Go for Your Guns [Bonus Tracks]

by The Isley Brothers

Overview

Every ten years the Isley Brothers reinvented themselves and managed to snatch as many consumer dollars and generate enough chart action to remain contemporary. Go for Your Guns was a further attempt by the Isleys to broaden their fan base; earlier in the decade they redid many rock standards to expand from the R&B base they were mired in. The Isleys shoot for the moon and never make it, but they always land among the stars. This seven-song set got played to death on urban radio. "Living in the Life" rocks so hard it makes cheap speakers pop; "Go for Your Guns" is an instrumental jam featuring the second generation Isley Brothers: Ernie, Marvin, and Chris Jasper (Rudolph Isley's brother-in-law). The lovely, mystical "Voyage to Atlantis" is a staple of their live concerts, its opening strains acknowledged by deafening, enthusiastic applause. Like many Isley tunes, the loping, mid-tempo love tale "Footsteps in the Dark" has been sampled silly; "Pride" is a steady beater with uplifting words for the downtrodden. Nothing dull, no filler.

Product Details

Release Date:	07/29/2016
Label:	Iconoclassic
UPC:	0889853230723
catalogNumber:	1045
Rank:	36458

Tracks

1. The Pride, Pts. 1 & 2
2. Footsteps in the Dark, Pts. 1 & 2
3. Tell Me When You Need It Again, Pt. 1 & 2
4. Climbin' Up the Ladder, Pts. 1 & 2
5. Voyage to Atlantis
6. Livin' in the Life
7. Go for Your Guns
8. The Pride
9. Voyage to Atlantis
10. Livin' in the Life/Go for Your Guns

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
Ernie Isley   Bass,Guitar,Percussion,Conga,Drums,Electric Guitar,Background Vocals,12-string Guitar,Group Member
Chris Jasper   Synthesizer,Percussion,Piano,Keyboards,Tambourine,Background Vocals,Group Member
Marvin Isley   Bass,Bass Guitar,Background Vocals,Group Member
O'Kelly Isley   Vocals,Background Vocals,Group Member
Ronald Isley   Vocals,Background Vocals,Group Member
Rudolph Isley   Vocals,Background Vocals
Everett Collins   Conga

Technical Credits

Isley Brothers   Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Holbrook   Engineer
Jeffrey James   Producer
Thomas Mark   Engineer
Leo Sacks   Reissue Producer
A. Scott Galloway   Liner Notes
Jeremy Holiday   Producer