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Rock on Brother
Released: 1971
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Brother, Brother, Brother
Released: 1972
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With 1972's {^Brother, Brother, Brother}, younger brothers {$Ernie} and {$Marvin Isley}, along with in-law relative {$Chris Jasper}, began to play major roles in {$the Isley Brothers}' sound. This... Continue[+]

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Greatest Hits - CURB
Released: 1972
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Curb's {^Greatest Hits} is an eight-track budget-priced collection that features some of {$the Isley Brothers'} biggest '70s funk hits, including {&"That Lady,"} "It's Your Thing" and "Fight the... Continue[+]

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Rock Around the Clock
Released: 1975
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3 + 3
Released: 1973
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Recorded in 1973, {^3 + 3} was a major turning point for {$the Isley Brothers}. With this album, {$the Isleys} moved their {@T-Neck} label from {@Buddah} to {@Epic}/{@CBS} (which became {@Epic}/{@Sony} in the early '90s), and it was at {@Epic} that they unveiled their new lineup. Lead singer {$Ronald Isley} and his siblings {$O'Kelly} and {$Rudolph} remained, but {$the Isleys} became a sextet instead of a trio when cousin {$Chris Jasper} and younger brothers {$Ernie} and {$Marvin} were added. This new lineup was called 3 + 3, and the addition of {$Jasper} on keyboards, {$Ernie} on guitar, and {$Marvin} on bass added exciting new elements to {$the Isleys}' sound. One of finest R&B bassists of the 1970s, the ever-so-funky {$Marvin} is in a class with heavyweights like {$Larry Graham} and {$Louis Johnson} -- and {$Ernie} is a stunning guitarist who is heavily influenced by {$Jimi Hendrix} but has a distinctive style of his own. {$The Isleys} had always been lovers of rock, but with the addition of {$Ernie}, their sound became even more overtly rock-influenced. Nonetheless, the rock and pop elements didn't alienate R&B audiences, which ate this album up. The single {&"That Lady"} (which is based on an {$Impressions}-like gem they had recorded in 1964) was a major hit, and {$the Isleys} are equally captivating on soul interpretations of {$Seals & Crofts}' {&"Summer Breeze,"} {$James Taylor}'s {&"Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight,"} and {$the Doobie Brothers}' {&"Listen to the Music."} With this superb album, {$the Isley Brothers} sounded better than ever -- and they gained a lot of new fans without sacrificing the old ones. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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Live It Up
Released: 1974
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One of the many classic albums the Ohio natives recorded. This set features two up-tempo numbers: the title track {&"Live It Up"} and {&"Midnight Sky."} The former is a soulful {\funk} track paced... Continue[+]

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Super Hits - MOTOWN
Released: 1976
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The Best of the Isley Brothers - BUDDAH
Released: 1978
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Over the years, labels have released many collections that claimed to offer the best recordings of {$the Isley Brothers}. Some of them lived up their titles, and in some cases, a budget label would put together a collection of {$the Isleys}' less essential, less commercially successful work and give it a misleading title like {^The Very Best of the Isley Brothers} or {^The Isley Brothers' Greatest Hits}. But {^The Best...Isley Brothers}, a two-LP set that {@Buddah} put out in 1976, really does live up to its title. This collection focuses on {$the Isleys}' {@T-Neck}/{@Buddah} output of 1969-1972, and it offers most of their essential hits from that period. The material is generally excellent -- that is true of {&"It's Your Thing,"} {&"Work to Do"} and {&"Pop That Thing"} as well as {&"The Blacker The Berrie,"} {&"Give The Women What They Want,"} {&"Lay Away"} and {&"Get Into Something."} {^The Best....Isley Brothers} contains more than its share of covers-in fact, only about half of the songs are Isley originals. But that's actually a good thing because when {$the Isleys} covered other artists' material in the 1970s, they usually had something personal to add. So when the group puts a soul spin on {$Bob Dylan}'s {&"Lay Lady Lay,"} {$Stephen Stills}' {&"Love the One You're With,"} {$Carole King}'s {&"It's Too Late"} and {$James Taylor}'s {&"Fire and Rain,"} it has no problem keeping things interesting. If an R&B lover of 1976 was seeking an introductory overview of {$the Isleys}' {@T-Neck}/{@Buddah} period, {^The Best....Isley Brothers} was the place to go. ~ Alex Henderson, All Music Guide

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The Very Best of the Isley Brothers
Released: 1975
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This budget LP from 1975 is an example of false advertising because it doesn't contain the very best recordings that {$the Isley Brothers} had made. If {^The Very Best of the Isley Brothers}... Continue[+]

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Timeless
Released: 1979
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