Owsley [Import]

owsley [import]

Track Listings
1. Oh No The Radio
2. I'm Alright
3. Coming Up Roses
4. Good Old Days
5. Sky Is Falling
6. Sentimental Favorite
7. Zavelow House
8. Sonny Boy
9. Homecoming Song
10. Uncle John's Farm
11. Class Clown
12. Mess With Me

Editorial Reviews
Product Description
New USA Psychedelic Pop Artist Ala Beatles, Jellyfish and Matthew Sweet. Features Japanese Exclusive Bonus Track 'men with Me'.

Owsley,Owsley,Giant,Rock

Owsley [Import]
Love Songs
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • WOW!
  • Love it!
  • A lovemaking album, from start to finish!!!!!
  • creme de la creme from the soul balladeers
  • REAL BABY MAKIN MUSIC
 Love Songs
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000056O02
Release Date: 2001-01-09

Tracks:

  1. Hello It's Me
  2. Groove With You
  3. For The Love Of You (Part 1 & 2)
  4. All In My Lover's Eyes
  5. Voyage To Atlantis
  6. I Once Had All Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)
  7. Footsteps In The Dark
  8. Sensuality (Part 1 & 2)
  9. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Part 1 & 2)
  10. Summer Breeze
  11. Between The Sheets
  12. At Your Best You Are Love (Part 1 & 2)
  13. How Lucky I Am (Part 1 & 2)

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars WOW!.......2007-06-27

I purchased the Isley Brothers CD for a gift. The recipient loved it so much, she recommended it to all of her friends. It was best compilation of love songs.

5 out of 5 stars Love it!.......2007-01-28

This music is the bomb,, easy listening ,makes you think about the special people in your life or the journey that has taken place in your life.great music to have. I highly recommend it.

5 out of 5 stars A lovemaking album, from start to finish!!!!!.......2007-01-26

The Isley Brothers at its finest. I bought this cd in April 2001, and on May 5th, 2001, it set the mood. My ex and I made love, and this cd was playing. Before we made love, he looked at me, and said, What you know about the Isley Brothers? I answered a lot. I know one thing: Their slow jams definitely set the tone. Every track is sensational, especially Sensuality!!!( Every day, I dream of holding you close to me, every night I find, me touching your lips with mine)!!! Come on, it doesn't get any better than this. I can guarantee you that this cd, will put you in the mood. Maybe for baby making, or just making love with that special someone.

5 out of 5 stars creme de la creme from the soul balladeers.......2007-01-14

Possibly one of the best soul groups in history, The Isley Brohters have countless music from a half century span of time. My favorites of their work consist of their slow and slower mid-tempo love jams, which is why I am so into this love songs collective. Most of my favorite songs like "For The Love Of You," "Between The Sheets," "Footsteps In The Dark," "Make Me Say It Again, Girl'" and a personal fav, the spiritual and mystical "Voyage to Atlantis," one of the best songs of any genre ever conceived. Unfortunately, "Caravan Of Love" by Isley, Jasper, Isley is not here, perhaps for it not being a slower jam. Regardless, Love Songs is an awesome intro or reflective of the Isley family genius.

5 out of 5 stars REAL BABY MAKIN MUSIC.......2007-01-11

THIS CD IS NOTHIN BUT THE TRUTH! LOVE ME SOME ISLEY BROS.I GREW UP LISTENING TO THEM AS A KID, AND BELIEVE ME, I SEE WHY THEY ARE STILL AROUND! THEY GO BACK SOME 50 YEARS AND STILL IN THE GAME , DESPITE HIS LEGAL TROUBLES. THE CD ITSELF IS BABY MAKIN MUSIC. ALL THE SONGS PUT YOU IN A SENSUAL MOOD! TRUE ISLEY BROS FANS WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED! BUY THIS CD, YOU WILL LOVE IT AS I DO!
Inside You/Real Deal
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • The Isleys Coasting
  • First Love!
 Inside You/Real Deal
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000PUB234
Release Date: 2007-06-25

Tracks:

  1. Inside You (Pts 1 & 2)
  2. Baby Hold On
  3. Don't Hold Back Your Love (Pts 1 & 2)
  4. First Love
  5. Love Merry-Go-Round
  6. Welcome Into My Heart
  7. Love Zone
  8. Real Deal (Pts 1 & 2)
  9. Are You With Me?
  10. Stone Cold Lover
  11. It's Alright With Me
  12. All In My Lover's Eyes
  13. I'll Do It All For You
  14. Under The Influence

Album Description

2007 digitally remastered two-fer from the R&B legends featuring two albums appearing on CD for the first time. Inside You was originally released in 1981 followed a year later by The Real Deal.. BGO.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition of Two Original Albums from the 1980's Combined on to a Single CD. Both Appear on CD for the First Time with this Release and features the R N' B Hits "The Real Deal", "it's Alright with Me" and "Inside Deal".

