The Isleys Live

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The Isleys Live
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ReleasedMarch 24, 1973
Recorded1972 (The Bitter End) Later re-released with 3 additional tracks recorded in 1969 (Yankee Stadium)
Genre Funk/soul
Length54:49 (original 2-LP set) 74:29 (CD with bonus tracks)
Label T-Neck/Rhino Records
Producer The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers chronology
Brother, Brother, Brother
(1972)
The Isleys Live
(1973)
Isleys' Greatest Hits
(1973)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Christgau's Record Guide B− [2]

The Isleys Live is a live album released by The Isley Brothers on March 24, 1973 on T-Neck Records as a double album with the catalog number TNS 3010-2. [3] Recorded at the Bitter End in New York City, the band are introduced as T-Neck recording artists before they take the stage. Two decades later, Rhino Records re-issued the album including three live dates from the brothers' 1969 show at Yankee Stadium. This album is the only T-Neck recording not reissued by Sony Music Entertainment; instead, it was reissued by Rhino Records. [4]

Contents

The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Isley Brothers except where noted

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Work to Do" 4:18
2."It's Too Late" Carole King, Toni Stern13:34
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."It's Your Thing" 3:15
2."Pop That Thang" 2:43
3."Love the One You're With" Stephen Stills 6:42
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lay Lady Lay" Bob Dylan 7:18
2."Lay Away" 3:47
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ohio/Machine Gun" Neil Young/Jimi Hendrix 13:36
Rhino reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
9."I Know Who You Been Socking It To" (Recorded live at Yankee Stadium, 1969)5:01
10."I Turned You On / It's Your Thing" (Recorded live at Yankee Stadium, 1969)8:24
11."Shout" (Recorded live at Yankee Stadium, 1969)7:39

Personnel

Technical

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