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CHURCH HILL, Tenn. - Up and coming quartet Brothers Forever has announced the retirement of Buford Light from the group and Southern Gospel music.

Due to some health complications, Buford felt it would be best to stay home and relax and work at his home church, Free Will Baptist Church of Church Hill, Tennessee.

"Our hearts were saddened when Buford told us of his plans to retire, but we want him to stay as healthy as possible and wish him well in this retirement," mentioned Curtis Hagy of Brothers Forever.

Buford had been singing bass for Brothers Forever for the last couple of years. Brothers Forever will not be seeking a replacement as they will officially remaining a trio.

Brothers Forever's new release will be available in January 2008 and will feature one song with Buford – "The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power".

Curtis continued, "We wish Buford the best, and he will be singing with us on special occasions and any local dates in our home town."

Brothers Forever's current single has made a strong impact at Southern Gospel radio. The group was recently greeted with the news that their current single has charted on several of the industry’s leading chart.

The song, titled "I Feel a Blessing Coming On" became the group’s first Top 40 hit from their upcoming release. The song reached #37 on SoGospelNews.com Top 40 Weekly Chart.

In addition, the song is currently charting at #51 on the PowerSource Magazine Southern Gospel Top 100 for the November 2007 issue and #89 on the December issue of the Gospel Music News Top 100.

"I Feel a Blessing Coming On" is the first single from the group’s new recording, which is due out this coming January. The new album is being produced by Brad Hudson (Greenes) and engineered by Glen Tabor. The recording features 11 brand new songs - seven of which were written by Brothers Forever members.

The recording also features the writing talent of Jimmy Dooley and Sandy Blithe. The album will feature some of the industry's most sought-after studio musicians - including Gordon Mote, Kelly Back, Tony Creasman, David Johnson, and Kevin Grant.

More information on the new recording will be released later.