There’s no one group who gets automatic and immediate response from r&b and pop markets on every release - you still have to break through. We still encounter pockets of resistance to our music amongst radio stations in this country, just like everyone else. Plus you must remember that as well as we might do on records, we could always do better. For instance, we would like to do a world-wide tour which would be a sell-out every place we’d go. As far as we’re concerned, we’ve been blessed, we’ve been very lucky. “Sure, if we look back at what we’ve accomplished, we’d have to agree that we’ve done very well. “Oh, a number of things!” the young gentleman indicated. Their albums are now automatic gold and the experience with “Go For Your Guns”, the group’s last fully-fledged outing, suggests that it’s now a question of automatic platinum! Having reached such a plateau we asked Ernie Isley, the youngest member of the aggregation what’s left for the Isleys to achieve.
Since that time some four years ago, the group have continually delivered the goods with hits like “That Lady”, “Live It Up” “Fight The Power”, “For The Love Of You” (which has become something of a contemporary classic), “The Pride” and “Livin’ In The Life”. The group have enjoyed spells with more record labels than most - Atlantic, Motown, RCA, Scepter, Buddah - but their greatest measure of success has come ever since they placed their T-Neck label with CBS’ massive distribution system. It seems almost incredulous that, in retrospect the Isleys’ name has been hitting the charts ever since “Twist and Shout” zoomed into being many moons ago. There really aren’t too many people who can hit home with the consistency of the six gentlemen who make up the incredibly successful team known as The Isley Brothers. Them thar Isleys are due back in town with a new album… The Isley Brothers: “Go For Your Guns, Amigo” 2021 Introduction: In celebration of Ron Isley’s 80th birthday (May 21) and The Isley Brothers’ groundbreaking album, ‘3+3’ in the running for induction into the ‘Classic Soul Album’ category in The SoulMusic Hall Of Fame, we revisit a 1977 interview by David Nathan with Ernie Isley…
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