Between the Sheets (song) explained

Between the Sheets
Type:	single
Artist:	The Isley Brothers
Album:	Between the Sheets^[1]
Studio:	Bearsville Studios, New York
Genre:	Soul R&B funk quiet storm
Producer:	Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley
Prev Title:	All in My Lover's Eyes
Prev Year:	1983
Next Title:	Choosey Lover
Next Year:	1983

"Between the Sheets" is a quiet storm-funk song released by American band The Isley Brothers in 1983 off their album of the same name on the T-Neck imprint.

Composition

With a tempo of 84 beats per minute, "Between the Sheets" is in the key of A minor.^[2]

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
• Background vocals by Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Chris Jasper
• Additional percussion by Ernie Isley
• Bass guitar & additional percussion by Marvin Isley
• Keyboards, synthesizers and drum machine programming by Chris Jasper

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs^[3]	3
UK Singles Chart^[4]	52

In popular culture

• It appears in the 2004 video game in the fictional radio station Bounce FM.

Samples of this song

This track has been sampled extensively, among the samples:^[5]

• "I Don't Want To Treat You Wrong" by MC Shy D (1988)
• "The Questions" by Audio Two (1988)
• "For the Easy Listeners" by DJ Magic Mike (1990)
• "Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
• "Breaker 1/9" by Common (1992)
• "Cramping My Style" by UGK (1992)
• "I Don't Even Trip" by Totally Insane (1992)
• "Solo per Te" by Articolo 31 (1993)
• "Another Day" Mac Clan-Livin the Life (1993) (edited by KILLA E)
• "Lips" by Dre Dog/Andre Nickatina (1993)
• "Break of Dawn" by Rob Base (1994)
• "Time To Get My Drank On" Thug Life (Unreleased Demo) (1994)
• "Big Poppa" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
• "Funkdafied" by Da Brat (1994)
• "Old School" by Aaliyah (1994)
• "Pass The J" by DJ Hard (1994)
• "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" by Keith Murray (1994)
• "Get with You" by Phunk Addict Crew (1995)
• "Super G" by MVP & The Monsta Klick (1995)
• "Nika" by Lil' Vicious (1995)
• "Fed Up wit the Bullshit" by Big L (1995)
• "Superman" by Skee-Lo (1995)
• "Za Sve Oko Mene" by Tram 11 (1999)
• Witness by Shelley Gaines (2000)
• "One of Those Days" by Whitney Houston (2002)
• "Home of the Realest" by Mullyman and Memphis Bleek (2004)
• "Luxurious" by Gwen Stefani (2004)
• "Sheets" by Shy FX & T Power (2005) - drum and bass
• "Summer wit Miami" by Jim Jones (2005)
• "Comin' on Strong" by Tupac Shakur (2006)
• "On the Hotline" by Pretty Ricky (2006)
• "Cali Niggaz (Young Niggaz)" by The Game (2007)
• "In Between These Sheets" by StarRJ The Feenom (2007)
• "Ignorant Shit" by Jay-Z (2007)
• "Ignorant Shit Freestyle" by Lupe Fiasco (2007)
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Game (2008)
• "Babo Regresa" by Cartel de Santa (2008)
• "Ignant Shit" by Drake and Lil Wayne (2009)
• "A Night Off" by Drake and Lloyd (2009)
• "Westside" by Kollegah (2009)
• "Who You Foolin" by Pop Rox and J Carr
• "Coming on Strong" by Plies and Ron Isley
• "Real Plexxx" by Lil B
• "Back2Mackin" by Vistoso Bosses (2010)
• "Rich Nigga Dick" by J. Stalin (2010)
• "Juke Juke" by Chance The Rapper (2012)
• "Another Night" by Ronald Isley (2013)
• "Wrong In The Right Way" by Chris Brown and Tyga (2015)
• "Pick Yourself Up" by Big K.R.I.T. (2018)
• "Like That" by Doja Cat (2019)

Covers

• Jazz band Fourplay recorded a hit cover version of the song in 1992 with Chaka Khan as the vocalist.^[6]

External links

• List of cover versions of "Between the Sheets" at SecondHandSongs.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. February 18, 2024.
2. https://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtd.asp?ppn=MN0070725 Between the Sheets
3. Web site: The Isley Brothers Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts. May 1, 2020.
4. Web site: Between the sheets | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company. . May 3, 2020.
5. Web site: www.allmusic.com. allmusic.com. February 18, 2024.
6. Web site: www.discogs.com. discogs.com. February 18, 2024.