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' 1977 album, ''

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''. It was also the next-to-last song on the album, which only included seven tracks, with the last track actually a "part two" version of the song under the title of the album,The Isley Brothers. “Go for Your Guns” (Album notes). T-Neck. 1977. in which was led by

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, brother Marvin and

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. Much like the band's 1975 hit, "

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", it was written by Ernie Isley and, in some parts, lead singer

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and his brothers, Rudolph and

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Facebook. 2 April 2015. though Ronald remained the dominant vocalist over the three. Ronald also helps close out the ending of the album before it fades. The song became a hit on the R&B and dance charts, reaching #4 on the former, while also crossing over on the top 40 of the pop charts, reaching #40, making it their first top 40 pop hit in little over two years.

Credits

Credits are adapted from the album’s Liner notes *Vocals by

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and

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*Drums and Guitars by

*Bass by

Marvin Isley Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010)
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*Keyboards by

References

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