| "Brother Louie" | ||||
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| Single by Hot Chocolate | ||||
| B-side | "I Want to Be Free" | |||
| Released | 1973 | |||
| Length | 4:23 | |||
| Label | Rak | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Mickie Most | |||
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"Brother Louie" is a song by British soul band Hot Chocolate. Written by members Errol Brown and Tony Wilson and produced by Mickie Most, the song discusses an interracial love affair between a white man and a black woman, and the subsequent rejection of both by their parents because of it. Upon its release as a single, "Brother Louie" peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart in 1973.[1] Alexis Korner has a spoken word part in this version of the song.[2] Phil Dennys arranged the string section.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 259. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Brother Louie by Hot Chocolate". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 5 November 2017.