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The Isley Brothers Are An American Musical Group Originally From Cincinnati Ohio That Started As A Vocal Trio Consisting Of Brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr. Rudolph Isley And Ronald Isley In The 1950s. With A Career Spanning Over Eight Decades The Group Has Enjoyed One Of The "longest Most Influential And Most Diverse Careers In The Pantheon Of Popular Music". Together With A Fourth Brother Vernon The Group Performed Gospel Music Until Vernon's Death A Few Years After Its Formation. After Moving To The New York City Area In The Late 1950s The Group Had Their First Successes During These Early Years First Coming To Prominence In 1959 With Their Fourth Single "Shout" Written By The Three Brothers. Initially A Modest Charted Single The Song Eventually Sold Over A Million Copies. In The 1960s The Group Recorded Songs For A Variety Of Labels Including The Top 20 Single "Twist And Shout" And The Motown Single "This Old Heart Of Mine Is Weak For You " Before Recording And Issuing The Grammy Award-Winning Hit "It's Your Thing" On Their Own Label T-Neck Records. Influenced By Gospel And Doo-Wop Music The Group Began Experimenting With Different Musical Styles Incorporating Elements Of Rock And Funk As Well As Pop Balladry. The Inclusion Of Younger Brothers Ernie Isley Lead Guitar Drums And Marvin Isley Bass Guitar And Rudolph's Brother-In-Law Chris Jasper Keyboards Synthesizers In 1973 Turned The Original Vocal Trio Into A Complete Band And Reached The Height Of Their Success. For The Next Full Decade They Recorded A String Of Top-Selling Albums From 3 3 To Between The Sheets Including The Number One Album The Heat Is On. The Six-Member Band Splintered In 1983 With Ernie Marvin And Chris Jasper Forming The Short-Lived Spinoff Group Isley-Jasper-Isley. The Oldest Member O'Kelly Died In 1986 And Rudolph And Ronald Released A Pair Of Albums As A Duo Before Rudolph Retired To A Life In The Christian Ministry In 1989. Ronald Reconvened The Group Two Years Later In 1991 With Ernie And Marvin Five Years Later In 1996 Marvin Isley Left The Group Due To Complications Of Diabetes. The Remaining Duo Of Ronald And Ernie Achieved Mainstream Success With The Albums Mission To Please 1996 Eternal 2001 And Body Kiss 2003 . Eternal Spawned The Top Twenty Hit "Contagious". As Of 2019 The Isley Brothers Continue To Perform Under The Lineup Of Ronald And Ernie. The Isley Brothers Have Sold Over 18 Million Units In The United States Alone. They Have Had Several Hit Songs Including Four Top 10 Singles On The United States Billboard Chart. With Their First Major Hit Charting In 1959 "Shout" And Their Last One In 2001 "Contagious" They Are Among The Few Groups Ever To Have Hit The Billboard Hot 100 With New Music In Five Different Decades. Sixteen Of Their Albums Charted In The Top 40 And Thirteen Of Those Albums Have Been Certified Gold Platinum Or Multi-Platinum By The RIAA. The Brothers Have Been Honored By Several Musical Institutions Including The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Which Inducted Them In 1992. Five Years Later They Were Added To Hollywood's Rockwalk And In 2003 They Were Inducted To The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame. They Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award In 2014. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers Studio Albums
