Different Drummer (album)

Different Drummer
Studio album by Isley Jasper Isley
Released	1987
Genre	Funk
Length	44:35
Label	CBS / Epic
Isley Jasper Isley chronology
Caravan of Love (1985) Different Drummer (1987)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[3]

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. ^[4] "8th Wonder of the World" and "Givin' You Back the Love" entered the R&B Top 20. ^[5]

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." ^[1]

Track listing

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

Information is based on Liner notes ^[6]

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

References

1. "Different Drummer - Isley Jasper Isley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
2. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 506.
3. The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 347.
4. "Isley Jasper Isley | Biography & History". AllMusic.
5. 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.
6. Isley-Jasper-Isley. Different Drummer. CBS Associated Records. 1987.