Go for Your Guns

by The Isley Brothers

Overview

Every ten years the Isley Brothers reinvented themselves and managed to snatch as many consumer dollars and generate enough chart action to remain contemporary. Go for Your Guns was a further attempt by the Isleys to broaden their fan base; earlier in the decade they redid many rock standards to expand from the R&B base they were mired in. The Isleys shoot for the moon and never make it, but they always land among the stars. This seven-song set got played to death on urban radio. "Living in the Life" rocks so hard it makes cheap speakers pop; "Go for Your Guns" is an instrumental jam featuring the second generation Isley Brothers: Ernie, Marvin, and Chris Jasper (Rudolph Isley's brother-in-law). The lovely, mystical "Voyage to Atlantis" is a staple of their live concerts, its opening strains acknowledged by deafening, enthusiastic applause. Like many Isley tunes, the loping, mid-tempo love tale "Footsteps in the Dark" has been sampled silly; "Pride" is a steady beater with uplifting words for the downtrodden. Nothing dull, no filler. ~ Andrew Hamilton

Product Details

Release Date:	05/10/2024
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262024700
Rank:	118473

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Isley Brothers   Primary Artist
Chris Jasper   Piano,Keyboards,Percussion,Tambourine,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Ernie Isley   Guitar (Electric),Bass,Drums,Congas,Guitar,Percussion,Guitar (12 String),Vocals (Background)
Everett Collins   Congas
O'Kelly Isley   Vocals (Background),Vocals
Ronald Isley   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Rudolph Isley   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Marvin Isley   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Chris Jasper   Composer,Group Member
Stan Kalina   Mastering Engineer
Jeffrey James   Producer
Frank Ursoleo   Reissue Supervisor
Chris Eselgroth   Design,Reissue Art Director
Al Clayton   Photography
Don Hunstein   Photography
The Isley Brothers   Producer,Composer,Arranger
A. Scott Galloway   Liner Notes
Thomas Mark   Engineer
O'Kelly Isley   Group Member,Composer
Jeremy Holiday   Producer
Ernie Isley   Composer,Group Member
John Holbrook   Engineer
Leo Sacks   Reissue Producer
Ronald Isley   Composer,Group Member
Mark Wilder   Mastering
Rudolph Isley   Composer
Marvin Isley   Composer,Group Member