| Isley-Jasper-Isley | |
| Background: | group_or_band |
| Origin: | Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. Teaneck, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Genre: | R&B, soul, rock, funk |
| Years Active: | 1984–1987 |
| Label: | CBS Associated Records |
| Past Members: | |
| Associated Acts: | The Isley Brothers |
Isley-Jasper-Isley was a splinter group of the Isley Brothers formed in 1984 by brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards), Ernie Isley (lead guitar), and Marvin Isley (bass), due to creative differences that arose among the group.[1]
Ernie Isley, Chris Jasper and Marvin Isley had performed on Isley Brothers recordings since 1969 and as members since the 3 + 3 album in 1973. They left the group in 1984, and released their first album Broadway's Closer to Sunset Blvd later that year.
Isley-Jasper-Isley released two further albums on their CBS Associated Records label, including Caravan of Love. The title hit was a No. 1 on the Billboard R&B charts. "Caravan of Love" was subsequently covered by English band the Housemartins, who made the song an international No. 1 pop hit in 1986.[1] "Caravan of Love" was followed by three other top 20 R&B singles, "Insatiable Woman", "8th Wonder of the World", and "Givin' You Back the Love". The latter two tracks were featured on their final album Different Drummer.
In 1987, Isley-Jasper-Isley disbanded.[1] Younger brothers Marvin and Ernie Isley returned to perform with older brother Ronald Isley.[2] Jasper continued as a solo artist, multi-instrumentalist and producer, forming his own independent record label, Gold City Records. He has since released 14 solo albums, including four gospel albums. He released two albums on his CBS-Associated label, Gold City Records, including the No. 1 R&B hit "Superbad" in 1988.[1]
The Isley-Jasper-Isley half of the group was inducted with the rest of the Isleys in 1992 to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in January 2014. Marvin Isley died from complications of diabetes in 2010.[2]
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Record label | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] | US R&B | ||||||
| 1984 | Broadway's Closer to Sunset Blvd | align=center | 135 | align=center | 28 | align=center rowspan="3" | CBS Associated/Epic |
| 1985 | Caravan of Love | align=center | 77 | align=center | 3 | ||
| 1987 | Different Drummer | align=center | ― | align=center | 40 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B | US Dance | US Adult | UK [4] | ||||||||
| 1984 | "Look the Other Way" | align=center | ― | align=center | 14 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | Broadway's Closer to Sunset Blvd |
| "Kiss and Tell" | align=center | 63 | align=center | 52 | align=center | 46 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | ||
| 1985 | "Caravan of Love" | align=center | 51 | align=center | 1 | align=center | ― | align=center | 16 | align=center | 52 | Caravan of Love |
| "Insatiable Woman" | align=center | ― | align=center | 13 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | 90 | ||
| 1987 | "8th Wonder of the World" | align=center | ― | align=center | 18 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | Different Drummer |
| "Givin' You Back the Love" | align=center | ― | align=center | 15 | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | align=center | ― | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||