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Isleys Coasting.......2007-07-02

INSIDE YOU (1981) and THE REAL DEAL (1982) are the featured albums on this third two-on-one Isley release from BGO Records. Both of these albums broke the group's nine gold and/or platinum album streak.

The previous album GRAND SLAM (also 1981) took longer than the previous eight albums to reach "gold" status. So on INSIDE YOU, the Isleys tried to reinvent themselves by incorporating lush string arrangements into their clavinet/guitar solo funk formula. For the most part, it works, especially on the title tune, the Doobie-ish "Baby Hold On", the lush Stylistics-like ballad "Don't Hold Back Your Love", and "Love Zone" in which Ernie's guitar soars above a comfy bed of strings. However, the pop leanings fall flat on "First Love", the soggy "Welcome To My Heart", and "Love Merry Go Round", a good idea that somehow fails to catch fire. INSIDE YOU stalled at #45 on the Billboard pop album chart, the Isleys first non-top 40 album since 1971's GIVIN' IT BACK.

After that pop/funk experiment failed, the Isleys brought the funk back to the forefront in 1982's THE REAL DEAL. The title track and "Are You With Me?" incorporate some Gap Band influences in the mix, while those darn strings rear their ugly head in the poppy "It's Alright With Me". "All In My Lover's Eyes" is well-sung but features lazy lyrics, while Ernie's guitar saves the funky "Stone Cold Lover" and the bluesy closer "Under The Influence". This album crawled to #87 on the Billboard Pop Charts.

After the failure of these albums, the Isleys came back with 1983's platinum BETWEEN THE SHEETS. These albums aren't the best representation of the Isley catalog, but they have their moments.

5 out of 5 stars First Love!.......2007-06-29

I can't believe this! Wow! I have been waiting on both of these albums to be released since 1993! I own both albums on vinyl and they're my 2 favorite Isley albums. Now these two albums never have been on cd domestically! So this is a first time. I've seen a copy of the Real Deal on eBay which looked like an import. But don't no if it was legit. Now I have been jamming these two albums since 1993. 1 song from each album has been released on cd. So this is going to be good. I can't wait because I already pre-ordered it. I own imported cd of Grand Slam, Go all the Way, Masterpiece, Showdown, Harvest for the World and Live it Up! A couple is now sold domestically but I am one of their biggest fans. Now these albums are two of their lowest selling albums but I think it was just the advertisement and the time it was released that didn't allow these albums to soar. But these are two underrated albums. I know all kinds of history on these guys. So place your order and get ready to jam! This is the Real Deal!
Isley Brothers Greatest Hits 1
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • JULIE' S REVIEW
  • Isley Brothers
  • Great Compilation
  • Missing Great Song
  • Look no Further. Get that Credit Card.
 Isley Brothers Greatest Hits 1
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
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ASIN: B000063CND
Release Date: 2002-03-26

Tracks:

  1. That Lady (Parts 1 & 2)
  2. Groove With You
  3. For The Love Of You (Parts 1 & 2)
  4. Footsteps In The Dark (Parts 1 & 2)
  5. Between The Sheets
  6. It's Your Thing
  7. Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2)
  8. Live It Up (Parts 1 & 2)
  9. Take Me To The Next Phase (Parts 1 & 2)
  10. The Pride (Parts 1 & 2)
  11. I Wanna Be With You (Parts 1 & 2)
  12. Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)
  13. Caravan Of Love - Jasper Isley

Amazon.com

For more than 40 years, the Isley Brothers have preached the sexy, salty gospel of R&B. With stinging rock & roll guitars (supplied by Ernie) and satiny, seductive vocals (courtesy of Ronald), this family from Teaneck, New Jersey, has been responsible for some of the most popular and groundbreaking hits in rhythm & blues. Their songs are not only classic jams, but, as this collection proves, hotter than most current radio fare. The funk is brought on the throbbing "That Lady" and the fiery "Fight the Power." The love is made on lilting ballads "For the Love of You" and the heavily sampled "Footsteps in the Dark"; the party starts on the finger-popping "It's Your Thing." All of it makes this album a must for lovers of soul. --Amy Linden

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars JULIE' S REVIEW.......2006-07-10

I BOUGHT THIS FOR MY HUSBAND AS A BIRTHDAY GIFT AND HE LOVED IT.

