''Broadway's Closer to Sunset Blvd'' is the 1984 debut album of

Isley-Jasper-Isley Isley-Jasper-Isley was a splinter group of the Isley Brothers formed in 1984 by brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards), Ernie Isley (lead guitar), and Marvin Isley (bass), due to creative differences that arose among the group. Jasper, a cla ...

on CBS/Magic Sound Records. Marvin Isley announced the record as a separate project from the Isley Brothers rather than a permanent break up. "Look the Other Way" reached number 14 on the R&B chart, "Kiss and Tell," went to number 52.

Track listing

Information is based on the album's liner notesIsley-Jasper-Isley. “Broadway’s Closer to Sunset Blvd.” (Album notes). CBS Associated Records. 1984. #Sex Drive (5:28)

Background Vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are used ...

: Audrey Wheeler & Sandy Barber #Serve You Right (5:07) #I Can't Get Over Losin' You (4:05)
Background Vocals: Audrey Wheeler & Sandy Barber

Conga The conga, also known as tumbadora, is a tall, narrow, single-headed drum from Cuba. Congas are staved like barrels and classified into three types: quinto (lead drum, highest), tres dos or tres golpes (middle), and tumba or salidor (lowest). ...

s: Mr. Kevin Jones #Kiss and Tell (5:28) #Love Is Gonna Last Forever (4:28) #Broadway Closer to Sunset Blvd. (3:33) #Look the Other Way (5:06) #Break This Chain (4:30)
Congas: Mr. Kevin Jones ;Notes *All Tracks written, produced & arranged by Isley-Jasper-Isley *Additional Background Vocals performed by Isley-Jasper-Isley ;Personnel *Marvin Isley -

Lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

electric bass The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck The ...

bass synth A synthesizer (also spelled synthesiser) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals. Synthesizers typically create sounds by generating waveforms through methods including subtractive synthesis, additive synthesis and f ...

, other percussion *Chris Jasper - Lead vocals,

rap vocals Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

electric Grand piano The electric grand piano is a stringed musical instrument played using a keyboard, in which the vibration of strings struck by hammers is converted by pickups into electrical signals, analogous to the electric guitar's electrification of the tra ...

keyboards Keyboard may refer to: Text input * Keyboard, part of a typewriter * Computer keyboard ** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping ** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware Music * Musi ...

, additional synthesizers, other percussion *Ernie Isley - Lead vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar, 12-string electric guitar,

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

timbales Timbales () or pailas are shallow single-headed drums with metal casing. They are shallower than single-headed tom-toms and usually tuned much higher, especially for their size.Orovio, Helio 1981. ''Diccionario de la música cubana: biográfico ...

, other percussion *Kenneth Lonas - Assistant engineer *Mark McKenna - Recording engineer, remixing

References

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