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The Isley Brothers - Between the Sheets Audio CD

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The Isley Brothers Band: The Isley Brothers
Title: Between the Sheets
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Release Date: 2008-02-01
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Choosey Lover 2: Touch Me 3: I Need Your Body 4: Between the Sheets 5: Let's Make Love Tonight 6: Ballad for the Fallen Soldier 7: Slow Down Children 8: Way out Love 9: Gettin' Over 10: Rock You Good

It was time to Stop!
Before this album they made 3 not so good albums, which means that, at this time, the group had run their course. Even though this was a very good album, it was the last for the 3+3 unit, and rightfully so. It's sad too because they made some of the best albums in music, but because the "Youngsters" were fighting with the "Elders" they fell apart. You still have that mix of soul, funk and rock here, but it was no mistake that the slow jams were the vocal point to the album, that why they were first on the album. Even though it was a good album, it was an end of an era. So so sad!!!!!!.


PRETTY INTENSE
The Isley Brothers has done it again!!. When i first heard the title tract on the air in 1983, i was in utter amazement!!. The vocal and rhythm arrangement was a complete knockout!!. I got the album, and was again amazed!. The first five songs,from "choosey lover" to "let's make love tonight" are intimately intense,. A true way to spice up your love life and free your spirit. Let's not forget "way out love". hot!. The other four songs are socially concious. An album that takes you from the bedroom to the battlefield. I urgently recomend this fine work of art to all Isley fans and to folks who are curious,you will be most pleased. THIS ALBUM IS THE ISLEY'S MOST INTENSE YET!. AND NO ISLEY BROTHERS COLLECTION IS COMPLETE WITHOUT IT!!!. AMEN!!.


bewteen the sheet
i listen to it all the time. i love lisening to music one of my favoreite groups from the 70;s don't make much like the anymore. .


The Beginning Of What Would Have Been
Sadly, this album is the swan song to the 3+3 run of albums by the Isley's with the group splitting into due to creative differences. The Isley Brothers makes a very strong comeback on "Between The Sheets" after putting out rather lackluster albums in the early 80's. "Choosey Lover" puts you in the mind of previous love ballads from the 70's, while the title track brings the Isley's into a different, yet Isley Brothers trademark sound. Had these guys not split, there might have been another solid 4 or 5 more albums by this group. .


The end of an era, but they went out with a bang
Unfortunately, it was also the last album of the legendary, two-generation group; Ernie and Marvin Isley plus Chris Jasper would leave by the end of 1983 and form their own group, Isley/Jasper/Isley. "Between the Sheets" was a fitting comeback for the 3+3 model of The Isley Brothers after three rather lackluster albums ("Grand Slam," "Inside You" and "The Real Deal").

IMO, this was a tremendous half of an album -- the ballads. Generally a group that typically had two ballads per album, The Isley Brothers realized its uptempo stuff had become an anachorism. Apparently inspired by the sounds of Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing" (which was released months before this album), the guys came back with several killer ballads ("Between the Sheets," "Choosey Lover," "Touch Me" and "I Need Your Body") and the bouncy mid-tempo "Let's Make Love Tonight. "

For the first time in several years, The Isley Brothers sound inspired. Ronald Isley's vocals are vibrant and the songwriting is particularly strong on the aforementioned tracks. Moreover, the music production is lush and elaborate without sounding as forced as it was on the "Inside You" album. Ernie Isley's work as a drummer and percussionist are more of the forefront than his guitar playing (save for "Choosey Lover").

Unlike some others, I never got into the other more uptempo tracks, such as "Ballad of the Fallen Soldier" and "Slow Down Children" that showed how dated their other sound had gotten. The success of "Between the Sheets" paved the way for the act's reputation as bedroom balladeers for the next 25 years.


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