5 out of 5 stars Isley Brothers.......2006-05-18

Overall, this album is amazing. There are seventy songs, all of them Isley classics. It is a perfect example of the beauty of Isley Brothers voices and I love listening to it. "Between the Sheets" and "Groove with You" are two of my favorites, and show the signature velvet voices of the group. The sounds of the brother's Rudolph, O'Kelly, Ronald, Marvin, Ernie & Chris Jasper are truly like no other. I know it may sound silly, but Ron Isley's voice is just one step below Elvis Presley. I know they aren't usually compared, but they both have velvety beautiful voices that you just cannot turn off. To me, these are the best slow songs off all time. If you are in love or have ever been in love, as we all have been, this CD is a must. It does not matter how old or young you are, the Isley Brothers are wonderful to hear!

5 out of 5 stars Great Compilation.......2006-04-22

I'm a fairly new Isley Brothers fan and this compilation is great.. it's fun to be able to hear these 70 songs because I've heard them sampled by both Tupac and Biggie.. Ronald Isley has an amazing, flexible and powerful voice... the musicianship is also fantastic!!!

4 out of 5 stars Missing Great Song.......2006-02-20

A good album with most of their classic hits. But I just don't understand how you can have an Isley Brother's Greatest Hits album without including one of their best songs, "This Old heart of Mine". A very serious omission if you ask me.

5 out of 5 stars Look no Further. Get that Credit Card........2005-03-27

I previewed most (if not all) of the Isley Brothers greatest hits CDs, and this is THE one. Don't take my word for it. Listen to the previews. If you want an Isley Brothers CD, look no further. Get the credit card out, and get it today.
The Essential Isley Brothers
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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 The Essential Isley Brothers
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ASIN: B0002JP1W6
Release Date: 2004-08-03

Tracks:

  1. Twist And Shout
  2. That Lady (Parts 1 & 2)
  3. What It Comes Down To
  4. Brown Eyed Girl
  5. For The Love Of You (Parts 1 & 2)
  6. Groove With You
  7. Brother, Brother
  8. Work To Do
  9. Harvest For The World
  10. Summer Breeze
  11. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Parts 1 & 2)
  12. Live It Up (Parts 1 & 2)
  13. Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2)
  14. Freedom
  15. Keep On Doin'
  16. This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You)
  17. Move Over And Let Me Dance
  18. Shout (Parts 1 & 2)

Tracks:

  1. It's Your Thing
  2. I Turned You On
  3. Lay Away
  4. Love The One You're With
  5. Pop That Thang
  6. Spill The Wine
  7. Take Me To The Next Phase (Parts 1 & 2)
  8. I Wanna Be With You (Parts 1 & 2)
  9. The Pride (Parts 1 & 2)
  10. Footsteps In The Dark (Parts 1 & 2)
  11. Voyage To Atlantis
  12. Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)(Parts 1 & 2)
  13. Between The Sheets
  14. Caravan Of Love
  15. Mission To Please You
  16. Down Low (Nobody Has To Know) - R. Kelly

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars athe essential isley borthers.......2007-06-20

i could not hear the music on your website even though i downloaded the windows software for apple os x. i will look for a site that accepts apple osx without dealing with microsoft.

5 out of 5 stars Some more alums of Hughes High.......2007-05-11

Before the Isley family moved to New Jersey, they lived in Cincinnati, Ohio and some of the Isley children attended the historical Hughes High School. This CD is fantastically remastered and has some great, classic Isley hits. GO BIG RED!

5 out of 5 stars Old School Isley's.......2007-01-19

This CD takes me back to bell-bottoms (the first time they were in style), platform shoes and disco-roller skating! This R & B soul group is still the best! The songwriting and instrumentation is wonderful and I highly recommend this CD. It will take you back in time.

5 out of 5 stars The Essential Isley Brothers.......2007-01-07

I gave this a 5 star ranking should have been a 10. This is the CD of all times for a Isley Brothers fan. Every love song you want is here along with all the funk you want. Take my word if you love The Isley Brothers this is for you.

5 out of 5 stars Can't Have Enough Isleys.......2006-09-23

The last seven songs on the second disk can get you through (and maybe even into) anything in the world. The Isley's best of collection would probably consist of four cds I would guess but this collection is a great mix of old and new though all are classic. Maybe the best group in music ever, ever! Ya heard?
Baby Makin' Music (Feat. Ronald Isley AKA Mr. Biggs)
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Isley Bros. Never Cease To Amaze Me With This Album
  • sorry to be so mean but
  • 99% R. Kelly-free
  • BABY MAKIN MUSIC
  • Perfection
 Baby Makin' Music (Feat. Ronald Isley AKA Mr. Biggs)
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Def Soul Classics
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ASIN: B000BY8278
Release Date: 2006-05-09

Tracks:

