''Get Even'' is the debut album by British

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, released on the

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label in two different editions, both in 1988, generally referred to as ''Get Even I'' and ''Get Even II''. The second edition of the album included two songs by

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, " The Harder I Try" and " He Ain't No Competition", which replaced two songs written by the band.

Background

The album's songs were composed between 1986, when Brother Beyond's first single "I Should Have Lied"—the only single by the band not to make the

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—was issued, and 1988. The two Stock Aitken Waterman tracks, " The Harder I Try" and " He Ain't No Competition", were added to the album after EMI won the production team's services at a charity auction and became the band's only UK Top 10 hits. Like many British bands at the time (such as

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's Eighth Wonder during their earlier period), Brother Beyond enjoyed more success in continental

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than at home, especially in Italy where their second single "How Many Times" (which only made it to Number 62 in the UK) was a big hit in 1987. In their native Great Britain it would take until the summer of the following year and the release of the Mike Stock,

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and

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produced track "The Harder I Try" for the band to score a hit. The song reached number 2 in the

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. "The Harder I Try" samples the drum intro from

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"; its successor "He Ain't No Competition" reached number 6 in November 1988. The 12" version of the song had already topped the

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charts in October. Brother Beyond's final significant hits were two remixed versions of self-penned ''Get Even II'' album tracks "

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", which got to number 14 in January 1989, and "Can You Keep a Secret?", which got to number 22 in April (the first version of the song had been released as the band's fourth single, reaching number 56 in 1987). The latter would be the last significantly successful single for the group in the UK ("Drive On", the first single from their second and final studio album ''

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'' would only reach number 39 and the title-track "

" number 53). ''Get Even'' also spawned a 57-minute live concert video, entitled ''Brother Beyond – The Get Even Tour – Live 1989'', issued on the VHS format in 1991, the same year of release as the band's final single, "The Girl I Used to Know", which found little success in the UK (number 48), but was a minor hit in the United States. The group broke up shortly after its release.

Track listing

Personnel

''Get Even I''

Line up

* Nathan Moore – lead vocals * David White – guitar *

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– keyboards *

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– drums / percussion

Musicians

* Steve Alexander – drums, percussion *Belva Haney, Dee Lewis, Eric Robinson, Flakey C, Frankie Madrid, Leroy Osbourne, Mae McKenna, Vicki St. James,

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– background vocals *Eg White – bass guitar, keyboards *

Dave Mattacks David James Mattacks (born 13 March 1948) is an English rock and folk drummer. Best known for his work with Fairport Convention, Mattacks has also worked both as a session musician and as a performing artist. Apart from playing the drums, he i ...

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– drums *

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, Richard Cottle, Rob Fisher, Ian Curnow, Steve Pigott – keyboards *

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– percussion *

Martin Ditcham Martin Ditcham is an English drummer, percussionist and songwriter. Ditcham is a prolific session musician, working with artists such as Henry Cow, Status Quo, Elton John, The Rolling Stones, Roger Daltrey, Sade, Mary Black, Nik Kershaw, Chris ...

– drums, percussion *Bimbo Acock, Phil Todd – saxophone

Production

Same as ''Get Even II'', plus: *

–

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(tracks 5, 9) *Michael H. Brauer per MHB Productions –

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and additional production *Mike Pela per Power Plant London –

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*Carl Beatty – sound engineer (track 9) *Rafe McKenna – remix and additional production (track 9)

Recording studios

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*Battery Studios *The Chocolate Factory *

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*The Music Works *Power Plant Studios *PWL Studios *

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*Swanyard Studios * Trident II Studios

Staff

*Three Associates – design *Sheila Rock – photography *Simon Carter for Management One – management

''Get Even II''

Line up

* Nathan Moore – lead vocals * David White – guitar *

– keyboards * Steve Alexander – drums / percussion

Musicians

– drums, percussion *Belva Haney, Dee Lewis, Eric Robinson, Flakey C, Frankie Madrid, Leroy Osbourne, Mae McKenna, Vicki St James – background vocals *Dave Mattacks, Steve Ferrone – drums * Peter Vetesse, Richard Cottle, Rob Fisher – keyboards *Ian Curnow – keyboards *Steve Pigott – keyboards *Luis Jardim – percussion *Martin Ditcham – drums, percussion *Bimbo Acock, Phil Todd – saxophone

Production

– production (tracks 1, 7) *

– production (tracks 6, 11, 12) *

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– production (track 3) *

Don Was Don Edward Fagenson (born September 13, 1952), known professionally as Don Was, is an American musician, record producer and record executive. Primarily a bass player, Was co-founded the funk-rock band Was (Not Was). In later years he produced s ...

– production (tracks 4, 8) *Michael H. Brauer – production (track 5); remix (tracks 8, 9) *Mike Pela – production (track 8); sound engineer (tracks 4, 8, 11) *

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– remix (track 4) *Ian Curnow – production (track 2); programming *Steve Pigott – programming *Chris Blair – mastering @ Abbey Road Studios *Mike Duffy – sound engineer (track 2) *Phil Harding – sound engineer,

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, production (track 2) *Frank Roszak – sound engineer (track 3) *Phil Brown – additional sound engineer (track 4) *Phil Legg – sound engineer (tracks 5, 9, 10) *Mike Ging – additional sound engineer (track 5) *

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– sound engineer (track 6) *Rafe McKenna – sound engineer, mix (track 12) *Karen Hewitt – sound engineer (track 1) *Yoyo – sound engineer (track 1) *Mark McGuire – sound engineer (track 7) *Pete Hammond – mix (tracks 1, 7)

Recording studios

Same as ''Get Even I'', plus: *Olympic Studios (II) *The Manor (II)

Staff

*The Artful Dodgers Ltd – design *Cindy Palmano – front cover photography *

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– other photography *Simon Carter for Management One – management

Charts

Weekly charts

Certifications

Release details

Get Even I

Get Even II

References

External links

Discogs
cover art, product details, track listing and credits to ''Get Even II'', with direct links to updated biographies, detailed discographies and recent photos of all related performers participating in the album.
EveryHit.com
UK Top 40 Hit Database.
Nathan Moore Official
Nathan Moore's Official Website, including a detailed history and discography of Brother Beyond. *

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, Jonathan Rice (1993), ''British Hit Singles'', Guinness Publishing Ltd. {{Authority control 1988 debut albums Brother Beyond albums Albums produced by Stock Aitken Waterman Albums produced by Don Was