Brother, Brother, Brother
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Brother, Brother, Brother | ||||
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Released | May 2, 1972 | |||
Recorded | 1972 | |||
Studio | A&R Studios (New York City) | |||
Genre | R&B[1] | |||
Length | 37:42 | |||
Label | T-Neck/Buddah Records | |||
Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
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Singles from Brother, Brother, Brother | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | 8.9/10[4] |
Brother, Brother, Brother is the tenth album released by American ground The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint on May 2, 1972. It was to be the Isleys' last studio record with Buddah Records before moving on to Epic in the middle of 1973.
An R&B album, the album's sound encompasses rock, soul and funk. The album featured the top 40 hit, "Pop That Thang", and subsequent hits "Work to Do", "Lay-Away" and their cover of Carole King's "It's Too Late".[5] The brothers also covered two more King songs including the title track and "Sweet Seasons".
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released 23CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959–1983).[6]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Brother, Brother" | Carole King | 3:16 |
2. | "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" | Randy Myers, Jackie DeShannon | 3:01 |
3. | "Sweet Seasons" | Carole King, Toni Stern | 2:55 |
4. | "Keep on Walkin'" | The Isley Brothers | 2:15 |
5. | "Work to Do" | The Isley Brothers | 3:11 |
6. | "Pop That Thang" | Herman Kelly, Clyde Otis, Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley | 2:53 |
7. | "Lay Away" | The Isley Brothers | 3:08 |
Total length: | 20:39 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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8. | "It's Too Late" | Carole King, Toni Stern | 10:31 |
9. | "Love Put Me on the Corner" | Chris Jasper | 6:32 |
Total length: | 17:03 |
Personnel
- Ronald Isley – lead and background vocals except 9
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr.– background vocals, lead vocal on 9
- Rudolph Isley – background vocals
- Ernie Isley – guitars
- Marvin Isley – bass
- Chris Jasper – piano, keyboards
- Truman Thomas – organ
- George Moreland – drums, percussion
- Karl Potter – congas
- Technical
- Michael Delugg – engineer
References
- ^ ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the originalon 2007-10-01.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
- ^ The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983 (2015) 23CD Box Set review by Andy Kellman, credits & releases at AllMusic