Somebody's Brother (1985)

Somebody's Brother is the eighth studio album by Christian singer - songwriter Scott Wesley Brown, released on December 10, 1985 by Sparrow Records. The album was produced by Greg Nelson.

Continuing the missionary theme as heard from his previous album Kingdom of Love, Somebody's Brother has a mix of tender ballads and upbeat pop songs. Greg Nelson has already establised himself as the "go-to" guy for producing inspirational acts like Sandi Patty and Steve Green. The album's highlight is the ballad "When Answers Aren't Enough," co-written by Brown and Nelson. The song is a comforting anthem designed for individuals walking through immense grief, tragedy, or unexplainable suffering. It was a hit on Christian Inspirational radio. "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" is an Easter song set to modern pop music, based on the church hymn of the same name that was written by Charles Wesley in 1739 and arranged by Michael W. Smith.

In addition to Smith, the album also features songwriting contributions from Gloria Gaither, Phill MgHugh, Phil Naish, Larry Bryant and Brown himself. Brown dedicated Somebody's Brother to two brave Christians as he wrote in the liner notes: "Tonu Kopli, killed aboard an Aeroflot flight, May 1985 and Valeri Barinov, serving sentence in a Russian labor camp for being a Christian musician."

The album climbed to number 6 on the Cash Box Top 15 Inspirational Albums chart in October 1986.

Track listing

1. Goliath (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:58

2. Then He Comes (Larry Bryant) -4:35

3. I Walked Today (Gloria Gaither, Greg Nelson) -5:28

4. Christ the Lord is Risen Today (music by Michael W. Smith, lyrics by Charles

Wesley) -3:24

5. Somebody's Brother (Scott Wesley Brown, Phil Naish) -3:12

6. The Name of Jesus Is Excellent (Scott Wesley Brown) -3:08

7. When Answers Aren't Enough (Scott Wesley Brown, Greg Nelson) -3:58

8. Praise Be to Our God Our Lord (Michael W. Smith, Deborah D. Smith) -3:21

9. The Red Sea Parted (Phill McHugh, Greg Nelson) -5:12

10. Above the Storm (Phill McHugh, Phil Naish) -3:26

Radio singles

1986 "Goliath" -#39 Christian AC

1986 "Christ the Lord is Risen Today" -#18 Christian AC

1986 "When Answers Aren't Enough" -#25 Christian AC

Previous release: Kingdom of Love (1984) 

Next release: The Language of Jesus Is Love (1987)