It's Our Thing is the sixth album released by the Isley Brothers on their own T-Neck Records imprint in April 1969. Fully emancipated from three and a half years in Motown Records and encouraged by their international success in the United Kingdom, the Isleys composed this album in the style of Sly & the Family Stone/James Brown funk that was dominating the music industry at the time but with their own flair as explained in their smash "It's Your Thing". Other hits off the album though it did not chart included "I Know Who You Been Socking It To" and "Give the Women What They Want". This album was also the Isleys' first Top 40 record reaching #22 on the pop albums chart.
Despite its importance in the career of the seminal group, this album was not released in CD format until 2008. The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set "The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983". Although not featured on the album's cover, It's Our Thing marks the first Isley Brothers album to feature Ernie Isley on bass guitar.
Track listing
Personnel The Isley Brothers Ronald Isley – lead vocals O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley – background vocals Everett Collins – drums, percussion Ernie Isley – bass, guitar
with Instrumentation by assorted New York City musicians
Technical Tony May – recording and mix engineer Acy R. Lehman – art direction James Kriegsmann Jr. – cover photography
References
External links The Isley Brothers - It's Our Thing (1969) album releases & credits at Discogs The Isley Brothers - It's Our Thing (1969) album to be listened as stream on Spotify The Isley Brothers - It's Our Thing (1969) album back cover at www.FunkMySoul.gr