  1. You're My Star
  2. Blast Off
  3. Just Came Here To Chill
  4. Gotta Be With You
  5. Pretty Woman
  6. Forever Mackin'
  7. Show Me
  8. Give It To You
  9. Beautiful
  10. Heaven Hooked Us Up
  11. You Help Me Write This Song

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For five decades, nuance has been the name of Ronald Isley's game. There it is, flowing in a warm, sexed-up cascade through "That Lady," and there it is again, reeking of need, longing, and romance on "For the Love of You." So why he allowed this long-awaited follow-up to "Body Kiss," the 2003 disc that proved the Isleys have still got it, to be titled so cheesily is anybody's guess. But in the end it doesn't matter. At 65, Mr. Biggs' legendary voice is amazingly well preserved, and even when he's tackling a song that could get him kicked out of church--the baldly libidinous "Show Me" or the downright lecherous "Give It to You," say--he works it with such genuine emotion that even those for whom baby makin' is a long lost pursuit will want to croon woozily, wistfully along. It wouldn't be a 2006 disc, of course, if there weren't a long list of collaborators to name-check, but here the all-star assemblage actually adds up to something. R. Kelly doesn't make "Blast Off" blast off so much as sail, and between Jermaine Dupri and Tim and Bob (the team behind Bobby Valentino), velvet-vibed sparks fly off of every track. Should a 2007 baby boom hit the record books, you know who to blame. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Isley Bros. Never Cease To Amaze Me With This Album.......2007-06-07

The Isley Brothers have earned the right to have a fan like me prepare to buy their album upon hearing about an eventual release, and this album is no exception. Since the rest of the folks have gone into detail, I'll simply say that as a music lover, it's worth the buy.

1 out of 5 stars sorry to be so mean but.......2007-01-21

when you think of the great music the Isley Brothers once made and then you listen to this junk,all you can say is "Oh my God,has it come to this".Laughable inane lyrics,boring guitar playing and not much else. And Ronald Isley has the nerve to thank God for making this kind of drivel.

Baby Makin Music.Are you kidding me? This cd should have been called Throwing Up Music.

4 out of 5 stars 99% R. Kelly-free.......2006-10-16

Since I'm 25, it's obvious that I wasn't around when Ronald and Ernie Isley were in their heyday, but I did listen to enough of their older material to get into their vibe. I also enjoyed their newer stuff except for Body Kiss; as other reviewers have mentioned, the problem with that album was too much Mr. Biggs (not too much Ron Isley; too much Mr. Biggs) and TOO MUCH R. KELLY. Well, now that Ron is once again becoming a family man because of the child that he and his granddaughter -- I mean, wife are expecting, maybe that opened his eyes into realizing that if it ain't broke, don't fix it.

Thus, we have the excellent Baby Makin' Music. However, I didn't really know what to expect from the album because when I heard the lead single "Just Came Here to Chill" on Music Choice (a "radio" station on Time Warner Cable), it was incorrectly titled as "Baby Makin' Music". Also, this time around R. Kelly is only involved with one song, "Blast Off", and while that song is fine, there are even better tracks like "Gotta Be With You" and the aptly titled "Beautiful".

As another reviewer mentioned, most of the songs really aren't baby makin' music as the album title suggests, but when it IS done, it's done very well (see "Show Me" and "Give It to You"). But "You Helped Me Write This Song" is pretty damn good, as is "Heaven Hooked Us Up" (even though the title sounds a little corny). My favorite song is probably the aforementioned "Just Came Here to Chill", though.

While a couple uptempo songs might sound like Mr. Biggs is still itching to come out ("Pretty Woman" and "Forever Mackin'"), they don't disturb the flow of the album. And Ernie's guitar playing is back in great presence, too, all the more making Baby Makin' Music an album to add to your Isley Brothers collection.

Anthony Rupert

5 out of 5 stars BABY MAKIN MUSIC.......2006-09-26

LOVE THIS CD. I NEVER GET TIRED OF ANY OF THE SONGS.LOVE IT!!!!!

5 out of 5 stars Perfection.......2006-09-13

I've been a fan of the Isley Brothers since the early seventies, rediscovering them, after many years, with Body Kiss, then finding Mission to please - more perfection. This cd has the seamless sound of Mission to please, updating it to the present perfectly. It's such a treat to be able to listen to a 'sound' that wrapped itself around you so beautifully in the seventies, doing it even better (if that's possible) in the mid noughties. Thankyou Ron and Ernie.
Here I Am
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Here it is!
  • Simply beautiful!
  • Masterful Songs Exquisitely Expressed
  • Another excellent collaboration
  • NEED TO REVISIT THIS CD.
 Here I Am
Ron Isley , Burt Bacharach , and Ronald Isley & Burt Bacharach
Manufacturer: Dreamworks
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ASIN: B0000C9ZK5
Release Date: 2003-11-11

