Isley Brothers working with Bacharach and Bell!!!!

**markydefad** · June 17th, 2003, 01:44 PM

The LA Times had a blurb saying the Brothers Isley were recording a CD of "ballads" produced by the great Burt Bacharach...AND there were also sessions with Philly soul-specialist Thom Bell!!! Now this is something I want to hear!!! That silky Ronald Isley voice surrounded by the genius orchestrations of Bacharach & Bell!!!!

Also Jeff wrote me that Kelly Marie & Tina Charles!!! (talk about raising the dead!!!!) had recorded a cover of the old Lulu chestnut "To Sir With Love"!!!!! Any truth to that????

I'm just tellin' & askin'!!!!!

**Art Figueroa** · June 17th, 2003, 02:00 PM

Originally Written by markydefad

Also Jeff wrote me that Kelly Marie & Tina Charles!!! (talk about raising the dead!!!!) had recorded a cover of the old Lulu chestnut "To Sir With Love"!!!!! Any truth to that????

I'm just tellin' & askin'!!!!!

You can order it at Perfect Beat.Com

Art

**DISCODISK** · June 17th, 2003, 02:51 PM

sounds cool MARKY 8) cant wait either and im sure ZECCA AZEVEDO will be doing handstands in the garden :lol:

not too sure about kelly and tina though :-? they big girls now marky,theyd KILL for my 28" waist :P

**K-Bee** · June 17th, 2003, 04:10 PM

isleys working with Bacharach. That sounds way 2 cool.

I'm sick & tired of ronald's current Mr. Biggs image. he really is too old to pretend he's some kinda gangsta :lol:

**NickNack** · June 17th, 2003, 08:53 PM

This would be awesome. I've never let these guys go since "Twist & Shout". (No, sweetheart, that really wasn't a Beatles' record :roll: ). Now if I could only figure out how to remix "Got To Have You Back" for club play :lol: :lol: .

**markydefad** · June 18th, 2003, 08:30 PM

I reread that article again and it says Bacharach is producing a CD of "standards" for The Isley's at Capitol Records to be released by Dreamworks Records later this year.

It says there were also sessions with Philly soul specialist Thom Bell and the foul Mr. Underage Water-sportster-- R.Kelly. (gag me)

I don't get if this is all for one CD or different ones.

I hope the Bacharach & Bell sessions are not mixed with that R. Smelly crap.

**zeca azevedo** · June 18th, 2003, 11:34 PM

Originally Written by markydefad

The LA Times had a blurb saying the Brothers Isley were recording a CD of "ballads" produced by the great Burt Bacharach...AND there were also sessions with Philly soul-specialist Thom Bell!!! Now this is something I want to hear!!! That silky Ronald Isley voice surrounded by the genius orchestrations of Bacharach & Bell!!!!

Whoaaaa, fantastic news for all of us, soul ballads hardcore fans! In fact, it is time to our friend Ronnie put aside his "gangsta" persona and come back to the silky soul ballads he did SO WELL in the past. Nothing against their new album, but THE ISLEYS nu sound is too hippy hoppy, at least for my ears. Ronnie Isley with Bacharach and Thom Bell? A dream come true! :D :D :D

zeca azevedo, saying a little prayer for you, friends

**markydefad** · June 28th, 2003, 04:57 PM

Update on the Burt Bacharach/Ronald Isley collaboration!!!!

USA Today adds the following info:

"The lead singer of The Isley Brothers is recording some of his favorite Bacharach songs, plus new material and possibly a duet with the composer, for a Bacharach-produced album due before Christmas.

Isley says, "I've been waiting to do this for a long time." Among the standards he plans to include are Alfie, The Look Of Love, Make It Easy On Yourself and "A House Is Not A Home.

"This is the type of music I was born and raised to do, " Isley says. "We got sidetracked doing "Twist And Shout" and those kind of songs, which were great. But this album is going to just blow people's minds."

"Baby, I can't wait"!!!! :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: