The last official record featuring original members Rudolph and Ronald recording together, Rudolph officially left the group after recording this album which explains why Ronald is the only Isley Brothers member on the cover.
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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. Spend the Night is the 25th studio album released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Other times, it's Showdown, Givin' It Back, and Go All the Way. One day, it's Live it Up, Harvest for the World, and Winner Takes All. Worst of all, it's sacrilegious to pick a single favorite. 1 is a good collection for curious soul and funk fans. For Isley-philes and music enthuatists like myself, it's difficult to point to a Rosetta Stone of the Isley Brothers' extensive canon. And there are more urbane smooth-groove tunes like "Footsteps in the Dark" and "Groove with You" to top things off. 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). Showing the group's flexibility, Greatest Hits, Vol. 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.