It's Our Thing ; Go All The Way (2008)

""It's Our Thing" (1969) marked the beginning of their association with Buddah (where they would remain until moving T-Neck to Epic/CBS in 1973). Creatively, this excellent LP put the siblings in the driver's seat they did all of the producing and songwriting themselves and they enjoyed the type of artistic freedom that they could only dream about when they were with Tamla/Motown from 1965-1968. Now, the Isleys' own vision was allowed to flourish. And that creative freedom made "It's Our Thing" a commercial triumph as well as an artistic one. The funky title track soared to number two on the R&B charts, and equally invigorating gems like "Give the Women What They Want" and "I Know Who You Been Socking It To" also went down in history as soul classics. Although regarded as the beginning of their decline, the self-titled 1980 album did get The Isley Brothers three more hits. But they were so locked into their uptempo dance/R&B, ballad, rock guitar solo format that were becoming predictable." (Allmusic)

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