''Like a Brother'' is the only collaborative album by
America's Gerry Beckley
Gerald Linford Beckley (born September 12, 1952), better known as Gerry Beckley, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, and a founding member of the band America.
Early life
Beckley was born to an American father and an English moth ...
,
Chicago's Robert Lamm
Robert William Lamm (born October 13, 1944) is an American keyboardist, guitarist, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Chicago. He wrote many of the band's biggest hits, including " Questions 67 & 68", "Does ...
, and
the Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band that formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961. The group's original lineup consisted of brothers Brian, Dennis, and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Distinguished by the ...
'
Carl Wilson. It was also the final studio album by Wilson. It was released in 2000, two years after Wilson had died from
lung cancer
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, and it was the last album he recorded before his death. The trio first appeared together on a rendition of "Without Her" from the 1995
Harry Nilsson
Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 – January 15, 1994), sometimes credited as Nilsson, was an American singer-songwriter who reached the peak of his commercial success in the early 1970s. His work is characterized by pioneering vocal ov ...
tribute album ''
For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson'', followed by "Watching The Time Go By" from Lamm's 1999 solo album ''In My Head''.
Track listing
Personnel
* Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin
* Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards
* Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar
*
Timmy Cappello
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– saxophone
* Paul Livant – electric guitar
* Steve Tarshis – electric guitar
*
Michael Thompson – guitar
* John Van Tongeren – keyboards
* Tom Hammer – keyboards
* Phil Galdston – keyboards, programming
*
Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks (born January 3, 1943) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, and record producer who has composed various film and television soundtracks. He is best known for his 1967 album ''Song Cycle'' and for his collaborations with ...
– accordion
*
Jason Scheff
Jason Randolph Scheff (born April 16, 1962) is an American bassist, singer, and songwriter. From 1985 to 2016, he was the bassist and one of the lead vocalists for the rock band Chicago; he is the longest-serving member in the bassist/vocalist p ...
– bass
* Jimmy Hunter – drums
* Sandy Merendino – drums
* Michael Fisher – percussion
References
2000 collaborative albums
Carl Wilson albums
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