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| Released | September 30, 2013 | |||
| Recorded | 2010–2013 | |||
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| Length | 56:27 | |||
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My Brother's Keeper is the fifth studio album by American contemporary R&B group K-Ci & JoJo, released on September 30, 2013. [1]
"Knock It Off" was released on June 11, 2013. [2]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Back Again (Intro)" | Earl R. Johnson, Jr., Marc Williams | 0:48 |
| 2. | "Knock It Off" | Michael Bell, Eric Jackson, Jerome Perkins | 3:49 |
| 3. | "Middle of the Night" | Michael Bell, Eric Jackson | 3:18 |
| 4. | "My Brother's Keeper" | David Alford, Trevin "Big Trev" Clark, Roger "Mista Raja" Greene | 4:31 |
| 5. | "Say Hello to Goodbye" | Devon L. Bryce, Roger "Mista Raja" Greene, Phelippe Herrera, Prentiss Thompson | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Somebody Please" | James Earl Davis, Paul Irvin | 3:42 |
| 7. | "What Goes Around" | Jordan Lewis, Carlett Martin, Debra Mitchell-Adams, Ayinde Thomas | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Show & Prove" | Yusef "Sef Millz" Alexander, Roger "Mista Raja" Greene, Dalton "D Smitty" Smith | 3:56 |
| 9. | "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" | Michael Bell, Jerome Perkins, Willie Stephens | 4:01 |
| 10. | "Happily Ever After" | C-Ray, Marc Williams | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Lay You Down" | Jerome Perkins, Serlatheo Quinlan, Mike Smoov | 5:13 |
| 12. | "Now That It's Over (Outro)" | Earl R. Johnson, Jr. , Marc Williams | 1:03 |
Adapted from Allmusic and album liner. [3]
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| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200 [4] | 77 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [5] | 20 |
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