Shout! 1959 Twist & Shout 1962 Twisting And Shouting 1963 This Old Heart Of Mine 1966 Soul On The Rocks 1967 It's Our Thing 1969 The Brothers Isley 1969 Get Into Something 1970 Givin' It Back 1971 Brother Brother Brother 1972 3 3 1973 Live It Up 1974 The Heat Is On 1975 Harvest For The World 1976 Go For Your Guns 1977 Showdown 1978 Winner Takes All 1979 Go All The Way 1980 Grand Slam 1981 Inside You 1981 The Real Deal 1982 Between The Sheets 1983 Masterpiece 1985 Smooth Sailin' 1987 Spend The Night 1989 Tracks Of Life 1992 Mission To Please 1996 Eternal 2001 Body Kiss 2003 Baby Makin' Music 2006 Power Of Peace 2017
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By 1983 The Isley Brothers Had Been On A Somewhat Downward Slide Down The Charts During The Early Eighties. Facing Decline Wasn't New For The Brothers Who Had Bounced Back From Declines Throughout Their Career To Find Success. Around This Time The Band Had Been Going Through A Difficult Phase With Its 3 3 Lineup Older Brothers O'Kelly Rudolph And Lead Singer Ronald Argued With Younger Brothers Ernie And Marvin And Brother-In-Law Chris Jasper Over The Group's Direction. The Rift Wasn't Made Any Easier By Jasper's Desire To Record His Own Lead Vocals For The Group's Songs Which Longtime Lead Ronald Refused To Allow. Finally After The Release Of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" The Isleys Found Their Next Hint Of Inspiration. Recorded At Bearsville Studios "Between The Sheets" Was Drastically Different From Other Isley Records For Its Stripped Down Synthesizer Solos And Simple Handclaps. Reception
Sharing Credit With All Six Band Mates "Between The Sheets" Was Recorded In February 1983 And Charted That April. The Song Made A Huge Impression On The Isleys' Long Legion Of R&B Fans Who Took The Song To Number Three On The Billboard Top R&B Singles Chart While It Peaked At Number One On Billboard's Bubbling Under Chart. The Song's R&B Success Helped Their Between The Sheets Album Go Platinum The Brothers' First Platinum Album Since 1978's Showdown. Despite The Success It Was Already Confirmed Even Before The Album's Release That The Younger Isleys And Jasper Would Be Leaving The Older Isleys For Their Own Group And Within A Year After Their Final Tour Together Ernie Marvin And Chris Did Leave To Form Isley-Jasper-Isley Leaving The Isley Brothers Back To Their Original Position As A Vocal Trio. But "Sheets" Helped The Group Earn New Credibility In The Industry And Assured Their Legendary Status. The Song Would Be Heavily Sampled In The Years To Come By Hip-Hop Artists Such As Andre Nickatina Common Da Brat The Notorious B.I.G. Jim Jones UGK Drake As Well As Freestyled Over By Lupe Fiasco. Most Recently It Was Used By Jay-Z In A Track "Ignorant Shit" On His Recent Album American Gangster Though The Original Was A Track That Didn't Make The Final Cut For The Black Album . The Beat For "Ignorant Shit" Created By Just Blaze Sampled "Between The Sheets". Rappers Drake And Lil Wayne Recorded A Version Of "Ignorant Shit" For Drake's 2009 Mixtape So Far Gone With Them Rapping Over The Just Blaze Beat. The Song "A Night Off" Drake Featuring Lloyd Produced By Noah "40" Shebib That Directly Follows "Ignorant Shit" On The Mixtape Also Samples "Between The Sheets". LL Cool J Mentioned The Song And The Isleys On His Song "Back Seat". Artists Outside The Hip-Hop Genre Have Also Sampled The Song Including Gwen Stefani Who Sampled The Song For Her Single "Luxurious" Which She Also Did A Remix With Slim Thug And R & B Singer Whitney Houston's 2002 Single "One Of Those Days" Uses Lyrical Elements And She Also Mentions The Isley Brothers And In The Beginning Of The Track Can Be Heard Humming The Intro To The Group's Cover Of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me". Jazz Band Fourplay Recorded A Hit Cover Version Of The Song In 1992 With Chaka Khan As The Vocalist.
