" (2.40)
5. "Vanishing Lady" (2.39)
6. "Andy McDougal" (2.20)

• All tracks written by Hiller / Sheriden / Lee
• Published by Tony Hiller Music / ATV Music

Personnel

• Martin Lee
  Martin Lee (singer)
  Martin Lee is a singer-songwriter, best known as a member of the British pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :...
  
  : Lead vocals on "The Circus Came to Town", "Gold", "Vanishing Lady", Joint lead vocals on "Tomorrow"
• Lee Sheriden
  Lee Sheriden
  Lee Sheriden is a British singer/songwriter and musical director, best known as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.-Early career:...
  
  : Musical Director, Lead vocals on "Got a Funny Feeling", Joint lead vocals on "Tomorrow"
• Nicky Stevens
  Nicky Stevens
  Nicky Stevens is a singer, famous as a member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Nicky Stevens began singing at an early age was classically trained. At 15 she toured the Continent as a singer performing in night clubs. Following this she went on to tour South Africa as well as clubs...
  
  : Lead vocals on "I'll Take You Higher Than High", Joint lead vocals on "I Saw Yesterday Today", "Willie", "Caravan"
• Sandra Stevens
  Sandra Stevens
  Sandra Stevens is a British singer and member of pop group Brotherhood of Man.- Early career :Sandra Stevens first entered into a singing career at the age of sixteen when she joined the club band, The Track...
  
  : Joint lead vocals on "I Saw Yesterday Today", "Willie", "Caravan"

• Tony Hiller
  Tony Hiller
  Tony Hiller is a British songwriter. He began his musical career as a member of the song and dance duo The Hiller Brothers, sharing the stage with his brother Irving...
  
  - Producer
• Terry Evennett, Chris Dibble, Simaen Skolfield - Engineers
• Anthony Watling-Darrell - Sleeve design