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''Inside You'' is the 20th album by
the Isley Brothers The Isley Brothers ( ) are an American soul group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of the brothers O'Kelly Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over seven decades, ...
, released on
T-Neck Records T-Neck Records was a record label founded by members of the R&B/soul group The Isley Brothers in 1964, which became notable for distributing the first nationally-released recordings of Jimi Hendrix, their guitarist, and which later became a suc ...
on December 1, 1981. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''.


Reception

Despite the
post disco Post-disco is a term and genre to describe an aftermath in popular music history circa 1979–1986, imprecisely beginning with the backlash against disco music in the United States, leading to civil unrest and a riot in Chicago known as the Disco ...
title track being a top ten hit on the ''Billboard''
Hot Soul Singles The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart ranks the most popular R&B and hip hop songs in the United States and is published weekly by ''Billboard''. Rankings are based on a measure of radio airplay, sales data, and streaming activity. The chart had 100 po ...
chart, the album became the band's first since 1972's '' Brother, Brother, Brother'' to not be awarded an
RIAA certification In the United States, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) operates an awards program based on the certified number of albums and singles sold through retail and other ancillary markets. *
Ronald Isley Ronald Isley ( ; born May 21, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers. Early life Born in 1941 to Sallye Bernice (née Bell) and O ...
– lead vocals *
Rudolph Isley Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley (April 1, 1939 – October 11, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and Christian minister and one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers. Life and career Rudolph "Rudy" Bernard Isley was born on April 1, ...
,
O'Kelly Isley O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr. (December 25, 1937 – March 31, 1986) was an American singer and one of the founding members of the family group the Isley Brothers. Early life The eldest of the Isley Brothers, Kelly started singing with his bro ...
– background vocals *
Ernie Isley Ernest Isley (born March 7, 1952) is an American musician best known as a member of the musical ensemble The Isley Brothers, and also the splinter group Isley-Jasper-Isley. Biography Ernie was born in Cincinnati, where his older brothers formed ...
– lead and rhythm guitars, percussion and drums *
Marvin Isley Marvin Isley (August 18, 1953 – June 6, 2010)
– accessed June 2010
was an American musician best known as the young ...
– bass, percussion *
Chris Jasper Christopher Howard Jasper (December 30, 1951 – February 23, 2025) was an American singer, composer and producer. Jasper was a member of the Isley Brothers from 1973 to 1983, and Isley-Jasper-Isley from 1984 to 1987. He was also a successful s ...
– all keyboards, percussion, vibes, string and horn arrangements ;Guest Musicians * Everett Collins – drums * Kevin Jones – congas, percussion * Gene Orloff – concertmaster * Marilyn Wright – violin * Harold Kohon – violin * Winteron Garvey – violin * Marvin Morgenstern – violin * Richard Young – violin * Anahid Ajemian – violin * Fred Buldrini – violin *
Kermit Moore Kermit Moore (March 11, 1929 – November 11, 2013) was an American conductor, cellist, and composer. Early life and education Of African American heritage, Moore was born in Akron, Ohio. While still in high school, Moore studied at the Cl ...
– cello * Johnathan Abramowitz – cello * Alfred V. Brown – viola * Julian C. Barber – viola * Gloria Agostini – harp * Eve Otto – harp * Guy Lumis – violin * Gerald Tarack – violin * Louann Montesi – violin * Fred Zlotkin – cello * Mitsue Takayama – viola * Mike Spengler, Pete Ramaglia – trumpet * Wayne A. Wofford – alto saxophone


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Singles


References


External links


The Isley Brothers-Inside You at Discogs
{{Authority control 1981 albums The Isley Brothers albums T-Neck Records albums