| | Isley Brothers Beautiful Ballads CD Isley Brothers Discography of CDs
(3 Customer Reviews)
The Isley Brothers: Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley (vocals); Ernie Isley (guitar, drums, timbales, congas, percussion); Chris Jasper (piano, keyboards, congas, percussion); Marvin Isley (bass, percussion). Additional personnel: Chester Woodard (guitar); Milton Westley (organ), George Moreland (drums, percussion); Karl Potter, Kevin Jones, Gary Jones (congas); Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff (programming). Producer: The Isley Brothers. Compilation producer: Leo Sacks. Recorded between 1971 and 1985. Includes liner notes by John Sinclair. This is part of the Legacy Rhythm And Soul series. Personnel: Ernie Isley (vocals, guitar, drums, congas, timbales, percussion); Chris Jasper (vocals, piano, keyboards, congas, percussion); Marvin Isley (vocals, percussion); O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley (vocals); Milton Westley (organ); Malcolm Cecil, Robert Margouleff (synthesizer, programming); George Moreland (drums, percussion); Karl Potter, Gary Jones, Kevin Jones (congas). Liner Note Author: John Sinclair. Recording information: Bearsville Sound Studios, Bearsville, NY (1973-1985); Conway Studios, LA, CA (1973-1985); E.A.R.S., East Orange, NJ (1973-1985); Record Pla (1973-1985); Record Plant, LA, CA (1973-1985). Director: Adam Block. Unknown Contributor Role: Adam Block. Arrangers: Chris Jasper; Ernie Isley; George Patterson; Marvin Isley; The Isley Brothers. Across the long span of their career, the Isley Brothers have shown themselves as adept at stirring romantic balladry as they are at generating funky grooves. FROM THE HEART proves the claim that the Isleys are masters of "baby-making music" by selecting 14 ballads and love songs from their catalog. Classic Isley slow jams like "Caravan of Love" and "Let's Fall in Love (Parts 1 & 2)" nest alongside soulful covers like Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay." The ideal soundtrack for a night of wine, candlelight, and silk sheets, FROM THE HEART is a sexy dose of classic soul. Released in 1994 as Beautiful Ballads -- give Legacy some credit for conveniently mentioning the fact on the back of the disc, unlike similar compilation repackagings that have hit the market throughout the years -- From the Heart contains 70 minutes of the Isley Brothers' slow and romantic singles released between 1971 and 1983, adding Isley/Jasper/Isley's number one 1985 R&B hit, "Caravan of Love." Most of what is here is undeniably classic, but no ballad-centric Isleys disc is complete without "Between the Sheets" or "Sensuality" -- two omissions that would be justifiable deal breakers. The favoring of lesser material, like "You're the Key to My Heart" and their cover of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me" (neither one of which charted), is pretty puzzling. ~ Andy Kellman Beautiful Ballads, released in 1994, contains 70 minutes of the Isley Brothers' slow and romantic singles released between 1971 and 1983, adding Isley/Jasper/Isley's number one 1985 R&B hit "Caravan of Love." Most of what is here is undeniably classic, but no ballad-centric Isleys disc is complete without "Between the Sheets" or "Sensuality" -- two omissions that would be justifiable deal breakers. The inclusion of lesser material, like "You're the Key to My Heart" and their cover of Todd Rundgren's "Hello It's Me" (neither one of which charted), is pretty puzzling. The disc was repackaged and retitled in 2009, just in time for Valentine's Day, and made part of Legacy's From the Heart series. ~ Andy KellmanQ (8/95, p.143) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "...there are a host of high quality, smoochily seductive grooves which are guaranteed to warm the cockles..." Beautiful Ballads Music | List Price | $7.94 (You save $1.09) | | Category | Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Rap, Urban Soundtrack, Soul/R&B | | Label | Legacy | | Orig Year | 1994 | | All Time Sales Rank | 10655  | | CD Universe Part number | 1087962 | | Catalog number | 57860 | | Discs | 1 | | Release Date | Aug 09, 1994 | | Studio/Live | Studio | | Mono/Stereo | Mixed | | Personnel | Ernie Isley - guitar, drums, timbales, congas, percussion Marvin Isley - bass, percussion Chris Jasper - piano, keyboards, congas, percussion Ronald "Mr. Biggs" Isley Rudolph Isley - vocals O'Kelly Isley
Also: Malcolm Cecil, Gary Jones, Robert Margouleff, George Moreland, Kevin Jones, Karl Potter, Milton Westley, Chester Woodard |
Isley Brothers Beautiful Ballads Songs Beautiful Ballads Music Review Purchase Beautiful Ballads CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Isley Brothers Mission To Please CD (1996)
Beautiful Ballads
$10.39
| | Isley Brothers Love Songs CD (2008)
Beautiful Ballads
$6.75
| | Best Of Anita Baker CD (2002)
Beautiful Ballads
$13.99
| | Essential Isley Brothers CDs (2004) Remastered
Beautiful Ballads
$15.95
| | Isley Brothers Beautiful Ballads Volume 2 CD (2006)
Beautiful Ballads
$6.79 The Isley Brothers: ...
| | Missy Elliott Under Construction (Explicit) CD (2002)
Beautiful Ballads
$7.29 This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular auido tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Personnel includes: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, Method Man, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Ms. Jade, Beyonce Knowles, TLC. UNDER CONSTRUCTION was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Rap Album. "Work It" won for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. The song was also nominated for Best Rap Song. "Gossip Folks" was nominated for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular auido tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. Personnel includes: Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliot, Method Man, Ludacris, Jay-Z, Ms. Jade, Beyonce Knowles, TLC. UNDER CONSTRUCTION was nominated for the 2004 Grammy Awards for Album Of The Year and for Best Rap Album. "Work It" won for Best Female Rap Solo Performance. The song was also nominated for Best Rap Song. "Gossip Folks" was nominated for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. This is a Hyper CD, which contains regular audio tracks and also provides a link to the artist's website with the help of a web browser. The fact that Missy Elliott still considers her work to be "under construction" should, justifiably, send everyone else in the rap world scurrying back to the drawing ...
| | James Brown Greatest Hits CD (1997)
Beautiful Ballads
$6.29
| | DJ Tycoon Lyrical Reefer Vol. 1 CD (2004)
Beautiful Ballads
$12.55
| | Artillery Unadulterated Warfare CD (2005)
Beautiful Ballads
$7.49
| | J Howlett Inside Other People CD (2006)
Beautiful Ballads
$16.45
| | Hearios CD (2007)
Beautiful Ballads
$16.45
| | Fiddlehead Red When Snow Becomes Sun CD (2009)
Beautiful Ballads
$18.99 Alaska is a land of contradictions – mountains and oceans, hippies and rednecks, cities amid wilderness, auroras in the darkness – this is the land of the midnight sun. Hailing from Fairbanks, at the heart of the biggest state in the union, Fiddlehead Red is an acoustic band that seems to thrive on this contrast and to translate it effectively into great music.In their two short years together, Fiddlehead Red has developed a sound that breaks rules, bends genres, and blends contrasts into harmony. With innovative takes on old roots, the band's solid base in folk and bluegrass is made fresh with notes of jazz, rockabilly, pop, blues, country, classical, old time, swing, and on occasion even gangsta rap and grunge. This is a sound that is hard to classify, harder to resist, and a shame to pigeonhole into just one genre. This may ...
|
|
|