Tracks:

  1. Alfie
  2. Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
  3. In Between The Heartaches
  4. Make It Easy On Yourself
  5. A House Is Not A Home
  6. The Look Of Love
  7. Count On Me
  8. This Guy's In Love With You
  9. Close To You
  10. Anyone Who Had A Heart
  11. ove's (Still) The Answer
  12. Here I Am
  13. Windows Of The World

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Ronald Isley had a 2003 that most artists would envy. The Isley Brothers' Body Kiss went to No. 1 in its first week in the Billboard charts in the spring. Still riding that triumph, the veteran singer teamed with master writer-arranger Burt Bacharach for this set of sumptuous ballads. Such event records - often made to cash in at holiday time or to lift a sagging artist profile - aren't always musically successful, but Here I Am is undeniable. Recording live vocals with a full orchestra in the manner of Bacharach's '60s sessions with Dionne Warwick and others, Isley brings a quietude to this selection of Bacharach-Hal David classics and a couple of new collaborations between the composer and Tonio K. "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" gets the most radical reinterpretation; no longer jaunty, it's transformed into something bluer but ultimately full of hope. Here I Am, one of the more surprising albums of the year, is a true keeper. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Here it is!.......2007-05-13

You have to wonder when Mr Bacharach will finally focus on his horses and give up the music. Thankfully for the fans he just seems to have this never ending streak of creativity. BB has colaborated with so many over the years and this effort with one of the Isley brothers is as good as any. The fact is, most of these songs were sung by women in the past and the unique sound of Mr Isley voice and the fresh arrangements by Bacharach bring new life to some great classics. The interpolating of some newer songs with some of these older tracks is astounding. These guys aint spring chickens but the work is energetic, soulful, lush. Do these people ever get tired???? I for one never tire of listening. If you like Burt..just buy it!

5 out of 5 stars Simply beautiful!.......2007-04-10

The first time I heard this CD was on a fund raiser program for public television and I wanted it. The melding of Bacharach's lyrics and music with Ron Isley's beautiful voice captivates me and I play the CD over and over. Beautiful music moves me to tears for it reminds me of the beauty of God's hands in our lives; creating us and filling us with gifts that shower us with blessings. Buy it and just sit back and listen over and over. It's simply beautiful!

5 out of 5 stars Masterful Songs Exquisitely Expressed.......2006-11-17

Anything Burt Bacharach gets involved with is worth checking out, and so when this surprising combination of talent appeared on ITunes, I couldn't hit the 'buy' button fast enough! Burt seems to have taken to offbeat collaborations in the last decade, beginning with that wonderful 'Painted by Memory' album around 1998 in which he collaborated with Elvis Costello on all new original material. That album is a gem and one of the most powerfully emotional recordings I own.

Here, he enlists the vocal stylings of Ron Isley of the Isley Brothers' R&B fame. Quite a departure, but then again, not really. Isley seems to fit perfectly at home in his very original interpretations of Bacharach's material. The set includes many old Bacharach favorites, as well as a contemporary gem: 'Still the Answer' -a very timely and heartfelt statement of hope and one of Burt's best, which is really saying alot.

The arrangements here strike me as strongly Burt's, with all his signature' sensibilities fully intact, but they seem to follow Isley's very personal vocal interpretations in mood so well, I have to consider this a truly collaborative effort between these two unlikely partners. The result here is a true work of art. Make no mistake, this is a 'swooners' record, and a great soundtrack for making love. It has alot of 'space' between the notes, and is richly imbued with that romantic, sensual ambiance.

I've been listening to this album for a couple of years and just love it. I'm not tired of it. It never fails to put me in a relaxed, and very 'feeling' space. There is not a song here that fails to move me. Take Alfie, as a prime example. Admittedly, I am a huge fan of Bacharach... but these renditions are among the best that have been done with these exquisite songs. And they are so different and unique from the originals that they almost stand alone as different songs altogether.

Another important note here: One shouldn't forget the immense contribution of lyricist Hal David here. He was so gifted in fusing Burts complex melodies into statements that perfectly match the mood of the music. This becomes VERY apparent in Ron Isley's sensitive treatment of the songs. You really notice what is being said, and it's a powerful statement.

Music of this high caliber is few and far between. This one deserves to be searched out. Highly recommended.

4 out of 5 stars Another excellent collaboration.......2006-11-10

Although quite unknown in Holland I was advised to buy this album which I obviously did. No regrets. At the contrary even. What an appealing album this is. It's almost as good as the one with Elvis Costello, at least from my perspective.

