The Isleys Live

The Isleys Live
Live album by The Isley Brothers
Released March 24, 1973
Recorded 1972 (The Bitter End) Later re-released with 3 additional tracks recorded in 1969 (Yankee Stadium)
Genre Funk/soul
Length

54:49 (original 2-LP set)

74:29 (CD with bonus tracks)
Label T-Neck/Rhino Records
Producer The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers chronology
Brother, Brother, Brother
(1972)Brother, Brother, Brother1972		 The Isleys Live
(1973)		 Isleys' Greatest Hits
(1973)Isleys' Greatest Hits1973
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB- [2]

The Isleys Live is a live album released by The Isley Brothers on March 24, 1973 on T-Neck Records as a double album with the catalog number TNS 3010-2.[3] Recorded at the Bitter End in New York City, the band are introduced as T-Neck recording artists before they take the stage. Two decades later, Rhino Records re-issued the album including three live dates from the brothers' 1969 show at Yankee Stadium. This album is the only T-Neck recording not reissued by Sony Music Entertainment; instead, it was reissued by Rhino Records.[4]

The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.

Track listing

All tracks written by The Isley Brothers except where noted.

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Work to Do" 4:18
2."It's Too Late"Carole King, Toni Stern13:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Your Thing" 3:15
2."Pop That Thang" 2:43
3."Love the One You're With"Stephen Stills6:42
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lay Lady Lay"Bob Dylan7:18
2."Lay Away" 3:47
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ohio/Machine Gun"Neil Young/Jimi Hendrix13:36

Personnel

  • O'Kelly Isley - backing vocals
  • Ronald Isley - Lead and backing vocals
  • Rudolph Isley - backing vocals
  • Ernie Isley - electric guitar
  • Marvin Isley - bass
  • Chris Jasper - piano
  • Neil Bathe - drums
  • Karl Potter - congas
Technical
  • Michael DeLugg - engineer

References

  1. ↑ Prato. The Isley Brothers - The Isleys Live at AllMusic. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
  2. ↑ Christgau, Robert. "The Isley Brothers - The Isleys Live". Robert Christgau. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ Isley Brothers, The – The Isleys Live at Discogs
  4. ↑ "Isleys Live, The: The Isley Brothers". Rhino Records. Retrieved 17 October 2011.
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