Different Drummer (album)

Different Drummer
Studio album by
Released1987
GenreFunk
Length44:35
LabelCBS / Epic
Isley Jasper Isley chronology
Caravan of Love
(1985)
Different Drummer
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[3]

Different Drummer is the third and final album by Isley-Jasper-Isley, released in 1987. Following its release, the Isleys would reunite with The Isley Brothers, while Jasper would go solo.[4] "8th Wonder of the World" and "Givin' You Back the Love" entered the R&B Top 20.[5]

  1. ^ "Different Drummer - Isley Jasper Isley | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 506.
  3. ^ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 347.
  4. ^ "Isley Jasper Isley | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Marc Taylor A Touch of Classic Soul 2: The Late 1970s - 2001 - Page 173 "The fall of 1985 also saw the elder Isleys release Masterpiece. They got off to a good start with "Colder Are My Nights" reaching number 12 on the R&B charts. The brothers followed with "May I?," a pleading love song that was mildly successful in the spring of 1986. However, any joy from the album was negated when Kelly Isley died of a heart attack on March 31, 1986 at age 48. Isley Jasper Isley returned with their third album, Different Drummer, in 1987. From the LP two singles made the R&B top 20: the techno-funk jam "8th Wonder of the World" in the spring of 1987 and the sweet, mid-tempo "Givin' You Back the Love" later that summer.