Different Drummer (album) explained

Different Drummer
Type:Album
Artist:Isley Jasper Isley
Cover:Different Drummer (Isley Jasper Isley album).jpg
Released:1987
Genre:Funk
Length:44:35
Label:CBS / Epic
Prev Title:Caravan of Love
Prev Year:1985

Different Drummer is the third and final album by Isley-Jasper-Isley, released in 1987. Following its release, the Isleys would reunite with The Isley Brothers, while Jasper would go solo.[1] "8th Wonder of the World" and "Givin' You Back the Love" entered the R&B Top 20.[2]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that "the singing was perfunctory, the production and arrangements routine, and [the band] got little mileage from any of the material."

Track listing

Information is based on Liner notes[3]

  1. Different Drummer (5:46)
    Lead vocals: Ernie Isley
  2. 8th Wonder of the World (5:30)
    Lead vocals: Ernie Isley
    Congas: Kevin Jones
  3. Blue Rose (5:54)
    Lead vocals: Ernie Isley
  4. Do It Right (4:05)
    Lead vocals: Chris Jasper
    Congas: Kevin Jones
  5. Givin' You Back the Love (5:24)
    Lead vocals: Chris Jasper
    Congas: Kevin Jones
  6. A Once in a Lifetime Lady (4:22)
    Lead vocals: Chris Jasper
  7. For the Sake of Love (5:15)
    Lead vocals: Ernie Isley
  8. Brother to Brother (3:49)
    Lead vocals: Chris Jasper
  9. I Wanna Be Yours (4:30)
    Lead vocals: Chris Jasper

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Isley Jasper Isley | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  2. Marc Taylor A Touch of Classic Soul 2: The Late 1970s - 2001 - Page 173 "The fall of 1985 also saw the elder Isleys release Masterpiece. They got off to a good start with "Colder Are My Nights" reaching number 12 on the R&B charts. The brothers followed with "May I?," a pleading love song that was mildly successful in the spring of 1986. However, any joy from the album was negated when Kelly Isley died of a heart attack on March 31, 1986 at age 48. Isley Jasper Isley returned with their third album, Different Drummer, in 1987. From the LP two singles made the R&B top 20: the techno-funk jam "8th Wonder of the World" in the spring of 1987 and the sweet, mid-tempo "Givin' You Back the Love" later that summer.
  3. Isley-Jasper-Isley. Different Drummer. CBS Associated Records. 1987.