Genre: rock
Rating: *** (3 stars)
Title: Givin' It Back
Company: T-Neck
Catalog: TNS 3008
Year: 1971
Country/State: USA
Grade (cover/record): VG/VG+
Comments: cut out notch; gatefold sleeve
Available: 1
GEMM catalog ID: 4
Price: $20.00
Cost: $1.00
In spite of the Crosby, Stills and Nash cover photo poise, this really is an Isley Brothers album.
Self-produced, 1971's "Givin' It Back" was an interesting change of pace. More than willing to jump aboard the popular bandwagon, the album featured "Isleyized" versions of popular rock songs such as Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay", a truly weird cover of James Taylor's "Fire and Rain" and Steven Stills "Love the One Your With". The set had it's moments, most a result of Ernie Isley's blistering fret work (check out his solo on their cover of Neil Young's "Ohio"). Unfortunately, stretched over an entire album the results kind of blurred together. On the other hand, the collection proved to be a treasure trove for singles:
- "Love the One You're With" b/w "He's Got Your Love" (T-Neck catalog number TN-930) hit # 1 8
- "Spill the Wine" b/w "Take Inventory" (T-Neck catalog number TN-932) hit # 39
- "Lay Lady Lay" b/w "Vacuum Cleaner" (T-Neck catalog number TN-933) reached # 54.
Propelled by the
singles the parent album reached # 67. (The album was originally released
with a gatefold sleeve.)
"Givin' It Back" track listing:
(side
1)
1.) Ohio (Neil Young) -
2.) Machine Gun (Jimi Hendrix) -
3.) Fire and Rain (James Taylor) -
4.) Lay Lady Lay (Bob Dylan) -
(side 2)
1.) Spill the Wine (Miller - Scott - Dickerson - Jordan - Brown - Allen -
Lee Oskar) -
2.) Nothing To Do But Today (Stephen Stills) -
3.) Cold Bologna (Bill Withers)
4.) Love the One You're With (Stephen Stills) -