Rating: *** (3 stars)
Title: Different Drummer
Company: CBS Associated
Catalog: AL 40409
Year: 1987
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG
Comments: cut out hole along top left corner
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4182
Price: $9.00
Cost: $1.00
The first couple
of times we listened to 1987's "Different
Drummer" it didn't do all that much for us. To be
honest, it sounded like the trio were just trying to get through what was
probably a contractual obligation. Luckily, these guys were simply too
talented to turn in an album without any redeeming virtues. A couple
of spins and the album starts to reveal its charms. Chief among those
attributes remained Ernie's instantly identifiable guitar ... talk about a
talented guy. Still, it's easy to see why the album didn't do well
commercially. Material such as the title track, "8th Wonder of
the World" and "Brother To
Brother" was simply to rock oriented for black
audiences, while the band was too black for white audiences ... the ultimate
Catch 22! Is it us, or did "Do It RIght" sound like an
Earth, Wind and Fire outtake? While the parent album didn't do much,
two singles were lifted from the set and attracted some airplay.
"8th Wonder of the World" b/w "Broadway's Closer To Sunset
Blvd." (CBS Associated catalog
number 07018) and "Givin' You Back Your Love" b/w ""
(CBS Associated catalog number 07254) both went top-20 R&B.
Unfortunately, the album did little commercially (# 40 R&B) and the trio subsequently
ended their partnership.
"Different Drummer" track listing:
(side
1)
1.) Different Drummer (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris
Jasper) - 5:47
2.) 8th Wonder of the World (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 5:31
3.) Blue Rose (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 5:54
4.) Do It Right (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 4:06
(side
2)
1.) Givin' You Back the Love (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris
Jasper) - 5:25
2.) A Once In a Lifetime Lady (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 4:22
3.) For the Sake of Love (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 5:15
4.) Brother To Brother (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 3:49
5.) I Wanna Be Yours (Ernie Isley - Marvin Isley - Chris Jasper) - 4:30