Choosey Lover
"Choosey Lover" | ||||
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Single by The Isley Brothers | ||||
from the album Between the Sheets[1] | ||||
B-side | "The Highways of My Life" | |||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 4:41 | |||
Label | T-Neck | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley. | |||
Producer(s) | Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | |||
The Isley Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Choosey Lover" is a 1983 soul song by The Isley Brothers (Originally titled "Juicy Lover").
Background
Released on their T-Neck imprint, the song was their second consecutive top ten R&B hit after their seminal "Between the Sheets" hit No. 3 on that chart.[2] It was the second of two chart-topping singles the Isleys released off their aptly titled Between the Sheets album. The song has similarities to the Earth, Wind & Fire song "Devotion".
"Choosey Lover" was also the last charting single to feature the 3 + 3 lineup of the band. A year later, younger brothers Ernie Isley (who played the memorable guitar solos on the song and co-wrote the lyrics), Marvin Isley and their brother-in-law Chris Jasper left to form Isley-Jasper-Isley while older brothers Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley continued on under the "Isley Brothers" name.
Personnel
- Ronald Isley – lead vocals, background vocals
- Ernie Isley – guitar, drum machine programming, background vocals
- Marvin Isley – bass guitar, background vocals
- Chris Jasper – keyboards, piano, synthesizers, background vocals
- Rudolph Isley – background vocals
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. – background vocals
- Produced, written, arranged and composed by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper
Charts
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2][3] | 6 |
Cover versions
- The song was covered by R&B singer Aaliyah as "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)" on her 1996 album One in a Million,[4] with the "Old School" section very closely resembling the original before transitioning into the "New School" section, which features more of a hip hop beat and feel to match the contemporary feel of the rest of the album.
Samples
- The song was sampled and redone to make "Buddah Lovaz", a song dedicated to marijuana, by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
- It was sampled as the remix to "Street Dreams" by Nas featuring R. Kelly.
- The song also has elements which have been used in Keith Sweat's "Nobody" and his 2002 single, One on One.
References
- ^ "www.allmusic.com". allmusic.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
- ^ a b "The Isley Brothers Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - August 1983". billboard.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- ^ "www.discogs.com". discogs.com. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
External links
- Choosey Lover - List of Releases at Discogs
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- Twist & Shout (1962)
- Twisting and Shouting (1963)
- This Old Heart of Mine (1966)
- Soul on the Rocks (1967)
- It's Our Thing (1969)
- The Brothers: Isley (1969)
- Get into Something (1970)
- Givin' It Back (1971)
- Brother, Brother, Brother (1972)
- 3 + 3 (1973)
- Live It Up (1974)
- The Heat Is On (1975)
- Harvest for the World (1976)
- Go for Your Guns (1977)
- Showdown (1978)
- Winner Takes All (1979)
- Go All the Way (1980)
- Grand Slam (1981)
- Inside You (1981)
- The Real Deal (1982)
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- Smooth Sailin' (1987)
- Spend the Night (1989)
- Tracks of Life (1992)
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- Eternal (2001)
- Body Kiss (2003)
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