Top Motown Album: This Old Heart Of Mine.In 1969, on their own T-Neck label, “It’s Your Thing” goes to No. 3 in the U.K. when released there in 1968. Biggest Hit: For Motown in 1966, “This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You),” which reaches No.First Hit: Before coming to Motown, the Isleys create two classics, the gospel-drenched “Shout” in 1959, which is only a modest hit for them, and then “Twist and Shout” in 1962, famously covered by the Beatles.Known for what author Bill Dahl calls a “holy-roller brand of gymnastic, fire-breathing excitement,” the Isley Brothers have big hits both before and after their three-year Motown tenure (1965-1968), but their recordings for Berry Gordy’s company are beloved by aficionados for perfectly blending the New Jersey-based group’s gospel-like fury with the Detroit Sound.
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