00-ronald_isley-here_i_am_(advance)-2003-ksi.nfo
01 3:50 Alfie
02 5:16 Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head
03 3:36 In Between The Heartaches
04 5:35 Make It Easy On Yourself
05 4:40 A House Is Not A Home
06 5:44 The Look Of Love
07 3:57 Count On Me
08 4:34 This Guy's In Love With You
09 3:45 Close To You
10 4:29 Anyone Who Had A Heart
11 4:06 Love's (Still) The Answer
12 4:22 Here I Am
13 4:33 Windows Of The World
58:27 Total Playing Time - Total Size 80MB
Here is Ron Isley's latest, as he remakes all the classics
by Burt Bacharach
Enjoy!
The longtime lead vocalist for the Isley Brothers, Ronald
Isley helmed the influential family group for close to a
half century, a period spanning not only two generations of
siblings but also massive cultural shifts that heralded
their music's transformation from gritty R&B to Motown soul
to blistering funk. Born in Cincinnati, OH, on May 21, 1941,
as a preteen he joined siblings Rudolph, O'Kelly, and Vernon
to form the earliest incarnation of the group. After
Vernon's 1955 death in a bicycling accident, Ronald was
tapped as the remaining trio's lead vocalist. Early singles
million copies, despite failing to crack the Top 40. Only
after the Isleys left RCA for the Wand label did they have
another hit, this time with their seminal 1962 cover of the
Top Notes' "Twist and Shout." After recording for their own
T-Neck label, they signed to the Motown subsidiary Tamla in
1965, joining forces with the famed Holland-Dozier-Holland
writing and production team. The Isleys' first single, the
shimmering "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)," was
their finest moment yet and barely missed the pop Top Ten.
The group still felt straitjacketed by the Motown assembly
line production formula and in 1969, they exited Tamla to
resuscitate the T-Bone label. Their next release, the
muscular and funky "It's Your Thing," hit number two on the
U.S. charts in 1969 and became their most successful record.
In 1973, the Isleys scored a massive hit with their
rock-funk fusion cover of their own earlier single "Who's
That Lady," retitled "That Lady (Pt. 1)." The album 3 + 3
also proved highly successful, as did 1975's The Heat Is On,
which spawned the smash "Fight the Power (Pt. 1)." As the
decade wore on, the group again altered its sound to fit
into the booming disco market; while their success on pop
radio ran dry, they frequently topped the R&B charts with
singles like 1977's "The Pride," 1978's "Take Me to the Next
Phase (Pt. 1)," 1979's "I Wanna Be With You (Pt. 1)," and
1980's "Don't Say Goodnight." In 1986, O'Kelly Isley died of
a heart attack and brother Rudolph left to join the ministry
soon after; Ronald forged on, however, teaming with younger
siblings Ernie and Marvin for albums, including 1996's
Mission to Please.
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