THE ISLEY BROTHERS

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First formed in the early '50s, the Isley Brothers enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music -- over the course of nearly a half century of performing, the group's distinguished history spanned not only two generations of Isley siblings but also massive cultural shifts which heralded their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul to blistering funk. The first generation of Isley siblings was born and raised in Cincinnati, OH, where they were encouraged to begin a singing career by their father, himself a professional vocalist, and their mother, a church pianist who provided musical accompaniment at their early performances. Initially a gospel quartet, the group was comprised of Ronald, Rudolph, O'Kelly, and Vernon Isley; after Vernon's 1955 death in a bicycling accident, tenor Ronald was tapped as the remaining trio's lead vocalist. In 1957, the brothers went to read more...
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THE ISLEY BROTHERS Shout! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Shout!
RnB 1959
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Twist & Shout album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Twist & Shout
RnB 1962
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Twisting And Shouting album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Twisting And Shouting
RnB 1963
THE ISLEY BROTHERS This Old Heart Of Mine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
This Old Heart Of Mine
RnB 1966
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Take Some Time Out For The Isley Brothers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Take Some Time Out For The Isley Brothers
RnB 1966
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Soul On The Rocks album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Soul On The Rocks
Funk 1967
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Get Into Something album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Get Into Something
Funk 1969
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Brothers Isley album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Brothers Isley
Funk 1969
THE ISLEY BROTHERS It’s Our Thing album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It’s Our Thing
Funk 1969
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Givin' It Back album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Givin' It Back
Funk 1971
THE ISLEY BROTHERS In The Beginning (with Jimi Hendrix) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
In The Beginning (with Jimi Hendrix)
Funk 1971
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Brother, Brother, Brother album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Brother, Brother, Brother
Funk 1972
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Tamla Motown Presents album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tamla Motown Presents
Funk 1972
THE ISLEY BROTHERS 3+3 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
3+3
Funk 1973
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Live It Up album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live It Up
Funk 1974
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Heat Is On album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
The Heat Is On
Funk 1975
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Harvest For The World album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Harvest For The World
Funk 1976
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Go For Your Guns album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Go For Your Guns
Funk 1977
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Showdown album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
Showdown
Funk 1978
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Winner Takes All album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Winner Takes All
Funk 1979
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Go All The Way album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Go All The Way
Funk 1980
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Grand Slam album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Grand Slam
Funk 1981
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Inside You album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Inside You
RnB 1981
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Real Deal album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Real Deal
RnB 1982
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Between The Sheets album cover 5.00 | 1 ratings
Between The Sheets
RnB 1983
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Masterpiece album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Masterpiece
RnB 1985
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Smooth Sailin' album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Smooth Sailin'
RnB 1987
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Spend The Night album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Spend The Night
RnB 1989
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Tracks Of Life album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tracks Of Life
RnB 1992
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Mission To Please album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Mission To Please
RnB 1996
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Eternal (featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Eternal (featuring Ronald Isley aka Mr. Biggs)
RnB 2001
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Taken To The Next Phase album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Taken To The Next Phase
RnB 2004
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Baby Makin' Music (Featuring Ronald Isley A.K.A. Mr. Biggs) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Baby Makin' Music (Featuring Ronald Isley A.K.A. Mr. Biggs)
RnB 2006
THE ISLEY BROTHERS I'll Be Home For Christmas album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
I'll Be Home For Christmas
Pop/Art Song/Folk 2007
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Isley Brothers & Santana ‎: Power Of Peace album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Isley Brothers & Santana ‎: Power Of Peace
RnB 2017
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Make Me Say It Again, Girl album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Make Me Say It Again, Girl
RnB 2023

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THE ISLEY BROTHERS live albums

THE ISLEY BROTHERS Live At The Yankee Stadium album cover 4.50 | 1 ratings
Live At The Yankee Stadium
Funk 1969
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Isleys Live album cover 4.75 | 2 ratings
The Isleys Live
Funk 1973
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Groove With You… Live! album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Groove With You… Live!
Funk 2015

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THE ISLEY BROTHERS re-issues & compilations

THE ISLEY BROTHERS Rock Around The Clock album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Rock Around The Clock
Funk 1975
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Best... Isley Brothers album cover 4.00 | 1 ratings
The Best... Isley Brothers
RnB 1976
THE ISLEY BROTHERS It's Your Thing - The Story Of The Isley Brothers album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
It's Your Thing - The Story Of The Isley Brothers
Funk 1999
THE ISLEY BROTHERS Greatest Hits album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Greatest Hits
Funk 1999
THE ISLEY BROTHERS The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters
Funk 2015

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THE ISLEY BROTHERS The Best... Isley Brothers

Boxset / Compilation · 1976 · RnB
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The Isley Brothers are the longest running RnB/rock act in the world, having started in the mid 1950s and still going, albeit with only two brothers left, Ronnie and Ernie, but those two have always been the most important members anyway. The band started with three Isley brothers up front singing, but when younger brothers Ernie and Marvin joined, plus cousin Chris Jaspers, they had a full band. Their early music centered around gospel flavored rock-n-roll and they scored a major hit with “Shout”, a popular song to this day. Moving into the late 60s and early 70s they got into James Brown influenced proto funk and also eclectic rock and pop cover songs. Its this late 60s and early 70s version of the band that is featured on “The Best … Isley Brothers”, a compilation on the Buddah label that came out in 1976. There are also many other best of Isleys albums out there covering other episodes of their career.

This is an excellent compilation, and represents their early forays into funk with songs like, “Its Your Thang” and “Pop that Thang”. They certainly had a thang for thangs. The many cover tunes in a variety of pop, rock and RnB modes are also excellent. Few bands can transform someone else’s hit the way the Isleys do as they present very creative versions of “Fire and Rain”, “Ohio”, “Lay Lady Lay” and many more. The salient feature of the Isleys is their ensemble vocal power, led by Ronnie Isley, one of the best romantic crooners in RnB history. As the band moved into the mid 70s, they developed a strong rock-funk sound as featured on the hit, “Fight the Power”, and Ernie stepped up as a blazing Hendrix influenced guitarist, but to hear all that you will need to seek out their later compilations.

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