Together with a fourth brother, Vernon, the group performed gospel music until Vernon's death a few years after its formation. After moving to the New York City area in the late 1950s, the group had their first successes during these early years, first coming to prominence in 1959 with their fourth single, "Shout", written by the three brothers. Initially a modest charted single, the song eventually sold over a million copies. In the 1960s, the group recorded songs 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.
Influenced by gospel and doo-wop music, the group began experimenting with different musical styles incorporating elements of rock and funk as well as pop balladry. The inclusion of younger brothers Ernie Isley (lead guitar, drums) and Marvin Isley (bass guitar), and Rudolph's brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards, synthesizers), in 1973 turned the original vocal trio into a complete band and reached the height of their success. For the next full decade, they recorded a string of top-selling albums from 3 + 3 to Between the Sheets, including the number one album The Heat Is On.
The six-member band splintered in 1983, with Ernie, Marvin, and Chris Jasper forming the short-lived spinoff group Isley-Jasper-Isley. The oldest member, O'Kelly, died in 1986 and Rudolph and Ronald released a pair of albums as a duo before Rudolph retired to a life in the Christian ministry in 1989. Ronald reconvened the group two years later in 1991 with Ernie and Marvin; five years later, in 1996, Marvin Isley left the group due to complications of diabetes. The remaining duo of Ronald and Ernie achieved mainstream success with the albums Mission to Please (1996), Eternal (2001) and Body Kiss (2003). Eternal spawned the top twenty hit "Contagious". As of 2019, the Isley Brothers continue to perform under the lineup of Ronald and Ernie.
The Isley Brothers have sold over 18 million units in the United States alone. They have had several hit songs including four Top 10 singles on the United States Billboard chart. With their first major hit charting in 1959 ("Shout"), and their last one in 2001 ("Contagious"), they are among the few groups ever to have hit the Billboard Hot 100 with new music in five different decades. Sixteen of their albums charted in the Top 40 and thirteen of those albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum by the RIAA. The brothers have been honored by several musical institutions, including the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which inducted them in 1992. Five years later, they were added to Hollywood's Rockwalk, and in 2003 they were inducted to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. They received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2014.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Isley_Brothers
Studio albums
Shout! (1959)
Twist & Shout (1962)
Twisting and Shouting (1963)
This Old Heart of Mine (1966)
Soul on the Rocks (1967)
It's Our Thing (1969)
The Brothers: Isley (1969)
Get into Something (1970)
Givin' It Back (1971)
Brother, Brother, Brother (1972)
3 + 3 (1973)
Live It Up (1974)
The Heat Is On (1975)
Harvest for the World (1976)
Go for Your Guns (1977)
Showdown (1978)
Winner Takes All (1979)
Go All the Way (1980)
Grand Slam (1981)
Inside You (1981)
The Real Deal (1982)
Between the Sheets (1983)
Masterpiece (1985)
Smooth Sailin' (1987)
Spend the Night (1989)
Tracks of Life (1992)
Mission to Please (1996)
Eternal (2001)
Body Kiss (2003)
Baby Makin' Music (2006)
Power of Peace (2017)
Leaving Here
The Isley Brothers Lyrics
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Yeah, the women in this town have been misused,
Yeah, I seen it all in my dreams last night,
Girls leaving this town 'cause you don't treat 'em right.
Oh, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane),
Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired).
All you fellas better change your ways,
Girls are good, you better treat 'em true,
I seen fellas running around with someone new.
Gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired),
Yeah, leavin' here (leavin' here), leavin' here (leavin' here),
I said leavin' here, yeah yeah yeah, don't want to leave all here,
Be a while, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah.
The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah),
Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah),
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah),
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah).
Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired),
Yeah, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane),
Yeah, gonna leavin' here, yeah leavin' here,
Yeah, leavin' here, ya gonna leave all here now,
Baby baby baby, please don't leave here.
The Isley Brothers' song Leaving Here is a passionate plea to men to treat women with respect or risk them leaving the town. The singer starts the song by asking if the men have heard the news that the women in town are being mistreated. He says he witnessed all of it in his dreams the night before and that women are leaving because the men don't treat them well. The repetition of "gettin' tired, sick, and tired" emphasizes the women's frustration and dissatisfaction with their treatment. The singer warns the men that they better change their ways if they want the women to stay. He encourages them to treat the women well, reminding them that the love of a woman is a wonderful thing, and that mistreating them is a shame. The repetition of "leavin' here" reinforces the idea that women are fed up and are about to leave.
The song can be interpreted as a commentary on societal issues. The men in the song may represent the larger society's mistreatment of women. The women leaving can be seen as a push towards equality and respect for women. The song also raises the important issue of how men's actions affect women's decisions and lives.
Line by Line Meaning
Hey, fellas, have you heard the news,
Attention all males, have you been informed of the current events
Yeah, the women in this town have been misused,
The females in this area have been mistreated
Yeah, I seen it all in my dreams last night,
I witnessed it firsthand during my dream last night
Girls leaving this town 'cause you don't treat 'em right.
The women are departing from this town due to poor treatment from the males.
Oh, take a train (take a train), fly by plane (fly by plane),
Travel by train or plane
Yeah, gettin' tired (gettin' tired), sick and tired (sick and tired).
Becoming exhausted and fed up
All you fellas better change your ways,
It is imperative that all males alter their behavior.
Yeah, leaving this town in a matter of days,
They will be departing from this location imminently.
Girls are good, you better treat 'em true,
Females are valuable and must be treated properly.
I seen fellas running around with someone new.
I have witnessed males with new partners.
I said leavin' here, yeah yeah yeah, don't want to leave all here,
Departing this area and not wanting to leave anything behind
The love of a women is a wonderful thing (oh yeah),
The affection of a female is a beautiful aspect
Yeah, the way you treat 'em is a crying shame (oh yeah),
The way males mistreat females is disgraceful
I tell you, fella, yeah, it won't be long (oh yeah),
It will not be long until things change for males.
Yeah, before these women they all have gone (oh yeah).
Females will have left beforehand.
Baby baby baby, please don't leave here.
An impassioned plea for the women not to depart
Lyrics Β© Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Unison Rights S.L., Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust Ave, CTM Publishing
Written by: Janie Bradford, Berry Gordy Jr.
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