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The Isley Brothers Are An American Musical Group Originally From Cincinnati Ohio That Started As A Vocal Trio Consisting Of Brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr. Rudolph Isley And Ronald Isley In The 1950s. With A Career Spanning Over Eight Decades The Group Has Enjoyed One Of The "longest Most Influential And Most Diverse Careers In The Pantheon Of Popular Music". Together With A Fourth Brother Vernon The Group Performed Gospel Music Until Vernon's Death A Few Years After Its Formation. After Moving To The New York City Area In The Late 1950s The Group Had Their First Successes During These Early Years First Coming To Prominence In 1959 With Their Fourth Single "Shout" Written By The Three Brothers. Initially A Modest Charted Single The Song Eventually Sold Over A Million Copies. In The 1960s The Group Recorded Songs For A Variety Of Labels Including The Top 20 Single "Twist And Shout" And The Motown Single "This Old Heart Of Mine Is Weak For You " Before Recording And Issuing The Grammy Award-Winning Hit "It's Your Thing" On Their Own Label T-Neck Records. Influenced By Gospel And Doo-Wop Music The Group Began Experimenting With Different Musical Styles Incorporating Elements Of Rock And Funk As Well As Pop Balladry. The Inclusion Of Younger Brothers Ernie Isley Lead Guitar Drums And Marvin Isley Bass Guitar And Rudolph's Brother-In-Law Chris Jasper Keyboards Synthesizers In 1973 Turned The Original Vocal Trio Into A Complete Band And Reached The Height Of Their Success. For The Next Full Decade They Recorded A String Of Top-Selling Albums From 3 3 To Between The Sheets Including The Number One Album The Heat Is On. The Six-Member Band Splintered In 1983 With Ernie Marvin And Chris Jasper Forming The Short-Lived Spinoff Group Isley-Jasper-Isley. The Oldest Member O'Kelly Died In 1986 And Rudolph And Ronald Released A Pair Of Albums As A Duo Before Rudolph Retired To A Life In The Christian Ministry In 1989. Ronald Reconvened The Group Two Years Later In 1991 With Ernie And Marvin Five Years Later In 1996 Marvin Isley Left The Group Due To Complications Of Diabetes. The Remaining Duo Of Ronald And Ernie Achieved Mainstream Success With The Albums Mission To Please 1996 Eternal 2001 And Body Kiss 2003 . Eternal Spawned The Top Twenty Hit "Contagious". As Of 2019 The Isley Brothers Continue To Perform Under The Lineup Of Ronald And Ernie. The Isley Brothers Have Sold Over 18 Million Units In The United States Alone. They Have Had Several Hit Songs Including Four Top 10 Singles On The United States Billboard Chart. With Their First Major Hit Charting In 1959 "Shout" And Their Last One In 2001 "Contagious" They Are Among The Few Groups Ever To Have Hit The Billboard Hot 100 With New Music In Five Different Decades. Sixteen Of Their Albums Charted In The Top 40 And Thirteen Of Those Albums Have Been Certified Gold Platinum Or Multi-Platinum By The RIAA. The Brothers Have Been Honored By Several Musical Institutions Including The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Which Inducted Them In 1992. Five Years Later They Were Added To Hollywood's Rockwalk And In 2003 They Were Inducted To The Vocal Group Hall Of Fame. They Received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award In 2014. Full Wikipedia Article Https //en.Wikipedia.Org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers Studio Albums
Shout! 1959 Twist & Shout 1962 Twisting And Shouting 1963 This Old Heart Of Mine 1966 Soul On The Rocks 1967 It's Our Thing 1969 The Brothers Isley 1969 Get Into Something 1970 Givin' It Back 1971 Brother Brother Brother 1972 3 3 1973 Live It Up 1974 The Heat Is On 1975 Harvest For The World 1976 Go For Your Guns 1977 Showdown 1978 Winner Takes All 1979 Go All The Way 1980 Grand Slam 1981 Inside You 1981 The Real Deal 1982 Between The Sheets 1983 Masterpiece 1985 Smooth Sailin' 1987 Spend The Night 1989 Tracks Of Life 1992 Mission To Please 1996 Eternal 2001 Body Kiss 2003 Baby Makin' Music 2006 Power Of Peace 2017 read less
