The Ultimate Isley Brothers (CD)

A semi-successful Motown vocal group in the early '60s, The Isley Brothers' historical importance would be assured if only for their original version of "Twist and Shout," and the fact that they provided Jimi Hendrix with one of his first big breaks. The Isleys surpassed their original success, however, with an innovative blend of soul and psychedelic rock that provided them with huge album sales throughout the '70s. By the time the '80s rolled around, they had reinvented themselves yet again, this time as sensual, Quiet Storm-style contemporary R&B balladeers.

• Category:  Music  »  R&B  »  Soul
• Format: CD   Learn more about the CD format using Tower WIKI.
• Release Date: October 17, 2000
• Label: Epic (USA)
• UPC: 074646219621
• WAPI (Tower ID): 106691766
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• Tower.com Sales Rank: #40099 in Music (See Top 100 Music Bestsellers)
• #2293 in R&B (See Top 100 R&B Bestsellers)
• #212 in Soul (See Top 100 Soul Bestsellers)

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The Isley Brothers: Ronald Isley (vocals); Chris Jasper (vocals, piano, Clavinet, ARP synthesizer, tambourine, percussion); Ernie Isley (acoustic, electric & 12-string guitars, bass, drums, congas, timbales, maracas, percussion, background vocals); Marvin Isley (bass, woodblocks, percussion, cowbell, background vocals); Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley (background vocals).

Additional personnel: Charles "Skip" Pitts, Chester Woodard (guitar); John Mosley (flute); Truman Thomas, Milton Westley (organ); George Moreland (drums, percussion); Karl Potter, Buck Clarke, Gary Jones, Rocky (congas).

Producers include: Bert Berns.

Compilation producers: Leo Sacks, Marvin Isley.

Recorded between 1959 & 1985.

Includes liner notes by Elvis Mitchell.

As a single-disc sampler of this pioneering soul group's work, THE ULTIMATE ISLEY BROTHERS is hard to beat. Just about everything here is priceless, from the early R&B classics like "Shout" to their later excursions into Sly Stone-influenced funk ("It's Your Thing"). One of the Isleys' signature songs, the iconic "Twist and Shout" is a transcendent, visceral experience that would bear even greater impact a couple of years laters as part of the Beatles' initial onslaught. Brilliant cover versions of seemingly unlikely material including Eric Burdon's "Spill the Wine" (Ronald Isley's vocal shreds the original) and Seals and Crofts's "Summer Breeze" further illustrate the band's potent versatility.

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