He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Summary

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother is a musical work/composition^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,184 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's instance of is recorded as musical work/composition^[3].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's composer is recorded as Bobby Scott^[4].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's genre is sentimental ballad^[5].
• Among the performers on He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was Kelly Gordon^[6].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was performed by The Hollies^[7].
• Among the performers on He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was Melba Moore^[8].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was performed by The Justice Collective^[9].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was performed by Neil Diamond^[10].
• Among the performers on He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was Bill Medley^[11].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was performed by Gotthard^[12].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's language of work or name is recorded as English^[13].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was published on 1969^[14].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's lyricist is recorded as Bob Russell^[15].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother"}^[16].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's different from is recorded as He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother^[17].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's derivative work is recorded as 兄弟の誓い^[18].
• He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother's form of creative work is recorded as song^[19].

Product Details

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• Release type: Song^[20]

• Genre(s): ballad, europop, pop, pop rock, rock, soul^[21]

• Community tags: ballad, cover, europop, pop, pop rock, rock, soul^[22]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5882e9ad-a435-3b78-bec5-b34540e2dcf0^[23]

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Authorship and Creation

Performers include Kelly Gordon^[6], The Hollies^[7], Melba Moore^[8], The Justice Collective^[9], Neil Diamond^[10], and Bill Medley^[11].

Publication

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother was published on 1969^[14]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[13]. Its genre is sentimental ballad^[5].

Why It Matters

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother ranks in the top 1% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,184 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]