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Shout! 1959 Twist & Shout 1962 Twisting And Shouting 1963 This Old Heart Of Mine 1966 Soul On The Rocks 1967 It's Our Thing 1969 The Brothers Isley 1969 Get Into Something 1970 Givin' It Back 1971 Brother Brother Brother 1972 3 3 1973 Live It Up 1974 The Heat Is On 1975 Harvest For The World 1976 Go For Your Guns 1977 Showdown 1978 Winner Takes All 1979 Go All The Way 1980 Grand Slam 1981 Inside You 1981 The Real Deal 1982 Between The Sheets 1983 Masterpiece 1985 Smooth Sailin' 1987 Spend The Night 1989 Tracks Of Life 1992 Mission To Please 1996 Eternal 2001 Body Kiss 2003 Baby Makin' Music 2006 Power Of Peace 2017 read less
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By 1983, the Isley Brothers had been on a somewhat downward slide down the charts during the early eighties. Facing decline wasn't new for the brothers, who had bounced back from declines throughout their career to find success.
Around this time, the band had been going through a difficult phase with its 3 + 3 lineup: older brothers O'Kelly, Rudolph and lead singer Ronald argued with younger brothers Ernie and Marvin and brother-in-law Chris Jasper over the group's direction. The rift wasn't made any easier by Jasper's desire to record his own lead vocals for the group's songs, which longtime lead Ronald refused to allow.
Finally, after the release of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing", the Isleys found their next hint of inspiration. Recorded at Bearsville studios, "Between the Sheets" was drastically different from other Isley records for its stripped down synthesizer solos and simple handclaps.
Reception
Sharing credit with all six band mates, "Between the Sheets" was recorded in February 1983 and charted that April. The song made a huge impression on the Isleys' long legion of R&B fans who took the song to number three on the Billboard Top R&B Singles chart while it peaked at number one on Billboard's Bubbling Under chart. The song's R&B success helped their Between the Sheets album go platinum, the brothers' first platinum album since 1978's Showdown.
Despite the success, it was already confirmed even before the album's release that the younger Isleys and Jasper would be leaving the older Isleys for their own group and within a year after their final tour together, Ernie, Marvin and Chris did leave to form Isley-Jasper-Isley leaving the Isley Brothers back to their original position as a vocal trio. But "Sheets" helped the group earn new credibility in the industry and assured their legendary status.
The song would be heavily sampled in the years to come by hip-hop artists such as Andre Nickatina, Common, Da Brat, The Notorious B.I.G., Jim Jones, UGK, Drake, as well as freestyled over by Lupe Fiasco. Most recently, it was used by Jay-Z in a track, "Ignorant Shit", on his recent album American Gangster (though the original was a track that didn't make the final cut for The Black Album). The beat for "Ignorant Shit", created by Just Blaze, sampled "Between the Sheets". Rappers Drake and Lil Wayne recorded a version of "Ignorant Shit" for Drake's 2009 mixtape So Far Gone with them rapping over the Just Blaze beat. The song, "A Night Off" (Drake featuring Lloyd), produced by Noah "40" Shebib, that directly follows "Ignorant Shit" on the mixtape, also samples "Between the Sheets". LL Cool J mentioned the song and the Isleys on his song "Back Seat".
Artists outside the hip-hop genre have also sampled the song including Gwen Stefani, who sampled the song for her single, "Luxurious", which she also did a remix with Slim Thug and R & B singer Whitney Houston's 2002 single, "One of Those Days" uses lyrical elements and she also mentions the Isley Brothers and in the beginning of the track can be heard humming the intro to the group's cover of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me". Jazz band Fourplay recorded a hit cover version of the song in 1992 with Chaka Khan as the vocalist.
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