JIMMY & DAVID RUFFIN / I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER MOTOWN史上最強兄弟唯一のアルバムがボーナス追加で遂に世界初CD！
JIMMY & DAVID RUFFIN / I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (HIP-O SELECT / 2737288)
MOTOWN史上最強の兄弟、JIMMY & DAVID RUFFINによる唯一のリアル・ブラザー・アルバム『I AM MY BROTHER'S KEEPER』がついに！ついに世界初CD化！いやぁ〜このアルバムをリイシューするのは日本だろうな、と勝手に思い込んでおりましたが、やってくれましたHIP-O SELECTさん。さすがMOTOWN系にはハンパなくお強い！
70年発表、DELFONICS、TYRONE DAVIS、JERRY BUTLER、BEN E. KING、HOLLIESなどの名曲カヴァーとオリジナルで構成された本作。プロデュースはコレ股、豪華なFRANK WILSON、BOBBY TAYLOR、HENRY COSBYといったメンツ。いやぁ、やはり素晴らしいアルバムです。
CD化に際してもちろんデジタル・リマスター化。さらにこれまで未発表だった2曲のボーナス・トラックも収録とは恐れ入りましたHIP-O SELECTさん！兎に角、全ソウル・ファン悶絶の祝！世界初CD化！
収録内容
1. He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
2. Stand By Me
3. When My Love Hand Comes Down
4. Got To See If I Can't Get Mommy (To Come Back Home)
5. Your Love Was Worth Waiting For
6. Steppin' On A Dream
7. Didn't I (Blow Your Mind This Time)
8. True Love Can Be Beautiful
9. Turn Back The Hands Of Time
10. Set 'Em Up (Move In For The Thrill)
11. The Things We Have To Do
12. Lo And Behold
13. You're What I Need (Not What I Want)
14. Stand By Me (Brothers Mix)
(13)(14) are Bonus Track
祝！世界初CD化度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | ソウル名作度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | 最強兄弟度 ☆☆☆☆☆ | やはりMOTOWNリイシューは米HIP-O SELECT度 ☆☆☆☆☆
By the end of the 1960s, David Ruffin had left the Temptations, leaving behind a brief but treasured legacy as the voice of their immortal hits “My Girl,” “Ain't Too Proud To Beg,” I Wish It Would Rain” and more; his solo career had started with a flourish as “My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me)” reached the top ten. His older brother Jimmy would forever be remembered for his classic “What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted;” Jimmy had also found international fame as a favorite of UK. fans.
Then, Jimmy thought, why don't we do an album together?
I Am My Brother's Keeper, released in the fall of 1970, was the stunning result. The album featured Jimmy and David feeding off each other, a whole history of their upbringing and influences poured into 12 thrilling performances. “Stand By Me,” a faux “live” version of the Ben E. King classic, was the chart hit off the album; also on the LP are awesome covers of hits by the Delfonics, Tyrone Davis and Jerry Butler, as well as originals from Motown staff writers, produced by Frank Wilson, Bobby Taylor, Henry Cosby, and others. It's now being released on CD for the first time, newly remastered with two newly discovered bonus tracks: the hard-charging “You're What I Need (Not What I Want),” produced by Taylor, and an undubbed mix of “Stand By Me” with an extended fade.
Along with the great music in this first-ever CD reissue of Brother's Keeper is a 16-page booklet with original and new liner notes, detailed track annotations, great photos, and a reproduction of an original LP cover concept that went unused and missing for decades.