The Isley Brothers - Isley Brothers Greatest Hits 1 - Music & Performance - CD

The Isley Brothers Greatest Hits, Volume 1. Featur ing five bonus tracks all of them #1 hits. The exp anded edition including the all-time classics: "Between the Sheets," "It's Your Thing," and "Figh t the Power."

While probably best suited for the casual listener, this Isley Brothers collection still contains a potent mix of the band's biggest hits from the '70s and '80s. Showing the group's flexibility, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 includes quiet storm funk ballads like "For the Love of You," the proto-new jack swing of "Between the Sheets," and soul anthems like "Fight the Power" and "Live It Up." The group's signature songs are here too, including early-'70s chart-toppers like the Stax-inspired "It's Your Thing" and the stratospheric pop-funk cut "That Lady"; the latter features Ernie Isley on one of the most incredible funk guitar solos on wax (the Hendrix elements being almost a given since the guitar great cut his teeth in the Isleys' mid-'60s touring band). And there are more urbane smooth-groove tunes like "Footsteps in the Dark" and "Groove with You" to top things off. Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 is a good collection for curious soul and funk fans. Listeners looking for a more thorough selection of Isley hits, though, should check out Rhino's two-volume The Isley Brothers Story; while the first disc covers early smashes from the late '50s and '60s like "Shout," "Twist and Shout," and the Motown hit "This Old Heart of Mine," the second includes all the cuts on this collection, plus several more prime tracks the band made while on the T-Neck label. [The 2002 Epic/Legacy CD reissue adds five tracks, four of them number one R&B hits from 1977-1980, the other Isley/Jasper/Isley's 1985 number one R&B hit "Caravan of Love."] ~ Stephen Cook, Rovi

Performer	The Isley Brothers
Music genre	R&B / Soul
Music subgenre	POP ROCK
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2002
Edition	Standard
Is collectible	Y
Number of tracks	13
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Isley Brothers Greatest Hits
Track listing	That Lady (Parts 1 & 2), Groove with You, For the Love of You (Parts 1 & 2), Footsteps in the Dark (Parts 1 & 2), Between the Sheets, It's Your Thing, Fight the Power (Parts 1 & 2), Live It Up (Parts 1 & 2), Take Me to the Next Phase (Parts 1 & 2), The Pride (Parts 1 & 2), I Wanna Be with You (Parts 1 & 2), Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2), Caravan of Love - Jasper Isley
Record label	Sony
Songwriter	Isley Brothers
Number in series	1
Track name	That Lady (Parts 1 & 2), Groove With You, For The Love Of You (Parts 1 & 2), Footsteps In The Dark (Parts 1 & 2), Between The Sheets, It's Your Thing, Fight The Power (Parts 1 & 2), Live It Up (Parts 1 & 2), Take Me To The Next Phase (Parts 1 & 2) [Bonus Track], The Pride (Parts 1 & 2) [Bonus Track], I Wanna Be With You (Parts 1 & 2) [Bonus Track], Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)(Parts 1 & 2) [Bonus Track], Caravan Of Love [Bonus Track]
Duration	1 h. 10 min
Digital audio file format	CD
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N