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Ronald and Ernie Isley might be a little too old to make babies -- to be perfectly clear, father them -- but it's evident they're not too old to make baby-making music. Impressively enough, Baby Makin' Music is their third strong album of the 2000s. A lot of younger artists in their prime can't claim such a thing. R. Kelly, who wrote and produced most of 2003's Body Kiss, is present on only one song here, but the Isleys don't miss a step when it comes to staying up with the times, tapping the likes of the rising Tim and Bob -- who contributed in a minor capacity to Body Kiss -- along with Jermaine Dupri, Troy Taylor, and Bryan-Michael Cox. Electric fireworks from Ernie's guitar are more recurrent than they were on Body Kiss, but they're often buried so deep in the mix and treated in a way that makes them sound like they were made by a computer program that generates facsimiles of his style. Otherwise, there are no problems. This is a remarkably tight album filled with songs that deliver on the promise of its title, and the songs that aren't immediately memorable at least make for fitting mood music. To no surprise whatsoever, Ronald is equally seductive whether he's making amends, bragging about his exploits, or just being sweet. Hearing him sing over Gladys Knight & the Pips' 30-year-old version of Curtis Mayfield's "The Makings of You," as he does over the opening "You're My Star," is kind of bizarre if you think about it, but it's only another way of demonstrating the Isleys' enduring vitality -- across 50-plus years now. The Isley Brothers name has been responsible for hours upon hours of quality music, so this album is destined to be lost in the shuffle of their '60s and '70s material. Groups young enough to be their grandchildren would be more than proud to call it their own.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Bob Robinson, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Drum, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, Bass (Vocal) - Ernest Isley, Acoustic Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, Background Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - TIM KELLY, ComposerLyricist - Tim & Bob, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Balmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kandy Isley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
R. Kelly, Producer, Recording Arranger, Co-Mixer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - Andy Gallas, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Mereness, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Robert Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Donnie Lyle, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rodney East, Additional Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Jeff Meeks, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Abel Garabaldi, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Troy Taylor, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Gordon Chambers, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alec Newell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Guidotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johntá Austin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Tadd Mingo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Horesco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bob Robinson, Additional Keyboards, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tim Kelley, Drums, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Tim & Bob, Producer - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Rich Balmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kandy Isley, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Bryan-Michael Cox, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Johntá Austin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Frye, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Tadd Mingo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Horesco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Manuel Seal, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alec Newell, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hannah Smith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2005 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Manuel Seal, Producer, Unknown, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alec Newell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Hannah Smith, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Johntá Austin, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Manuel Seal, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - JERMAINE DUPRI, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Tadd Mingo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Horesco, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Troy Taylor, Producer, Additional Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Tab Nkhereanye, ComposerLyricist - Ernest Isley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ezekiel Lewis, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Kevin "K.D." Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Renson Mateo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Prowla, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Troy Taylor, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Sam Salter, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tab Nkhereanye, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alec Newell, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Tallman, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mike Guidotti, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ronald Isley, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Ezekiel Lewis, Producer, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Isley Brothers, MainArtist - Big D, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Mayer, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
Album review
Ronald and Ernie Isley might be a little too old to make babies -- to be perfectly clear, father them -- but it's evident they're not too old to make baby-making music. Impressively enough, Baby Makin' Music is their third strong album of the 2000s. A lot of younger artists in their prime can't claim such a thing. R. Kelly, who wrote and produced most of 2003's Body Kiss, is present on only one song here, but the Isleys don't miss a step when it comes to staying up with the times, tapping the likes of the rising Tim and Bob -- who contributed in a minor capacity to Body Kiss -- along with Jermaine Dupri, Troy Taylor, and Bryan-Michael Cox. Electric fireworks from Ernie's guitar are more recurrent than they were on Body Kiss, but they're often buried so deep in the mix and treated in a way that makes them sound like they were made by a computer program that generates facsimiles of his style. Otherwise, there are no problems. This is a remarkably tight album filled with songs that deliver on the promise of its title, and the songs that aren't immediately memorable at least make for fitting mood music. To no surprise whatsoever, Ronald is equally seductive whether he's making amends, bragging about his exploits, or just being sweet. Hearing him sing over Gladys Knight & the Pips' 30-year-old version of Curtis Mayfield's "The Makings of You," as he does over the opening "You're My Star," is kind of bizarre if you think about it, but it's only another way of demonstrating the Isleys' enduring vitality -- across 50-plus years now. The Isley Brothers name has been responsible for hours upon hours of quality music, so this album is destined to be lost in the shuffle of their '60s and '70s material. Groups young enough to be their grandchildren would be more than proud to call it their own.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:43
- Main artists: Ronald Isley
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: RAL (Rush Associated Label)
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group ℗ 2006 The Island Def Jam Music Group
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