The Pride (Isley Brothers song) explained

The Pride (Part I & II)
Type:single
Artist:The Isley Brothers
Album:Go For Your Guns
B-Side:The Pride (Part II)
Released:1977
Recorded:1976
Studio:Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
Genre:Funk
Length:5:34
Label:T-Neck
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Producer:The Isley Brothers
Prev Title:Harvest for the World
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:Livin' in the Life
Next Year:1977

"The Pride" is a 1977 funk song by The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, which was the first single released from their album, Go For Your Guns, was written as a warning to politicians to be the leader that the people need and to others who want change reminding them that "the pride makes (them) feel that (they) belong". The song was one of several socially conscious political songs the Isleys recorded throughout the 1970s including "Fight the Power Pts. 1 & 2" and "Harvest for the World". While the song peaked at sixty-three on the pop charts, it reached number-one on the R&B singles chart becoming the group's third number one on the chart.[1]

Personnel

lead vocals, background vocals

background vocals

background vocals

drums, congas, electric guitar, background vocals

bass played by, background vocals

tambourine, piano, clavinet, keyboards, synthesizers, background vocals

Sources: [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 278.

  2. The Isley Brothers. "Go For Your Guns" (Album notes). T-Neck / Epic. 1977.
  3. The Isley Brothers. "The Pride, Pts. 1 & 2". YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 8 February 2017. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7GZ-6HAdv7w
  4. “The Pride (Part 1)”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 8 April 2017. https://m.youtube.com/watch?index=12&list=PL41353ZeMe2aJwluLDMfzXjgIhyFZ6LAx&v=omWwtKCDoD0