"Choosey Lover" is a 1983
soul song by
The Isley Brothers (Originally titled "Juicy Lover").
Background
Released on their
T-Neck imprint, the song was their second consecutive top ten R&B hit after their seminal "
Between the Sheets" hit No. 3 on that chart.
It was the second of two chart-topping singles the Isleys released off their aptly titled ''
Between the Sheets'' album. The song has similarities to the
Earth, Wind & Fire song "
Devotion".
"Choosey Lover" was also the last charting single to feature the ''3 + 3'' lineup of the band. A year later, younger brothers
Ernie Isley (who played the memorable guitar solos on the song and co-wrote the lyrics),
Marvin Isley and their brother-in-law
Chris Jasper left to form
Isley-Jasper-Isley while older brothers
Ronald Isley,
Rudolph Isley and
O'Kelly Isley continued on under the "Isley Brothers" name.
Personnel
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Ronald Isley – lead vocals, background vocals
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Ernie Isley – guitar, drum machine programming, background vocals
*
Marvin Isley – bass guitar, background vocals
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Chris Jasper – keyboards, piano, synthesizers, background vocals
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Rudolph Isley – background vocals
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O'Kelly Isley, Jr. – background vocals
*Produced, written, arranged and composed by
The Isley Brothers and
Chris Jasper
Charts
Cover versions
*The song was covered by R&B singer
Aaliyah
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as "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)" on her 1996 album ''
One in a Million'',
with the "Old School" section very closely resembling the original before transitioning into the "New School" section, which features more of a
hip hop beat and feel to match the contemporary feel of the rest of the album.
Samples
*The song was sampled and redone to make "Buddah Lovaz", a song dedicated to
marijuana, by
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
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*It was sampled as the remix to "
Street Dreams" by
Nas featuring
R. Kelly.
*The song also has elements which have been used in
Keith Sweat
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's "
Nobody" and his 2002 single, One on One.
References
External links
Choosey Lover - List of Releasesat
Discogs
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1983 singles
Contemporary R&B ballads
Pop ballads
The Isley Brothers songs
Songs written by Chris Jasper
1983 songs
Aaliyah songs
T-Neck Records singles
1980s ballads
Songs written by Ernie Isley
Songs written by Marvin Isley
Songs written by Rudolph Isley
Songs written by O'Kelly Isley Jr.
Songs written by Ronald Isley