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In May of 1976, The Isley Brothers Released their 14th Studio Album on Their Own T-Neck Record Label, it was Called “Harvest For The World”
I can Quite clearly Remember Walking to the Record Shop (Airfield Tapes & Records 2) in our Town, to Buy this Album.
What a Great Album this is, No Sub-Standard Track’s, Great Ballads and Typical Isley Brothers Uptempo Track’s!
It was Recorded at The Record Plant Recording Studios in Los Angeles, All the Track’s were Written, Arranged, Composed and Produced by The Isley Brothers (including Chris Jasper).
The Album Sold 1/2 Million Copies within 3 Weeks of its Release, and eventually went Platinum!
Track Listing:
- “Harvest for the World (Prelude)” – 2:10
- “Harvest for the World” – 3:53
- “People of Today” – 4:40
- “Who Loves You Better” – 5:32
- “(At Your Best) You Are Love” – 5:24
- “Let Me Down Easy” – 6:31
- “So You Wanna Stay Down” – 3:52
- “You Still Feel the Need” – 4:52
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The Album Reached Number 9 in the US Billboard Pop Chart, and Number 1 on the US Soul Album Chart, it also Peaked at Number 50 in the UK Pop Album Chart.
3 Singles were Released from the Album, Positions as follows:
US Pop US R&B US Dance
Harvest for the World 63 9 –
Who Loves You Better 47 3 2
People of Today – – 3
What a Great Voice “Ronald Isley” has, He would be in My Top 5 Soul Singer’s!
My Favorite Tracks on the Album and in Order of Preference:
Track’s 5, 3 and Track 2.
- Ronald Isley: lead and background vocals
- O’Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals (lead vocals on “Let Me Down Easy”)
- Rudolph Isley: background vocals (lead vocals on “You Still Feel the Need”)
- Ernie Isley: guitars, drums, percussion, congas, timbales, maracas
- Marvin Isley: bass, cowbell, woodblock, percussion
- Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards, ARP synthesizer, clavinet, tambourine, percussion
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Here’s a Great In-Depth Blog Post concerning the “Harvest For the World” Album, its written by DereksMusic Blog!