Groove With You L (2 Discs) | Isley Brothers

In 1980, Ronald, Rudolph, O'Kelly, Ernie and Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper were riding high with their electrifying fusion of rock, funk and soul. After having transformed in 1973 from a three-man vocal group to a self-contained six-man band, The Isleys cranked out hit after hit: original powerhouses like "That Lady," "Fight the Power," and "For the Love of You," and dramatic covers of pop songs introduced by Seals and Crofts, Carole King, and Todd Rundgren. "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" had given the Isleys their longest stay atop the R&B charts since 1969's "It's Your Thing," and savoring it's success, they decided to follow in the footsteps of The Commodores, Parliament, and Earth Wind & Fire to record a live album. Rather than bring a mobile truck to a concert venue, however, The Isley Brothers chose to cut Groove with You... Live! At Bearsville Sound Studio in Woodstock, New York. The resulting recordings had all of the incendiary thrills of a live performance, but with pristine studio fidelity. The band overdubbed an audience's frenzied reception and the energetic introduction of MC "Gorgeous" George Odell to create an in-studio live album as captivating as the real thing. It was presented to CBS for release on the band's T-Neck imprint, but the label opted to wait for an original studio record. Groove with You... Live! #was shelved. Fast forward to 2015, and the Bearsville sessions were remixed, sans crowd ambiance, for inclusion as one disc of a massive Isleys CD box set. Later that year, Groove with You... Live! #was restored and released in it's originally-intended "live" version on limited edition vinyl. Now, this sizzling, swooning and immersive double-album document of The Isleys at the peak of their powers comes to CD for the very first time as The Isley Brothers originally intended it! Featuring classic hits like "Take Me to the Next Phase," "Summer Breeze," and "Livin' in the Life," Groove with You... Live! #has been remastered by Mark Wilder and Chris Le Monde and features new liner notes from The Second Disc's Joe Marchese with quotes from Ernie Isley and Chris Jasper. This must-have for fans of R&B, soul, funk and rock will, without a doubt, make you want to shout!