"Between the Sheets" is a

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in 1983 off their album of the same name on the T-Neck imprint.

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Jazz band

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recorded a hit cover version of the song in 1992 with Chaka Khan as the vocalist.

In popular culture

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*"I Don't Want To Treat You Wrong" by

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(Hootie Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990) *"

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" by Common (1992) *"Cramping My Style" by

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(Unreleased Demo) (1994) *"

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" by

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(1994) *"

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*"Real Plexxx" by

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(2018) *" Like That" by

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Chart performance

Personnel

*Lead vocals by

Ronald Isley Ronald Isley (; born May 21, 1941) is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Early life Born in 1941 to Sally ...

*Background vocals by

Rudolph Isley Rudolph Bernard Isley (born April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rudy began singing in church at a youn ...

, O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and

Chris Jasper Christopher Howard Jasper (born December 30, 1951) Allmusic biography/ref> is an American singer, composer, and producer. Jasper is a former member of the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley and is responsible for writing and producing the ...

*Additional percussion by

Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician, best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers for ...

*Bass guitar & additional percussion by

Marvin Isley Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010)
– accessed June 2010 was the youngest member of the family music grou ...

*Keyboards, synthesizers and drum machine programming by

References

External links

List of cover versions of "Between the Sheets"
at SecondHandSongs.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Between The Sheets (Song) 1983 singles Funk ballads The Isley Brothers songs Songs written by Ronald Isley Songs written by O'Kelly Isley Jr. Songs written by Rudolph Isley Songs written by Chris Jasper Songs written by Ernie Isley Songs written by Marvin Isley 1983 songs Chaka Khan songs Contemporary R&B ballads Soul ballads T-Neck Records singles 1980s ballads