''Brother, Brother, Brother'' is the tenth album released by
The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...
on their
T-Neck imprint on May 2, 1972. It was to be the Isleys' last studio record with
Buddah Records
Buddah Records (later known as Buddha Records) was an American record label founded in 1967 in New York City. The label was born out of Kama Sutra Records, an MGM Records-distributed label, which remained a key imprint following Buddah's foundin ...
before moving on to
Epic in the middle of 1973.
The album's sound encompasses rock,
soul
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Etymology
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and
funk
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. The album featured the top 40 hit, "
Pop That Thang
"Pop That Thang" is a 1972 funk song released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint. Co-written by the three Isley brothers: O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald, Howard Kelly and Clive Otis, the song is an uptempo dance number that was featured ...
", and subsequent hits "
Work to Do
"Work to Do" is a 1972 funk song by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, written and produced by the group, was issued on their 1972 album, '' Brother, Brother, Brother'', and charted at #51 pop and #11 R&B upon its ...
", "
Lay-Away" and their cover of
Carole King
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's "
It's Too Late". The brothers also covered two more King songs including the title track and "
Sweet Seasons".
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released 23CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983)''.
The Isley Brothers - ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983'' (2015) 23CD Box Set review by Andy Kellman, credits & releases
at AllMusic
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Track listing
Personnel
*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 ...
– lead and background vocals except 9
*O'Kelly Isley, Jr.
O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr. (December 25, 1937 – March 31, 1986) was an American singer and one of the founding members of the family group the Isley Brothers.
Biography
The eldest of the Isley Brothers, Kelly started singing with his brothe ...
– background vocals, lead vocal on 9
*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 ...
– background vocals
*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 ...
– guitars
*Marvin Isley
Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010)
– accessed June 2010 was the youngest member of the family music grou ...
– bass
*Chris Jasper
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– piano, keyboards
*Truman Thomas – organ
*George Moreland – drums, percussion
*Karl Potter – congas
;Technical
*Michael Delugg – engineer
References
External links
The Isley Brothers - ''Brother, Brother, Brother'' (1972) album to be listened
as stream on Spotify
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1972 albums
Buddah Records albums
The Isley Brothers albums
T-Neck Records albums