It's Your Thing: The Story of The Isley Brothers

by The Isley Brothers

It's Your Thing: The Story of The Isley Brothers cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 24 August 1999
  • Label: Legacy
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 3:41:33
  • Community rating: 3.97/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Jimi Hendrix

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'It's Your Thing' is a career retrospective of The Isley Brothers, tracing the Cincinnati family's path from 1950s rhythm and blues through funk and quiet storm. The set is anchored by the title track, their 1969 funk breakthrough on their own T-Neck label.

Genres

Descriptors: soulful, harmonies, vocal-group, melodic, retro

Tracklist

  1. Building Up to Shout (Live) (1:38)
  2. Shout, Pts. 1 & 2 (4:27)
  3. Buffalo Bills - Shout (Part 1& 2) (Live) (2:52)
  4. Twist & Shout (Album Version) (2:27)
  5. Who's That Lady (Album Version) (2:47)
  6. Time After Time (Album Version) (5:22)
  7. Move Over And Let Me Dance (2:42)
  8. Testify (Parts 1 & 2) (5:57)
  9. This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You) (2:37)
  10. Take Me In Your Arms (Rock Me A Little While) (2:38)
  11. It's Your Thing (2:46)
  12. I Turned You On (2:36)
  13. Get Into Something (Album Version) (7:29)
  14. Freedom (3:36)
  15. Keep On Doin' (4:00)
  16. The Blacker The Berrie (a/k/a Black Berries) (5:52)
  17. Rockin' McDonald (Album Version) (2:09)
  18. Don't Be Jealous (Album Version) (2:28)
  19. Angels Cried (Album Version) (2:14)
  20. It's Your Thing (3:55)
  21. That Lady (Pt. 1 & 2) (5:34)
  22. Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight (4:01)
  23. For the Love of You (Pt. 1 & 2) (5:37)
  24. Brother, Brother (3:16)
  25. Work To Do (3:10)
  26. Lay Away (3:19)
  27. Cold Bologna (2:59)
  28. Midnight Sky (Pt. 1 & 2) (6:56)
  29. Hello It's Me (Album Version) (5:32)
  30. Make Me Say It Again Girl (Pt. 1 & 2) (7:42)
  31. Summer Breeze (6:12)
  32. Live It Up (Pt. 1 & 2) (6:15)
  33. Fight the Power (Pt. 1 & 2) (5:19)
  34. Fire And Rain (Album Version) (5:28)
  35. Love the One You're With (3:38)
  36. Harvest For The World (Prelude) (2:12)
  37. Harvest for the World (3:53)
  38. Groove With You (Live Studio Performance) (4:18)
  39. For the Love of You (Live) (5:01)
  40. Mission To Please You (4:23)
  41. Between The Sheets (Album Version) (5:38)
  42. Caravan of Love (5:42)
  43. I'm So Proud (Album Version) (4:53)
  44. Smooth Sailin' Tonight (4:59)
  45. Voyage to Atlantis (6:32)
  46. Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1 & 2 (5:20)
  47. The Pride (Pt. 1 & 2) (5:33)
  48. (At Your Best) You Are Love (Album Version) (5:23)
  49. Footsteps In the Dark (Pt. 1 & 2) (5:05)
  50. Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Live) (7:11)

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