''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 The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ro ...

on CBS/Magic Sound Records. Marvin Isley announced the record as a separate project from

The Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...

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 u ...

: 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 the ...

electric bass The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction to an electric but with a longer neck and scale leng ...

bass synth Keyboard bass (shortened to keybass and sometimes referred as a synth bass) is the use of a smaller, low-pitched keyboard with fewer notes than a regular keyboard or pedal keyboard to substitute for the deep notes of a bass guitar or double bas ...

, other percussion *Chris Jasper - Lead vocals, rap vocals,

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

12-string electric guitar A twelve-string guitar (or 12-string guitar) is a steel-string guitar with 12 strings in six courses, which produces a thicker, more ringing tone than a standard six-string guitar. Typically, the strings of the lower four courses are tuned in ...

drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranophones, membranophone. Drums consist of at least one Acoustic membrane, membrane, c ...

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: biográfic ...

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

References

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