NEW * United We Stand — The Brotherhood Of Man {Stereo} 1970
1970…..#13 U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #13 U.S. Cash Box Top 100, #10 UK, #9 Canada, #8 Australia
Original video edited and AI remastered with HQ stereo sound.
«United We Stand» is a song written by Tony Hiller and Peter Simons (writer’s pseudonym for group member Johnny Goodison). It was first released in 1970 by the Brotherhood of Man (in their original, pre-Eurovision line-up), becoming the band’s first hit, peaking at #13 in the U.S., #9 in Canada, and #10 in the U.K. The song spent 15 weeks on the charts, and is ranked as the 64th biggest U.S. hit of 1970. It also reached #8 in Australia.
Reg Dwight, whom would later become famous as Elton John, was an office boy at Mills Music, a Denmark Street music publishing house where Hiller worked. Hiller knew he could sing and had him record the original demo for «United We Stand.»
Billboard gave the song a favourable review on 14 March 1970 calling it a «strong production» and (correctly) predicting it would become a top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100.