''Half Brother'' is a vinyl

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album by the band

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. It is the first album by the BAFTA, Brit,

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, and

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award-winning composer

Howard Goodall Howard Lindsay Goodall (; born 26 May 1958) is an English composer of musicals, choral music and music for television. He also presents music-based programmes for television and radio, for which he has won many awards. In May 2008, he was na ...

. The album was released by

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(AHAL 8002). It was recorded at

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studios, engineered by

Richard Dodd Richard Dodd (born April 25, 1965) is an English cellist, recording artist and musician. He has appeared on numerous records beginning from The Three O'Clock's Album Sixteen Tambourines, and spanning different musical genres in Pop, with acts l ...

. It was produced and arranged by

Del Newman Derrick Martin "Del" Newman (5 October 1930 – 10 August 2020) was a British conductor, orchestral arranger and music producer. His orchestral arrangements appeared on songs by many rock and pop artists from the 1960s to the 1990s, including Ca ...

Track listing

Side one # "You Never Tell Me" (Howard Goodall) # "Holding Hands With Love" (Jonathan Kermode) # "Love Too Short" (Howard Goodall) # "English Love Song" (Howard Goodall) # "Ain't No Rock 'n Roller" (Jonathan Kermode) # "Mama Says" (Howard Goodall) Side two # "Don't Leave Me Alone" (Howard Goodall) # "Disko Donki" (Howard Goodall) # "Brigitte" (Howard Goodall) # "Hey Little Girl" (Jonathan Kermode) # "I Look In Your Eyes" (Jonathan Kermode, Dave Blackburn)

Personnel

– vocals, keyboards * Jon Kermode – vocals, keyboards *

John Mealing John Mealing (born 5 April 1942 in Yeovil, Somerset) is a British keyboardist, composer and arranger. After leaving the Don Rendell-Ian Carr Quintet in the late sixties,Bill Kristian – bass guitar * Alan Jones – bass guitar *

Paul Hart Paul Anthony Hart (born 4 May 1953) is an English association football, football manager, coach, and former professional player who made 567 appearances in the English Football League, Football League as a Defender (association football), def ...

– bass guitar * Brian Odgers – bass guitar *

Henry Spinetti Enrico Antonio Giorgio Spinetti (born 31 March 1951) is a Welsh session musician, session drummer whose playing has featured on many prominent rock and pop albums. Career Spinetti was born in Cwm, Blaenau Gwent, Cwm, near Ebbw Vale, Monmouthshir ...

– drums * Frank Gibson – drums *Les Davidson – guitar *

Alan Parker Sir Alan William Parker (14 February 1944 – 31 July 2020) was an English filmmaker. His early career, beginning in his late teens, was spent as a copywriter and director of television advertisements. After about ten years of filming adverts ...

– guitar * Richie Hitchcock – guitar * Colin Green – guitar *

Laurence Juber Laurence Ivor Juber (born 12 November 1952) is an English musician, fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician. He played guitar in the rock band Wings from 1978 to 1981. Biography Early life Born in Stepney, East London, Juber was raised and ...

– guitar *

Ray Cooper Raymond Cooper (born 19 September 1947) is an English musician who has worked as a session and road-tour percussionist. During his career, Cooper has worked and toured with numerous musically diverse bands and artists including Elton John (as ...

– percussion

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Half Brother (Album) 1978 debut albums Half Brother (band) albums Ariola Records albums Albums produced by Del Newman