4 out of 5 stars NEED TO REVISIT THIS CD........2006-09-16

HAVE PLAYED THIS CD A FEW TIMES, BUT HAVENOT REALLY LISTENED YET.THIS WAS A HEADS UP FROM A FRIEND.
The Heat Is On
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Heat Is On
  • Timeless, Classic, Ecetera, Ecetera!!!
  • Classic Isley Brothers
  • Isley Brothers (Best) of all time.
  • The Isleys rock out...
 The Heat Is On
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005NKKS
Release Date: 2001-08-21

Tracks:

  1. Fight The Power
  2. The Heat Is On (Part 1 & 2)
  3. Hope You Feel Better Love (Part 1 & 2)
  4. For The Love Of YOu (Part 1 & 2)
  5. Sensuality (Part 1 & 2)
  6. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Part 1 & 2)
  7. Fight The Power (Recorded Live At Bearsville Studios) (Bonus Track)

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars The Heat Is On.......2007-07-07

This is a great record. I don't know why I don't already have it. I loved the Isley Brothers. Very Funky.

5 out of 5 stars Timeless, Classic, Ecetera, Ecetera!!!.......2007-05-17

I should be ashamed of myself for just now taking the time to write a review on this timeless classic, The Heat is On. Oh man, I cannot tell you how many times I purchased this album back in the 70's, only to have it stolen by a "friend". Well, I have had the CD for years now, and I cannot say it enough, this is an all time classic. Every tune is cold-blooded. Not to mention the memories it brings back of that unforgettable era. I have every album the Brothers ever recorded, and this one is truly the best. Young folk here a sample of one of their cuts on a rap tune but they just don't know!

4 out of 5 stars Classic Isley Brothers.......2007-03-26

If you like old school music you will love this CD. It has both up tempo and smooth grooves. My favorites are Harvest for the World and At Your Best. This is a must for any collection.

5 out of 5 stars Isley Brothers (Best) of all time........2006-04-10

In my humble opinion this is the best R&B Album/CD ever recorded. The talented Isleys do it all on this CD, Not only playing all the instrument's and singing all the vocals but writing and producing this whole project, What a complete band. The love song's on this CD blow you away and the up tempo tune's have you up dancing and singing along. Five stars all the way.

5 out of 5 stars The Isleys rock out..........2005-10-16

This is one solid set. "Fight The Power" has a great groove and chorus. There is impressive guitar work throughout, notably the solo at the end of "Hope You Find Better Love". My favorite song off this one continues to be "For The Love Of You". This is an R&B classic that never gets old. The Isley Brothers really put it together on this disc and I never get tired of it.
Live It Up/Heat Is On
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • The Isley Two-On-Ones Continue (Thank God)
 Live It Up/Heat Is On
The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B000MMN79C
Release Date: 2007-05-07

Tracks:

  1. Live It Up (Pt 1 & 2)
  2. Brown Eyed Girl
  3. Need A Little Taste Of Love
  4. Lover's Eye
  5. Midnight Sky (Pt 1 & 2)
  6. Hello It's Me
  7. Ain't I Been Good (Pt 1 & 2)
  8. Fight The Power
  9. Heat Is On (Pt 1 & 2)
  10. Hope You Feel Better (Pt 1 & 2)
  11. For The Love Of You (Pt 1 & 2)
  12. Sensuality (Pt 1 & 2)
  13. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pt 1 & 2)
  14. Fight The Power (Bonus Track)

Album Description

Two mid-70's CBS albums from the Isley Brothers. The Heat Is On was a US No.1 album featuring the single 'Fight The Power', while Live It Up made the Top Ten. Digitally re-mastered and slipcased.

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition Compiling Two Best Selling Classic Albums from the Isley Brothers' Custom Label T-neck on a Single Compact Disc! Includes Great Singles Like "Live it Up", "Fight the Power", "The Heat is On", "Hope You Feel Better Love", "For the Love of You"

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars The Isley Two-On-Ones Continue (Thank God).......2007-05-24

BGO RECORDS should be commended for reissuing those classic 70s and 80s Isley Brothers albums as two-on-one cds. The liner notes are great and the remastered sound is excellent. I'm looking forward to the next Isley two-on-one (1981's INSIDE YOU paired with 1982's THE REAL DEAL).

LIVE IT UP (1974) and THE HEAT IS ON (1975) are the Isleys at the peak of their 70s creative and commercial power. By now the Isleys have settled into a formula of funky clavinet riffs, stinging guitar solos, and smooth "sweet lady" ballads. But this formula still sounds fresh over thirty years later. Four classic top ten r&b hits ("Live It Up", "Midnight Sky", "Fight The Power" and "For The Love Of You") are here along with such quiet storm classics as "Hello It's Me" and "Make Me Say It Again Girl".

