Harvest for the World
| Harvest For The World | ||||
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| Studio album by The Isley Brothers | ||||
| Released | May 29, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975–1976 at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk rock, smooth soul | |||
| Length | 37:54 | |||
| Label | T-Neck Records | |||
| Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
| The Isley Brothers chronology | ||||
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Harvest for the World is the fourteenth album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint in May 29, 1976.
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
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | B- [2] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[3] |
The album included the successful socially conscious title track and the top three R&B record, "Who Loves You Better?" The album sold over 500,000 copies in the first three weeks of release, making it one of the fastest-selling records ever. It went on to top the Billboard R&B Albums chart.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.
| Side one | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Harvest for the World (Prelude)" | 2:11 |
| 2. | "Harvest for the World" | 3:51 |
| 3. | "People of Today" | 4:42 |
| 4. | "Who Loves You Better" | 5:31 |
| Side two | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 5. | "(At Your Best) You Are Love" | 5:23 |
| 6. | "Let Me Down Easy" | 6:30 |
| 7. | "So You Wanna Stay Down" | 3:51 |
| 8. | "You Still Feel the Need" | 4:50 |
| 2001 reissue bonus track | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
| 9. | "Summer Breeze" (Live at Bearsville Studios) | Jim Seals, Dash Crofts | 8:43 |
Personnel
- Ronald Isley: lead and background vocals
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals
- Rudolph Isley: background vocals
- Ernie Isley: guitars, drums, percussion, congas, timbales, maracas
- Marvin Isley: bass, cowbell, woodblock, percussion
- Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards, ARP synthesizer, clavinet, tambourine, percussion
Charts
| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums[4] | 9 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[4] | 1 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Pop |
US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1976 | "Who Loves You Better" | 47 | 3 | 2 |
| "Harvest for the World" | 63 | 9 | - | |
| "People of Today" | - | - | 3 | |
Samples & Covers
- Power Station covered "Harvest for the World" on their album The Power Station in 1985.
- Aaliyah covered "(At Your Best) You Are Love" on her album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number in 1994.
- Jewell covered "Harvest for the World" on the soundtrack album Murder Was the Case in 1994.
- Vanessa Williams covered "Harvest for the World" on her album Everlasting Love in 2005.
- Ronnie Laws covered the entire album of "Harvest for the World" titled Portrait of the Isley Brothers' Harvest for the World in 1998.
- Mike Francis covered "Il Mio Amore Libero per Te" on his album Misteria in 1998.
The Christians famously covered "Harvest for the World" in 1988. The song reached #8 in the charts.
See also
External links
References
- ↑ Lytle, Craig. The Isley Brothers: Harvest For The World > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
- ↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 11, 2015). "The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
- 1 2 "The Isley Brothers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ↑ "The Isley Brothers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
