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In 1984, Ernie, Marvin and Chris formed the group Isley-Jasper-Isley, releasing three albums. In 1990, Ernie released his first solo album, High Wire. In the same year he recorded a cover version of The Cars' "Let's Go" for the compilation album Rubáiyát. In 1991, he rejoined Ronald and Marvin on tour and in the studio.
High Wire is the debut album by the American musician Ernie Isley, released in 1990. [6] [7] The album peaked at No. 174 on the Billboard 200. [8]
Tracks of Life is an album by the American musical group the Isley Brothers, released in 1992. [2] [3] The group was made up of Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley backing up brother Ronald. [4] The album peaked at No. 140 on the Billboard 200 and No. 19 on the Top R&B Albums chart. [5] "Sensitive Lover" was released as a single. [6]
The Isley Brothers' final album under their six-member lineup, Between the Sheets (1983), sold more than two million copies. By then, financial struggles, creative difficulties, and other issues affected the group. Shortly after the success of Between the Sheets, Ernie, Marvin, and Chris left the Isley Brothers and formed Isley-Jasper-Isley.
In 1987, Isley-Jasper-Isley disbanded. [1] Younger brothers Marvin and Ernie Isley returned to perform with older brother Ronald Isley. [2] Jasper continued as a solo artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer, forming his own independent record label, Gold City Records. He has since released 14 solo albums, including four gospel albums.
The song was sparked in a 1975 recording session in which guitarist Ernie Isley, inspired by the news, wrote two songs: "Fight the Power" and an anti-poverty ballad titled "Harvest for the World". The group ended up recording both songs on the same day and eventually picked "Fight the Power" as the song to release first.
In 1975, the Isley Brothers released their 13th album, "The Heat Is On," which became their first album to top the Billboard 200 chart (they didn't record another #1 album until 2003's "Body Kiss ...
At one point The Isley Brothers catalog saw an increase in popularity among the Hip Hop community. [5] According to Ernie Isley, "The hip-hop-MTV-rap guys, as they came to the forefront, were leaning on different songs from our catalog. They embraced us and we embraced them back. We had to give [Aaliyah’s cover] a green light". [5]