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The songs on Mr. I featuring hype men who dramatically declare the return of Ronald Isley must be referring to the singer’s expired prison term. When the album was released, the previous Isley Brothers disc was only three years old. Isley really wasn’t away -- not in musical terms, at least. And it’s not like the 2006 album Baby Makin’ Music was a wayward flop; it went to number one on Billboard’s R&B chart and did so without Isley having to leave his lane all that often. This time out, for whatever reason, there’s an effort to make more of the songs sound like they are coming from someone one-third Isley’s age. The rapid stutter kick drums, syrupy vocal interjections, and backing shouts in “Put Your Money on Me,” for example, are much more suited for guest star T.I. than Isley. When Mr. I plays to Isley’s strengths, as on atmospheric ballads that avoid the come-ons of twentysomething singers (“Dance for Me,” “What I Miss the Most”), it’s just fine, very much in the vein of latter-day Isley Brothers albums. Then again, several lines from “Supposed to Do” -- like “Put them pictures on your Facebook and let them haters know” -- make it all the more evident that we’re not in Atlantis anymore.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mike Houge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sharay Reed, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Andre Henry, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kajun, Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Kriss Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Isaiah Sharkey, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Curtis Terry, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Steven Battey, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Battey, ComposerLyricist - JIM CARUANA, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Ezekiel Lewis, Producer - Jerel Lake, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Max Gousse, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ron Isley, ComposerLyricist - Fuego, Producer - Dan Naim, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Alexander Palmer, ComposerLyricist - Micah Powell, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin "KD“ Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Producer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wuepper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - Jesus Garnica, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ezekiel Lewis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Danny Cheung, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Calvin Bailiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian J. Nunez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jon Nettlesbey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gregory G. Curtis, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - T.I., FeaturedArtist - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gregory C. Curtis, Producer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Durrell Babbs, ComposerLyricist - J. Valentine, ComposerLyricist - Robert Newt, ComposerLyricist - Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Producer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Song Dynasty, Producer - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Jesus Garnica, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jerry Franklin, ComposerLyricist - Kristina Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Danny Cheung, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Calvin Bailiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Courtney Branch, ComposerLyricist - Jon Nettlesbey, Recording Engineer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gregory G. Curtis, Mixer, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Gregory C. Curtis, Producer - Kandy Isley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jon Nettlesbey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gregory G. Curtis, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Gregory C. Curtis, Producer - Kandy Isley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Christopher Stewart, ComposerLyricist - Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Producer - Jaycen Joshua, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Wuepper, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - C. "tricky" Stewart, Producer - Jesus Garnica, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ezekiel Lewis, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mello, Producer - Danny Cheung, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Calvin Bailiff, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian "B-Luv" Thomas, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Williamson, ComposerLyricist - Luke Austin, ComposerLyricist - Adrian J. Nunez, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Jerry Duplessis, Producer - Paul Riser, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mokran, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Producer - Aretha Franklin, FeaturedArtist - Carole King, ComposerLyricist - Eric Weaver, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Arden Altino, Producer, Keyboards, Co-Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Makarios Cesaire, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Schinstock, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Desalvo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serge "Sergical" Tsai, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clint Nelson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Yu, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Kris Clark, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Clint Gibbs, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - William Villane, Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eric Morgeson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jezreel Santos, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mark "Lace" Gibbs, Conga, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Courtney Branch, ComposerLyricist - Jon Nettlesbey, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Gregory G. Curtis, Vocal Arranger, Recording Engineer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Christian Plata, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Erik Madrid, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, MainArtist - Gregory C. Curtis, Producer - Keaver Brenai, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
The songs on Mr. I featuring hype men who dramatically declare the return of Ronald Isley must be referring to the singer’s expired prison term. When the album was released, the previous Isley Brothers disc was only three years old. Isley really wasn’t away -- not in musical terms, at least. And it’s not like the 2006 album Baby Makin’ Music was a wayward flop; it went to number one on Billboard’s R&B chart and did so without Isley having to leave his lane all that often. This time out, for whatever reason, there’s an effort to make more of the songs sound like they are coming from someone one-third Isley’s age. The rapid stutter kick drums, syrupy vocal interjections, and backing shouts in “Put Your Money on Me,” for example, are much more suited for guest star T.I. than Isley. When Mr. I plays to Isley’s strengths, as on atmospheric ballads that avoid the come-ons of twentysomething singers (“Dance for Me,” “What I Miss the Most”), it’s just fine, very much in the vein of latter-day Isley Brothers albums. Then again, several lines from “Supposed to Do” -- like “Put them pictures on your Facebook and let them haters know” -- make it all the more evident that we’re not in Atlantis anymore.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:52
- Main artists: Ronald Isley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RAL
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2010 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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