Harvest for the World

For the song, see Harvest for the World (song).

Harvest For The World

Studio album by The Isley Brothers

Released

May 29, 1976

Recorded

1975–1976

Studio

The Record Plant
(Los Angeles, California)

Genre

Soul, funk rock, smooth soul

Length

37:54

The Isley Brothers chronology

The Heat Is On
(1975)

Harvest for the World
(1976)

Go for Your Guns
(1977)

Harvest for the World is the fourteenth album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint in May 29, 1976.

The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set "The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959–1983".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	B- ^[2]
Pitchfork	9.0/10^[3]

The album included the successful socially conscious title track and the top three R&B record, "Who Loves You Better?" While not released as singles, the ballads "(At Your Best) You Are Love" and "Let Me Down Easy" were also hits. The album sold over 500,000 copies in the first three weeks of release, making it one of the fastest-selling records ever (it passed the million sales mark in the early 2000s). It topped the Billboard R&B Albums chart; the Isleys third straight album to do so.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Harvest for the World (Prelude)"	2:11
2.	"Harvest for the World"	3:51
3.	"People of Today"	4:42
4.	"Who Loves You Better"	5:31

Side two
No.	Title	Length
5.	"(At Your Best) You Are Love"	5:23
6.	"Let Me Down Easy"	6:30
7.	"So You Wanna Stay Down"	3:51
8.	"You Still Feel the Need"	4:50

2001 reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Summer Breeze" (Live at Bearsville Studios)	Jim Seals, Dash Crofts	8:43

Personnel

Ronald Isley – lead and background vocals
O'Kelly Isley, Jr. – background vocals, lead vocals on "Let Me Down Easy"
Rudolph Isley – background vocals, lead vocals on "You Still Feel the Need"
Ernie Isley – guitars, drums, percussion, congas, timbales, maracas
Marvin Isley – bass, cowbell, woodblock, percussion
Chris Jasper – piano, keyboards, ARP synthesizer, clavinet, tambourine, percussion

Samples and covers

Power Station covered "Harvest for the World" on their album The Power Station in 1985.
Aaliyah covered "(At Your Best) You Are Love" on her album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number in 1994.
Jewell covered "Harvest for the World" on the soundtrack album Murder Was the Case in 1994.
Vanessa Williams covered "Harvest for the World" on her album Everlasting Love in 2005.
Ronnie Laws covered the entire album of "Harvest for the World" titled Portrait of the Isley Brothers' Harvest for the World in 1998.
Mike Francis covered "Il Mio Amore Libero per Te" on his album Misteria in 1998.

The Christians famously covered "Harvest for the World" in 1988. The song reached #8 in the charts.

Charts

Chart (1976)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[4]	9
Billboard Top Soul Albums^[4]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US Pop	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"Who Loves You Better"	47	3	2
	"Harvest for the World"	63	9	–
	"People of Today"	–	–	3

External links

The Isley Brothers-Harvest For The World at Discogs

References

↑ Lytle, Craig. The Isley Brothers: Harvest For The World > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas (September 11, 2015). "The Isley Brothers: The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 23, 2015.
1 2 "The Isley Brothers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
↑ "The Isley Brothers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.

The Isley Brothers

Ernie Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Chris Jasper

Studio albums	Shout! Twist & Shout Twisting and Shouting This Old Heart of Mine Soul on the Rocks It's Our Thing The Brothers: Isley Get into Something Givin' It Back Brother, Brother, Brother 3 + 3 Live It Up The Heat Is On Harvest for the World Go for Your Guns Showdown Winner Takes All Go All the Way Grand Slam Inside You The Real Deal Between the Sheets Masterpiece Smooth Sailin' Spend the Night Tracks of Life Mission to Please Eternal Body Kiss Baby Makin' Music

Live albums	Live at Yankee Stadium The Isleys Live Live!

Compilation albums	Timeless

Singles	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" "Shout (Part 1)" "How Deep Is the Ocean?" "Twist and Shout" "Nobody but Me" "Testify (Part 1)" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" "I Guess I'll Always Love You" "That's the Way Love Is" "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" "Behind a Painted Smile" "Put Yourself in My Place" "It's Your Thing" "I Turned You On" "Keep On Doin'" "Freedom" "Love the One You're With" "Spill the Wine" "Lay Lady Lay" "Lay-Away" "Pop That Thang" "Work to Do" "It's Too Late" "That Lady (Part 1)" "What It Comes Down To" "Summer Breeze" "Live It Up" "Fight the Power (Part 1)" "For the Love of You" "Harvest for the World" "The Pride" "Livin' in the Life" "Voyage to Atlantis" "Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" "Groove with You" "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)" "Between the Sheets" "Choosey Lover" "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" "Contagious"

See also	Discography T-Neck Records Isley-Jasper-Isley

Book:The Isley Brothers Category:The Isley Brothers Portal:R&B and Soul Music

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