Brother Sister

This article is about the 1994 Brand New Heavies album. For the mewithoutYou album, see Brother, Sister. For other uses, see Brother Sister (disambiguation).

Brother Sister
Studio album by
The Brand New Heavies
Released4 April 1994[1]
Recorded1993–94
Genre
Length58:07
LabelDelicious Vinyl
The Brand New Heavies chronology
Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1
(1992) 		Brother Sister
(1994) 		Shelter
(1997)
Alternative cover
UK/International cover
Singles from Brother Sister
  1. "Dream On Dreamer"
    Released: 14 March 1994[2]
  2. "Back to Love (UK only)"
    Released: 23 May 1994[3]
  3. "Midnight at the Oasis (UK only)"
    Released: 25 July 1994[4]
  4. "Spend Some Time"
    Released: 17 October 1994[5]
  5. "Brother Sister (US promo only)"
    Released: 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB−[7]
Gavin Report(favorable)[8]
The Guardian(favorable)[9]
Knoxville News Sentinel[10]
Music & Media(favorable)[11]
NME7/10[12]
Orlando Sentinel[13]

Brother Sister is an album by British acid jazz and funk group the Brand New Heavies, released on March 22, 1994, by Delicious Vinyl. It spawned several singles, including "Spend Some Time" which spent two weeks at number two on the American dance charts.[14] A cover of Maria Muldaur's "Midnight at the Oasis" became popular in the UK, but was not included in the US version of the album.

Brother Sister was lead singer N'Dea Davenport's last album with the Brand New Heavies before leaving to complete her solo album (which she had put on hold to join the Heavies). She returned to join the band ten years later.

  1. ^ "Album Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 2 April 1994. p. 20. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. ^ "New Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 12 March 1994. p. 21. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 21 May 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 23 July 1994. p. 29. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  5. ^ "Single Releases" (PDF). Music Week. 15 October 1994. p. 27. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  6. ^ AllMusic review
  7. ^ Bernard, James (25 March 1994). "Brother Sister". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Ryan, Linda (26 March 1994). "Gavin Picks — Albums" (PDF). Gavin Report. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  9. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (15 April 1994). "Music: Love 'em or leave 'em - Rock/Pop". The Guardian.
  10. ^ Campbell, Chuck (22 April 1994). "Forget Cobain; Let Love 'Live Through This'". Knoxville News Sentinel.
  11. ^ "New Releases: Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. 14 May 1994. p. 10. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ^ McCann, Ian (9 April 1994). "Long Play". NME. p. 41. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  13. ^ Gettelman, Parry (22 April 1994). "Brand New Heavies". Orlando Sentinel.
  14. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 41.