Afterwards the group recorded for a variety of labels, including the top 20 single, "Twist and Shout" and the Motown single, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" before recording and issuing the Grammy Award-winning hit, "It's Your Thing" on their own label, T-Neck Records. Initially a modest charted single, the song eventually sold over a million copies. After moving to the New York City area in the late 1950s, the group had modest chart successes during their early years, first coming to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, "Shout", written by the three brothers. The group has been cited as having enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music".Īlongside a fourth brother, Vernon, the group performed gospel music until Vernon's death a few years after its formation. The Isley Brothers are an American musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that started as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley. It was a bigger pop hit in the UK, reaching #10 on the UK Singles Chart. The song became a top ten R&B hit, peaking at #9, and peaking at #63 on the Billboard Hot 100. As on many Isley Brothers records, Ronald sung lead on the song while his older brothers O'Kelly and Rudolph usually backed him up.
One of their socially conscious singles (about world peace), the song was composed by Ernie Isley, who wrote most of the lyrics, together with Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, with additional lyrics and musical arrangements added by the three original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald. It was from their 1976 album Harvest for the World. "Harvest for the World" is a 1976 single released by American musical group The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint.
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