Some of their best work can be found on the album Brother, Brother, Brother, but the seminal 'Footsteps in the Dark' is not to be missed either. Marvin and fiery guitar player Ernie (plus a brother-in-law on keyboards). Centered for most of their career on the vocal talents of Ronald, Rudolph and Vernon, in their 3 + 3 era the Isleys benefited from the addition of a couple more brothers to the backing band: bassist From 'Who's That Lady' to 'It's Your Thing,' they've produced numerous hits that are still blaring on radios (and commercials) across the land.

List of number-one R&B albums of 1974 (U.S.The Isleys have had success in many genres since their beginnings in the 1950s, arguably hitting their peak and writing some of their tightest music in the '70s.

Chris Jasper – electric piano, clavinet, ARP synthesizers, T.O.N.T.O., piano.

Ernie Isley – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, drums, percussion.

'Live It Up' (Live on the Dinah Shore Show, 1974) On the album charts, Live It Up peaked at number 14 on the US pop albums chart and peaked at number-one on the R&B albums chart, certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), selling a million copies, making it their first number-one R&B album ever in their career.Īll tracks are written by Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, except where noted. Another track, 'Ain't I Been Good to You', would be sampled by UGK on the track 'One Day'.

The album track, 'Need a Little Taste of Love', was later covered by The Doobie Brothers, while their version of 'Hello It's Me' was covered by neo soul duo Groove Theory and was partially interpolated in Whitney Houston's single, ' One of Those Days'. The album's ballads including their slower rendition of Todd Rundgren's hit, ' Hello It's Me', which was their only cover on the album, became popular alongside the folk rock influenced ballad, 'Brown Eyed Girl'. The album spawned hit singles such as the title track, which topped at number eight on the US R&B charts, while another single, 'Midnight Sky', was also a top ten R&B success, while both songs received some modest play on the pop and rock stations. Reception Professional ratings Review scores The album also continued their growing trademark of funky dance songs mixed with softer soul ballads, which set the precedent for their landmark 1975 release, The Heat Is On.

Like their previous recording, their breakthrough 1973 album, 3 + 3, the album was assisted by the team of Malcolm Cecil and Robert Margouleff.

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