Editing Brotherhood of Man (section)

=== Original line-up ===
Brotherhood of Man was formed by record producer/composer [[Tony Hiller]] in 1969, and originally featured his co-writer [[John Goodison (musician)|John Goodison]] (who performed as Goodison but wrote under the pseudonyms Peter Simmons and Peter Simons) with [[Tony Burrows]], [[Roger Greenaway]], [[Sue and Sunny|Sue Glover and Sunny Leslie]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.emusic.com/artist/1171/11711781.html |title=Biography – Early line-up info |author=Emusic|access-date=5 May 2008 }}</ref> Greenaway was also a songwriter and had co-written hits such as "[[Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart]]" and "[[Melting Pot (song)|Melting Pot]]". Burrows was a well-known session singer, performing in various line-ups on hit singles such as the No.1 hit "[[Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)]]" by [[Edison Lighthouse]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alwynwturner.com/glitter/burrows.html|title=Glitter Suits and Platform Boots – Tony Burrows|author=Alwyn W Turner|access-date=22 December 2011 }}</ref> The two female members, Glover and Leslie were an act in their own right, releasing singles as [[Sue and Sunny]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/6784/deram.html |title=Deram single releases – inc. singles by Sue and Sunny |author=DragonDiscs|access-date=9 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804153026/http://geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Venue/6784/deram.html|archive-date=4 August 2009}}</ref>

The group came together in 1969 and began recording some songs with Hiller. Their first single "Love One Another" failed to chart, but the follow-up "[[United We Stand (song)|United We Stand]]" (released in January 1970) was a worldwide hit. "United We Stand" was heavily played on British radio, and broke into the American market. The single became a Top 20 hit in the UK, Canada, Australia and US. The song has since been used as the closing theme for television's ''[[Brady Bunch Hour]]'' and as an anthem for various causes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cherryred.co.uk/rpm/artists/brotherhoodofman.htm |title=''United We Stand'' – Brotherhood of Man |author=CherryRed|access-date=2 May 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080314134517/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/rpm/artists/brotherhoodofman.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 14 March 2008}}</ref><ref name="Early Line-up">{{cite web |url=http://www.tonyhiller.com/photo5.html  |title=Brotherhood of Man Biography – Early line-up|author=Official Tony Hiller website |access-date=10 October 2008 }}</ref> Burrows left the group soon after and as a four-piece, The Brotherhood of Man followed "United We Stand" with another hit, "Where Are You Going to My Love". The song charted in the UK, Canada, and US and has since been covered by [[Olivia Newton-John]] and [[The Osmonds]] among others. A début album ''[[United We Stand (Brotherhood of Man album)|United We Stand]]'' followed soon after.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.alexgitlin.com/bom.htm  |title=''United We Stand'' album review|author=John Tracey, 1995|access-date=2 February 2009 }}</ref>

Over the next two years, the group continued in varied line-ups. Goodison left the group at the beginning of 1971 and was replaced by American singer Hal Atkinson, Greenaway left soon after and was replaced by Russell Stone. They had one more minor hit in the US (1971's "Reach Out Your Hand"), but experienced no further success in the UK and split after being dropped by their record company.<ref name="Early Line-up"/>