Editing Brotherhood of Man (section)

=== Reformation ===
[[File:BOM backstage.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Brotherhood of Man in the late 1980s]]In 1985, Brotherhood of Man reunited for a one-off TV appearance and they discussed getting back together. Over the next year, and now back with Sheriden in place of Upton, the group formed their own management company and begin performing again. In late 1986, the group were back on the live circuit, but decided against attempting a chart comeback.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oldies.com/artist-biography/Brotherhood-Of-Man.html |title=Brotherhood of Man Biography|author=Oldies.com |access-date=20 June 2008 }}</ref>

In 1990, Martin Lee got together with songwriters [[Paul Curtis (musician)|Paul Curtis]] and David Kane to compose a musical based on ''[[The Butterfly Children]]'' books by [[Angela Kincaid|Angela]] and [[Pat Mills]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esctoday.com/annual/songinfo.php?contest=292&song=1 |title=Information on ''The Butterfly Children'' |author=ESC Today |access-date=29 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090114115903/http://www.esctoday.com/annual/songinfo.php?contest=292&song=1 |archive-date=14 January 2009 }}</ref> The musical had its world premiere at the Mitchell Theatre in [[Glasgow]], to open the 1990 Glasgow City of Culture and ran for a month and was performed by the Mitchell Theatre for Youth. Just three months later, the show transferred to the larger Kings Theatre in Glasgow and ran for two weeks. The show transferred in late 1992 to London's [[West End theatre|West End]]. Brotherhood of Man recorded the songs themselves and the nineteen track collection, available on cassette only, was available to buy at the theatre. The album was never commercially released, although some tracks did make it onto tie-in cassettes to go with the books a few years later. ''The Butterfly Children'', essentially a children's show, featured many differing styles of music from rap to rock and country and western to the more familiar pop the group were known for. The show's run ended after a short season, and has not been performed since.

In 1991, the group went back into the recording studio and made an album of re recorded hits and some new material with Dutch producer [[Eddy Ouwens]]. Not only was this their first recording for eight years, but it was their first without Hiller. The album remains unreleased in the UK, but was released in Spain under the title ''Grandes Exitos'' and in some other countries as ''The Golden Hits of Brotherhood of Man''.<ref>Perfil Records (CD-5440/T-C16)</ref><ref>Starling Records(CD 367)</ref>

Throughout the nineties the group continued to perform live around the world in TV, concert and in cabaret and in 1997, they recorded another album, based on their live show. Again, the album contained re-recordings of their hits as well as cover versions that they perform in concert, such as "[[1999 (Prince song)|1999]]" by [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] and "[[Juke Box Hero]]" by [[Foreigner (band)|Foreigner]]. The album contained one new song, the title track "[[Greenhouse (Brotherhood of Man album)|Greenhouse]]", rescued from the 1991 sessions. Like the previous album, this was never commercially released and was only available to buy at their shows.

As the 2000s dawned, the group went into semi-retirement and cut back on touring. However, in 2002, they devised a new live show based on their roots in the 1970s. Entitled ''[[The Seventies Story]]'', the show comprised a trip through the decade, with the group performing well known songs from each year along with a narration of contemporary events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/seventiesstory.html |title=''The Seventies Story'' |author=Brotherhood of Man official website |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194743/http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/seventiesstory.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The group returned to the studio and recorded an album of the show's songs. Again, this album was not released in shops, but was available on CD at the show's venues. The tracks did get a general release later on however on various compilation albums. In 2004, the first Brotherhood of Man DVD was released, featuring TV performances of many of their singles.<ref>{{cite web |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1295539|pure_url=yes}} |title=Brotherhood of Man Greatest Hits DVD|publisher=AllMusic |access-date=23 October 2009}}</ref>

The group continued to do occasional shows with both ''The Seventies Story'' and with their own material.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/tourdates.html |title=Brotherhood of Man concert dates|author=Official website |access-date=16 August 2015 }}</ref> They also teamed up with the current incarnation of Bucks Fizz and together they performed as a two-part show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/back2back.html |title=Bucks Fizz and Brotherhood of Man tour|author=Official website |access-date=16 August 2015 }}</ref> They frequently played to sold-out houses, ''The Seventies Story'' being particularly successful in receiving good reviews.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/reviews.html |title=Selection of concert reviews |author=Official website |access-date=16 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923194741/http://www.brotherhoodofman.co.uk/reviews.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/content.php?page=story&ID=922 |title=The Seventies Story live show review |author=Thurrock |access-date=18 July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113234958/http://www.thurrock.gov.uk/news/content.php?page=story&ID=922 |archive-date=13 January 2009 }}</ref>

Brotherhood of Man found themselves in demand on both the Nostalgia and Eurovision circuit. They appeared a number of times at London's [[G-A-Y]] theatre and regularly appeared on TV both in the UK and abroad, especially around Eurovision time each year.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/455172?view=credit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419084048/http://ftvdb.bfi.org.uk/sift/individual/455172?view=credit |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2008 |title=Brotherhood of Man filmography|author=BFI |access-date=3 August 2008 }}</ref> In 2006, they appeared at the 50th anniversary of the Eurovision Song Contest gala held in [[Denmark]], where they were voted in the top 5 Eurovision songs of all time – the highest of any UK entry.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.myledbury.co.uk/eurovision/eurovision_50anniversary.asp |title=Eurovision 50 Years anniversary special|author=Myledbury |access-date=12 December 2008}}</ref>

In 2009, [[Cherry Red Records]] released the first four albums by the Eurovision line up as two double CDs. This was the first time these albums were available on CD. The group experienced a surprise chart success in May 2019, when a compilation album, ''Gold'' reached No.29.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-05-19 |title=Official Albums Chart on 17/5/2019 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20190517/7502/ |access-date=2025-05-18 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref> 

The group announced their retirement from touring on 24 December 2022, having last performed live in October 2020. However, they noted that "the four of us are still together"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brotherhood of Man |url=https://www.facebook.com/110154119061135/posts/pfbid0CLastEuahHeeMMdxyZAX27hofb8Ct78NxAb8rd3vnB4ek4ysb9UZxoqxkeDCNF8tl/ |access-date=3 March 2023|website=Facebook.com |language=en}}</ref> Long-time member Martin Lee died in September 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barr |first=Sabrina |date=2024-10-01 |title=Eurovision winner Martin Lee, from band Brotherhood of Man, dies aged 77 |url=https://metro.co.uk/2024/10/01/eurovision-winner-martin-lee-band-brotherhood-man-dies-77-21713207/ |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref>