Choosey Lover
"Choosey Lover" is a 1983 soul song by The Isley Brothers (Originally titled "Juicy Lover"). Released on their T-Neck imprint, the song was their second consecutive top ten R&B hit after their seminal "Between the Sheets" hit No. 3 on that chart.[1] It was the second of two chart-topping singles the Isleys released off their aptly titled Between the Sheets album. "Choosey Lover" was also the last charting single to feature the 3 + 3 lineup of the band. A year later, younger brothers Ernie Isley (who played the memorable guitar solos on the song and co-wrote the lyrics), Marvin Isley and their brother-in-law Chris Jasper left to form Isley-Jasper-Isley while older brothers Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley continued on under the "Isley Brothers" name.
"Choosey Lover" | ||||
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Single by The Isley Brothers | ||||
from the album Between the Sheets | ||||
B-side | "The Highways of My Life" | |||
Released | 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Soul | |||
Length | 4:41 | |||
Label | T-Neck | |||
Songwriter(s) | Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley. | |||
Producer(s) | Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley | |||
The Isley Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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The song has similarities to the Earth, Wind & Fire song "Devotion". The song was covered by R&B singer Aaliyah as "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)", in 2 styles to make up track 6 on her 1996 album One in a Million, with the "Old School" section very closely resembling the original before transitioning into the "New School" section, which features more of a hip hop beat and feel to match the contemporary feel of the rest of the album. The song was sampled and redone to make "Buddah Lovaz", a song dedicated to marijuana, by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony & the remix to "Street Dreams" by Nas featuring R. Kelly. The song also has elements which have been used in Keith Sweat's "Nobody".
Chart performance
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[1][2] | 6 |
Personnel
- Ronald Isley: lead vocals
- Ernie Isley: guitar, drum machine programming
- Marvin Isley: bass guitar
- Chris Jasper: keyboards, piano, synthesizers
- Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper: background vocals
- Produced, written, arranged and composed by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper
References
- "The Isley Brothers Songs ••• Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Retrieved May 1, 2020.
- "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart - August 1983". billboard.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.