LIVE IT UP became the Isleys' first of 10 #1 r&b albums, while THE HEAT IS ON surprisingly went to #1 on the r&b AND pop charts. Hey BGO, how about pairing 1977's GO FOR YOUR GUNS with 1980's GO ALL THE WAY? Or 3+3 with HARVEST FOR THE WORLD? (Just a thought)
Beautiful Ballads
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • SERIOUS baby makin' music...
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  • The Isley Brothers- Beautiful Ballads
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 Beautiful Ballads
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Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000029J3
Release Date: 1994-08-09

Tracks:

  1. Brown Eyed Girl
  2. Hello It's Me
  3. Let's Fall In Love (Parts 1 & 2)
  4. You're The Key To My Heart
  5. You're Beside Me (Parts 1 & 2)
  6. I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)
  7. Caravan Of Love
  8. All In My Lover's Eyes
  9. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
  10. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Parts 1 & 2)
  11. Voyage To Atlantis
  12. Choosey Lover
  13. Lay Lady Lay
  14. Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)

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The Isley Brothers were known for their ability to rock the house, but in truth they were an accomplished vocal group before they were anything else. Beautiful Ballads collects some of their sweetest, most soulful slow songs from the '70s and '80s, reaches over into the rock world for Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me," James Taylor's "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight," and Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay," and adds originals such as "Don't Say Goodnight" and "Caravan of Love." Beautiful Ballads goes beyond being a mere soundtrack for seduction (though that works, too): this is healing music, good for the heart as well as the soul. --Daniel Durchholz

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars SERIOUS baby makin' music..........2007-01-17

...And damn am I mad at the Amazon Fishbowl header on this page, 'cause I already had the title in mind! I just pulled this CD out of the racks after many years, for the purpose of uploading it onto my girlfriend's iPod. Man oh man, the memories! I'm not that old, but I remember when I bought this CD back in the early 90's. It was my first Isley Brothers CD. Let me just say that while I've since purchased many more I.B. CDs, there's just nothing like the first time. Don't get me wrong, there are other great compilations out there, 'Funky Family' comes to mind (although, as the title suggests, it covers the funkier dimensions of The Brothers' illustrious career); 'Ultimate Isley Brothers' is good if you're on a budget; you could probably even cop a decently priced copy of 'It's Your Thing: The Story of the Isley Brothers' at this point. But pound for pound, you just can't beat this CD. I think it has something to do with the sequencing - it seems as though whomever decided on the tracks to be included as well as the order in which they should be played spent a lot of time making out to the Isley Brothers! I mean sure, there are some glaring omissions ("Groove With You"? "Between the Sheets"? I could go on and on), but as the music progresses you couldn't care less. Starting its seductive journey with the beautiful testimonies to the early stages of love "Brown Eyed Girl" and "Hello It's Me", you're reeled in. Then you move into Stage 2 with "Let's Fall in Love (Parts 1 & 2 {isn't it amazing how R&B artists were so prolific back in the 70's that their genius needed TWO PARTS to encapsulate one song? Let's see Ne-Yo or Usher do that!}). By track 11 ("Voyage To Atlantis"), you've already gone from sweet courtship to a full declaration of love to a delicate plea for consumation of this union andletnoothermaneverputusasunder, thanks in no small part to this devilishly hypnotic music coming from your speakers in the background.

And this is why I feel the need to post a warning here: in the wrong hands, this music is potentially DANGEROUS. I hate the term "grown folks' music" but I do believe the title may apply here. If you're inexperienced with this sort of thing I'd advise listening alone a few times first before trying to unleash this on your mate (kiddies, stick with your Justin Timberlake records in the meantime). Don't slip this on as mere background music while you're trying to get your groove on if you're not really serious about the person you're with - there are far too many single unwed mothers out there already! But if you're with that special someone (or someone you're hoping might be that special someone), this is the music to 'seal the deal' with.

The only arguement I might make is with Track #7 - what the hell is "Caravan of Love" doing in this booty-call mixtape? It screws up the whole vibe right in the middle of the CD. If anything I'd recommend programming the tracks in advance and leaving that one out, or at least making it the last track. If you use the CD correctly, by then you should laying back smoking a cigarette or eating jellybeans or whatever you call afterplay. ;-)

5 out of 5 stars GREAT MUSIC.......2007-01-11

LOVE THE ISLEYS! THEIR MUSIC STANDS THE TEST OF TIME AND IS MUCH BETTER THAN THE CDS THAT THEY ARE MAKING TODAY! THE EXCEPTIONS ARE MISSION TO PLEASE AND ETERNAL! BODY KISS DID'NT DO IT FOR ME OR BABY MAKIN MUSIC! IF YOU WANT CLASSIC ISLEYS, BUY THIS! IF YOU WANT MR. BIGGS, BUY THE LATTER CDS! CLASSIC ISLEYS ARE THE BEST !

