Editing Brotherhood of Man (section)

=== Current line-up ===
Keen to keep the established name alive, Hiller set about putting a new line up together. In 1972 he got together a trio of session singers, [[Martin Lee (singer)|Martin Lee]], [[Nicky Stevens]] and [[Lee Sheriden]].

Sheriden was already known to Hiller as a songwriter and had a solo career. Lee had a solo single to his name and was a budding songwriter. Stevens had been classically trained, but had since adapted her vocals and was performing as a cabaret singer. The trio began recording together, but their first single, "Rock Me Baby", to be released at the end of 1972, was cancelled due to the release of the song by [[David Cassidy]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/sunra/953/indexen.html |title=Biography – Release of "Rock Me Baby" pulled |author=Brotherhood of Man Dutch website |access-date=26 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006094604/http://www.fortunecity.com/tinpan/sunra/953/indexen.html |archive-date=6 October 2008 }}</ref> Finally their first two singles "Happy Ever After" and "Our World of Love" were released in 1973. Neither single charted and soon after, another female vocalist was added to the line up, [[Sandra Stevens]]. Stevens (no relation to Nicky) had been performing as a [[big-band]] singer since a teenager in the late 1960s. She had sung with the [[Joe Loss]] big band and alongside [[Eve Graham]] (of The New Seekers) in club group, The Nocturnes.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lynpaulwebsite.org/Then-1966.htm |title=The Nocturnes featuring Sandra Stevens|author=Lyn Paul official website |access-date=2 December 2008 }}</ref>

Now signed to the [[Pye Records|Pye]] spin off label, [[Dawn Records|Dawn]], the quartet released their first single, "When Love Catches Up on You" in January 1974.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/label-discography.asp/label/36/Dawn-records-discography.html |title=Dawn Records discography |author=Vinylnet Records |access-date=12 July 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210070418/http://www.vinylnet.co.uk/label-discography.asp/label/36/Dawn-records-discography.html |archive-date=10 February 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It failed to chart, but the follow-up single, "Lady" became a hit in Europe.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6811/|title="Lady", Dutch Charts 1974|author=Radio 538, Netherlands|access-date=6 February 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311024023/http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id%3D44685/chartid%3D6811|archive-date=11 March 2009}}</ref> Encouraged by this, the group set about recording their debut album. The album ''[[Good Things Happening]]'' was released later in the year along with two more singles, but none of these found success. Before the record label folded, Brotherhood of Man released one more single in the Summer of 1975. This was the upbeat "Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" and it although failed to make an impression in the UK, it became a big hit in Europe, reaching Number one in [[Belgium]] and Number two in the [[Netherlands]] as well as top 10 placings in other countries.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radio538.nl/web/show/id=44685/chartid=6832/ |title="Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby", Dutch Charts 1975 |author=Radio 538, Netherlands|access-date=2 June 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Brotherhood+Of+Man&titel=Kiss+Me%2C+Kiss+Your+Baby&cat=s|title="Kiss Me Kiss Your Baby" Austrian Charts|author=Austrian charts|access-date=30 August 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> Brotherhood of Man toured extensively in Europe, honing their stage act and harmonies, while Hiller, Sheriden and Lee worked on composing songs for their second album. Among them was a song Sheriden had largely written called "[[Save Your Kisses for Me]]".