Like a Brother is the only collaborative album by America's Gerry Beckley, Chicago's Robert Lamm, and the Beach Boys' Carl Wilson. It was also the final studio album by Wilson. It was released in 2000, two years after Wilson had died from lung cancer, and it was the last album he recorded before his death. The trio first appeared together on a rendition of "Without Her" from the 1995 Harry Nilsson tribute album For the Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson, followed by "Watching The Time Go By" from Lamm's 1999 solo album In My Head.
Personnel
Credits from the original liner notes, as re-published on albumlinernotes.com.
Gerry Beckley – lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, mandolin, producer
Robert Lamm – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, producer
Carl Wilson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitars, producer
Paul Livant – electric guitars
Steve Tarshis – electric guitars
Michael Thompson – guitars
Jason Scheff – bass
Phil Galdston – keyboards, programming, producer
John Van Tongeren – keyboards
Tom Hammer – keyboards
Sammy Merendino – drums
Jimmy Hunter – drums
Michael Fisher – percussion
Timmy Cappello – saxophone
Van Dyke Parks – accordion
Steve Levine - producer ("Watching the Time", "Life in Motion", "Sheltering Sky")