''The Seventies Story'' is the 16th and most recent album by pop group

Brotherhood of Man Brotherhood of Man are a British pop group who achieved success in the 1970s. They won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest with " Save Your Kisses for Me". Created in 1969 by songwriter and record producer Tony Hiller, Brotherhood of Man was initi ...

, released in 2002. It is based on a live stage show the group had undertaken at the time.

Overview

The show reflects on the music and events of the 1970s, with the group performing the songs, while one of the members narrates events in between. Songs from the show were recorded and included on this album, which was not officially released by a record company, but was produced by the group themselves for sale at the show or by mail order. The tracks from the album have since been released on generally available compact discs and for download. It is the group's first album to be solely available on CD and remains their most recent album release. Included among the tracks are a number of Brotherhood of Man's own hits such as "

Save Your Kisses for Me "Save Your Kisses for Me" was the winning song of the Eurovision Song Contest 1976, performed for the by Brotherhood of Man in The Hague, Netherlands. The lyrics and music were written by Tony Hiller, Lee Sheriden, and Martin Lee, the latter two ...

". The album contains 26 tracks (although boasts 29 - the other three being part of a medley), most of which are full-length versions, while some are shortened down to one-minute snippets. Track "Let Me Sleep On It" is a retitling of

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", which while never a single in the United Kingdom, was a song the group had performed in concert for many years previously. Track "I Could Be So Good for You" is included to signify the beginning of the television series ''

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'', though the song itself wasn't a hit until 1980. The group continue (in 2018) to perform the show around the United Kingdom and have received good reviews.Official website - show reviews
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Track listing

# " Love Grows" (Mason / Macaulay) 2.37
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, 1970 # " United We Stand" (Hiller / Goodison) 2.50
Originally by The Brotherhood of Man, 1970 # "

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" (Hill) 0.58
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, 1971 # " Hot Love" (Bolan) 1.43
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" (Anka) 1.05
Based on version by Donny Osmond, 1972 # " Daydreamer" (Demspey) 2.07
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, 1973 # " Live and Let Die" (McCartney / McCartney) 1.16
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, 1973 # " Tie a Yellow Ribbon" (Brown / Levine) 2.56
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, 1973 # " Remember You're a Womble" (Batt) 2.04
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, 1974 # "

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" (Boshell) 3.02
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, 1974 # " Shang-A-Lang / Bye Bye Baby" (Coulter / Crewe / Gaudio) 2.55
Originally by/Based on version by Bay City Rollers, 1974/75 # "

" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) 3.01 # " Miss You Nights" (Townsend) 3.06
Originally by

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, 1976 # " My Sweet Rosalie" / "

Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In) "Oh Boy (The Mood I'm In)" is a popular song written by Tony Romeo. It has been recorded by Diana Trask and Brotherhood of Man, among others. The song is about a woman whose partner/husband is no longer with her and she sadly walks the streets in ...

" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee / Romeo) 3.04 # " Don't Give Up on Us Baby" (Macaulay) 1.27
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, 1976 # " Angelo" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) 3.03 # "

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" (Lennon / McCartney) 4.04
Based on version by

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, 1978 # " Figaro" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) 2.55 # "

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" / " Summer Nights" (Farrar / Jacobs / Casey) 2.24
Originally by John Travolta and

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, 1978 # "

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" (Jackson-Clark / Jackson-Rich / Krohn) 2.22
Originally by Mick Jackson, 1978 # "Beautiful Lover" (Hiller / Sheriden / Lee) 3.10 # " Let Me Sleep On It" (Steinman) 4.13
Originally by

, 1977 # "I Could Be so Good for You" (Kenny / Waterman) 1.13
Originally by

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, 1980 # "

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" (Fakaris) 2.33
Originally by Gloria Gaynor, 1979 # "

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" (Gibb / Gibb / Gibb) 3.30
Originally by Bee Gees, 1979 # " Y.M.C.A." (Morali / Belolo / Willis) 3.25
Originally by

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, 1978

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Seventies Story, The Brotherhood of Man albums 2002 albums