Between the Sheets (song)

"Between the Sheets"
Single by the Isley Brothers
from the album Between the Sheets [1]
Released	March 9, 1983 (1983-03-09)
Recorded	February 1983 (1983-02)
Studio	Bearsville Studios, New York
Genre	R&B [2] quiet storm [2]
Length	5:38
Label	T-Neck 03797
Songwriter(s)	Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Ernest Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper
Producer(s)	Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"All in My Lover's Eyes" (1983) "Between the Sheets" (1983) "Choosey Lover" (1983)

"Between the Sheets" is a quiet storm-funk song released by the American band the Isley Brothers in 1983 off their album of the same name on the T-Neck imprint.

Composition

With a tempo of 84 beats per minute, "Between the Sheets" is in the key of A minor. ^[3]

Personnel

• Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
• Background vocals by Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Chris Jasper
• Additional percussion by Ernie Isley
• Bass guitar & additional percussion by Marvin Isley
• Keyboards, synthesizers and drum machine programming by Chris Jasper

Chart performance

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs [4]	3
UK Singles Chart [5]	52

In popular culture

• It appears in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas in the fictional radio station Bounce FM.

Samples of this song

This track has been sampled extensively, among the samples: ^[6]

• "I Don't Want To Treat You Wrong" by MC Shy D (1988)
• "The Questions" by Audio Two (1988)
• "For the Easy Listeners" by DJ Magic Mike (1990)
• "Bonita Applebum (Hootie Mix)" by A Tribe Called Quest (1990)
• "Breaker 1/9" by Common (1992)
• "Cramping My Style" by UGK (1992)
• "I Don't Even Trip" by Totally Insane (1992)
• "Solo per Te" by Articolo 31 (1993)
• "Another Day" Mac Clan-Livin the Life (1993) (edited by KILLA E)
• "Lips" by Dre Dog/Andre Nickatina (1993)
• "Break of Dawn" by Rob Base (1994)
• "Time To Get My Drank On" Thug Life (Unreleased Demo) (1994)
• "Big Poppa" by The Notorious B.I.G. (1994)
• "Funkdafied" by Da Brat (1994)
• "Old School" by Aaliyah (1994)
• "Pass The J" by DJ Hard (1994)
• "The Most Beautifullest Thing in This World" by Keith Murray (1994)
• "Get with You" by Phunk Addict Crew (1995)
• "Super G" by MVP & The Monsta Klick (1995)
• "Nika" by Lil' Vicious (1995)
• "Fed Up wit the Bullshit" by Big L (1995)
• "Superman" by Skee-Lo (1995)
• "Za Sve Oko Mene" by Tram 11 (1999)
• Witness by Shelley Gaines (2000)
• "One of Those Days" by Whitney Houston (2002)
• "Home of the Realest" by Mullyman and Memphis Bleek (2004)
• "Luxurious" by Gwen Stefani (2004)
• "Sheets" by Shy FX & T Power (2005) - drum and bass
• "Summer wit Miami" by Jim Jones (2005)
• "Comin' on Strong" by Tupac Shakur (2006)
• "On the Hotline" by Pretty Ricky (2006)
• "Cali Niggaz (Young Niggaz)" by The Game (2007)
• "In Between These Sheets" by StarRJ The Feenom (2007)
• "Ignorant Shit" by Jay-Z (2007)
• "Ignorant Shit Freestyle" by Lupe Fiasco (2007)
• "Never Can Say Goodbye" by The Game (2008)
• "Babo Regresa" by Cartel de Santa (2008)
• "Ignant Shit" by Drake and Lil Wayne (2009)
• "A Night Off" by Drake and Lloyd (2009)
• "Westside" by Kollegah (2009)
• "Who You Foolin" by Pop Rox and J Carr
• "Coming on Strong" by Plies and Ron Isley
• "Real Plexxx" by Lil B
• "Back2Mackin" by Vistoso Bosses (2010)
• "Rich Nigga Dick" by J. Stalin (2010)
• "Juke Juke" by Chance The Rapper (2012)
• "Another Night" by Ronald Isley (2013)
• "Wrong In The Right Way" by Chris Brown and Tyga (2015)
• "Pick Yourself Up" by Big K.R.I.T. (2018)
• "Like That" by Doja Cat (2019)
• "Consistency" by Megan thee Stallion featuring Jhené Aiko (2022)

Covers

• Jazz band Fourplay recorded a hit cover version of the song in 1992 with Chaka Khan as the vocalist. ^[7]

References

1. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
2. Rolling Stone Staff (October 24, 2023). "The 100 Best Pop Songs Never to Hit the Hot 100". Rolling Stone . Retrieved January 16, 2025. If Smokey Robinson didn't already give them a name for the "Quiet Storm" radio format, "Between the Sheets" probably would've worked just as well - with an R&B slow jam even more sublimely squalling...
3. Between the Sheets
4. "The Isley Brothers Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts" . Retrieved May 1, 2020.
5. "Between the sheets | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved May 3, 2020.
6. "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
7. "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.

External links

• List of cover versions of "Between the Sheets" at SecondHandSongs.com