''Brothers'' is an album by the American contemporary

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group

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, issued in 1996 on

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. The album rose to No. 18 on the ''

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chart.

Critical reception

''Brothers'' won a

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for Best Contemporary R&B Gospel Album.

Track listing

#" Sing a Song" (

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, Al McKay) #"You Don't Have to Be Afraid" (David Thomas, Les Pierce) #"I'll Be There" (

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, Claude V. McKnight III) #"Delilah" (Brian McKnight, C. McKnight, Mark Kibble) #"Chance of a Lifetime" ( James Patrick Dunne, Kibble) #"Can't Stop Thinking 'Bout You" (Thomas, Pierce, Alvin Chea) #"Jesus Makes Me Happy" (Hallerin Hilton Hill) #"We Don't Have to Cry" (Brian McKnight, Brandon Barnes) #" Do Right" ( Paul Davis) #"Don't Let Go" (Brian McKnight)

References

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