The Heat Is On (Isley Brothers album)

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The Heat Is On
The Heat Is On cover
Studio album by The Isley Brothers
Released 1975
Recorded Kendun Recorders, Burbank, California
Genre Funk/soul/rhythm and blues
Length 37:09
Label T-Neck/Epic Records
Producer(s) Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
The Isley Brothers chronology
Live It Up
(1974)		 The Heat Is On
(1975)		 Harvest for the World
(1976)


The Heat Is On is a landmark 1975 album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint. One of their most successful recordings, it also became the first Isley Brothers album to hit #1 on the Billboard pop albums chart, still considered a rare feat for a black band of the time (the only other black band who scored a number-one album on the pop charts was their funk contemporary, Earth, Wind & Fire). The album is most notable for the political "Fight the Power, Pt. 1 & 2" and the melodic soul ballad, "For the Love of You, Pt. 1 & 2" and beloved album tracks, "Sensuality, Pt. 1 & 2" and "Make Me Say It Again, Girl, Pt. 1 & 2". Particularly all the songs on this album were two-parters, making it a trademark in the Isleys' legendary catalog. The album went platinum within weeks of its release and broadened their popularity with black and white fans alike.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written, composed, arranged and produced by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper

  1. "Fight the Power, Pt. 1 & 2" – 5:20
  2. "The Heat Is On, Pt. 1 & 2" – 5:34
  3. "Hope You Feel Better Love, Pt. 1 & 2" – 6:04
  4. "For the Love of You, Pt. 1 & 2" – 5:40
  5. "Sensuality, Pt. 1 & 2" – 6:51
  6. "Make Me Say It Again, Girl, Pt. 1 & 2" – 7:40

[edit] Credits

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