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| This Old Heart of Mine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 17, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965–1966 | |||
| Studio | Studio A, Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan | |||
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| Length | 33:50 | |||
| Label | Tamla | |||
| Producer | Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Robert Gordy | |||
| The Isley Brothers chronology | ||||
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This Old Heart of Mine is the fourth studio album released by The Isley Brothers in 1966, on the Tamla ( Motown) label. The album, their first with the seminal Detroit-based music label, yielded the Isleys' biggest hit in their early period with the title track, " This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". Other charted singles including "Take Some Time Out for Love" and " I Guess I'll Always Love You".
Despite the early success of their Motown debut, the Isley Brothers would be alienated from the label because it treated them as a second-string group. They soon left for Buddah Records and reforming their own T-Neck label in 1969, finding long-lasting success soon afterwards.
The album cover featuring white models was satirized in a scene from the 1991 film The Five Heartbeats, a musical drama chronicling the career of a fictional rhythm and blues vocal group.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Nowhere to Run" | 2:48 | |
| 2. | " Stop! In the Name of Love" | 2:58 | |
| 3. | " This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" | Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy | 2:46 |
| 4. | "Take Some Time Out for Love" | Thomas Kemp, Robert Gordy | 2:26 |
| 5. | " I Guess I'll Always Love You" | 2:45 | |
| 6. | " Baby Don't You Do It" | 2:32 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | "Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" | 2:40 | |
| 8. | " Put Yourself in My Place" | Holland-Dozier-Holland, John Thornton | 2:42 |
| 9. | " I Hear a Symphony" | 3:13 | |
| 10. | "Just Ain't Enough Love" | 2:15 | |
| 11. | "There's No Love Left" | Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Dean | 2:57 |
| 12. | "Seek and You Shall Find" | Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson | 3:33 |
Personnel
- The Isley Brothers
- Ronald Isley – lead vocals
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley – background vocals (except on "I Hear a Symphony")
- With
- The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps) – background vocals on "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" and "There's No Love Left"
- The Funk Brothers – instruments
References
- ^ Hamilton, Andrew. The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (1966) album review, credits & releases at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
External links
- The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (1966) album releases & credits at Discogs
- The Isley Brothers - This Old Heart of Mine (1966) album to be listened as stream on Spotify
