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

• All tracks produced, arranged and written by Isley-Jasper-Isley (track 8 written with Deborah McDuffie)

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

• Ernie Isley – lead guitar, drums, additional percussion
• Chris Jasper – Grand piano, electric piano, additional synthesizers, additional percussion
• Marvin Isley – Fender bass, electric bass, Roland synthesizer, additional synthesizers, additional percussion, background vocals
• Carol Cafiero – assistant engineer
• David Dachinger – recording engineer, audio mixing
• Lance McVicar – assistant engineer
• Billy Messinetti – additional music programming, Simmons SD VII
• Rich Novak – assistant engineer
• Tim Reppert – assistant engineer
• Ed Tuton – additional music programming, DX7, Linn 9000
• Tom Vercillo – assistant engineer

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.