5 out of 5 stars The Isley Brothers- Beautiful Ballads.......2006-06-29

I really enjoy listening to this cd. Like the Love Songs, most of the songs on the cd are great!

The only 2 songs I don't like on here is "You're beside me (Parts 1 & 2)," and "I once had your love (And I can't let go)". The great tracks on here are:

-Brown Eyed Girl

-Hello It's Me

-Let's Fall In Love

-Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight

-Make Me Say It Again Girl (Parts 1 & 2)

-Choosey Lover

-Lay Lady Lay

-Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love) (Parts 1 & 2)

According to the sticker on the front cover, it says that this cd has 14 of the most romantic songs ever waxed! Therefore, you should get this cd!

4 out of 5 stars No Regrets.......2005-07-05

These ballads can indeed be considered beautiful. The Isley Brothers definitely have talent as artists in general and musicians in particular. The lyrics of these songs as conveyed by the Isleys tug at the heart. That being said, it is still not to my taste.

This is definitely from the R&B/Soul part of the spectrum. My tastes run more towards artists like Sinatra and Humperdinck. I bought this album because of the title and it was no what I expected. Still, the quality of this album is such that I have no regrets.

5 out of 5 stars Soulful.......2005-06-29

This album is truly an all time classic. Its spiritual, sincere and soulful. This is a must for your oldies collection. You can have fun with this album. I always do.
Showdown/Grand Slam
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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The Isley Brothers
Manufacturer: Beat Goes On
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ASIN: B000KLO6S6
Release Date: 2006-02-05

Tracks:

  1. Showdown (Part 1 & 2)
  2. Groove With You
  3. Ain't Givin' Up No Love
  4. Rockin' With Fire (Part 1 & 2)
  5. Take Me To The Next Phase (Part 1 & 2)
  6. Coolin' Me Out (Part 1 & 2)
  7. Fun And Games
  8. Love Fever (Part 1 & 2)
  9. Tonight Is The Night (If I Had You)
  10. I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)
  11. Hurry Up And Wait
  12. Young Girls
  13. Party Night
  14. Don't Let Up

Album Description

2007 pairing of two funky Isley Brothers albums digitally remastered on one CD and housed in a slipcase. Showdown (1978) reached #4 in the Billboard charts while 1981's Grand Slam was another Top 30 album for the Isleys. Features extensive new liner notes. BGO

Album Details

2007 Digitally Remastered Edition with the Contents of Two Original Isley Brothers Classics Originally Released on their Own Custom T-NECK/EPIC Label on a Single CD!

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars 80's Isleys in a blaze of glory.......2007-05-14

More funk from one of the greatest bands in history...during the 80's, Groove With You is considered an Isley Brothers classic. Take Me To the Next Phase, Coolin' Me Out and Tonight Is The Night are legendary Isley Brothers stuff. It's remastered for a stronger and noise free sound. How could you be unhappy with 2 Isley bros. albums for the price of one? Can't go wrong with this selection.

5 out of 5 stars I Love the Isleys!.......2007-05-09

This double CD set includes classic Isley slow jams. If you love 70s music, if you love Isley Brothers 70s music, this CD is a must have for your collection.

4 out of 5 stars A Great Isley Two-fer.......2007-03-01

This Two-on-One Isley cd from the UK label BGO collects two popular Isley albums that have never been released on cd in the US: The multi-platinum album SHOWDOWN (1978) and the gold album GRAND SLAM (1981). A slick booklet featuring liner notes retelling the Isley Brothers story and sparkling remastered sound enhance this package.

SHOWDOWN (1978) represented the Isleys at the top of their game when their formula of mixing funk with hard rock was still fresh and exciting. It included the #1 r&b hit "Take Me To The Next Phase" and the mellow "Groove With You". The wailing hard rock tunes "Rockin' With Fire" and "Love Fever" feature crunchy guitar chords and slashing guitar solos by the underated Ernie Isley, while on "Coolin' Me Out" and "Fun And Games", the Isleys go pop without losing their funky edge.

By the time 1981's GRAND SLAM was released, the Isleys clavinet-guitar solo-mellow funk formula was getting a little stale. Thus the entire album sounded like studio outtakes rather than a unified piece of work. It was the first Isley album that failed to produce at least one top-10 r&b hit since 1970's GET INTO SOMETHING. The highlights on this brief album are the beautiful "I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)", the inspirational "Don't Let Up" and the top-50 pop hit "Hurry Up And Wait". Ernie's scorching guitar licks save the lame "Young Girls", while "Party Night" and "Who Said", the album's first single, are strictly filler material.

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