The World of the Brotherhood of Man is the third album released by British pop group The Brotherhood of Man.

Background

The album was released on Decca Records

Decca Records

Decca Records began as a British record label established in 1929 by Edward Lewis. Its U.S. label was established in late 1934; however, owing to World War II, the link with the British company was broken for several decades....

 (the owner of Deram Records

Deram Records

Deram Records was a subsidiary record label established in 1966 by Decca Records in the United Kingdom. At this time U.K. Decca was a completely different company than the Decca label in the United States, which was then owned by MCA Inc. Deram recordings were also distributed in the U.S. through...

 - the group's regular label) in June 1973. The album was a compilation which was released after the original version of the group had disbanded. The album featured six singles by the group, including their most recent, "Say a Prayer", which had been released some months earlier. Also included on the album were four previously unreleased songs as well as some non-album A-Sides and B-Sides. A re-release of earlier single, "United We Stand" was pulled from this album in late 1973. By the time this album was issued, a new line-up of the group was already in place. This version of the group recorded the track "Maybe the Morning" as one of their first releases and went on to record their own versions of "United We Stand" and "Where Are You Going to My Love". In 1976 they performed the song "Follow Me" at the Miss UK televised final.

Track listing

Side One

1. "Reach Out Your Hand"
2. "Say a Prayer"
3. "Follow Me"
4. "California Sunday Morning"
5. "You Are What You Are"
6. "Where Are You Going to My Love"

Side Two

1. "Love Me Like I Love You"
2. "Following a One Man Band"
3. "This Boy"
4. "Do Your Thing"
5. "Maybe the Morning"
6. "United We Stand"
   United We Stand (song)
   "United We Stand" is a popular song by Tony Hiller and Peter Simmons. It was first recorded in 1970 by The Brotherhood of Man , becoming the band's first hit, peaking at #13 in the U.S., #9 in Canada, and #10 in the U.K. It is considered a worldwide standard and has been recorded by over 100...