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| "Footsteps in the Dark" | |
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| Song by The Isley Brothers | |
| from the album Go for Your Guns | |
| A-side | "Groove with You" |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York |
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| Length | 5:07 |
| Label | T-Neck |
| Songwriter(s) | |
| Producer(s) | The Isley Brothers |
"Footsteps in the Dark" is a 1977 slow jam recorded by The Isley Brothers as an album track featured on the group's album Go for Your Guns.[1][2][3][4] It was the B-side to "Groove with You", which reached number 16 on the R&B singles chart. The song is noted for its unique guitar timbre which can be heard on other Isley Brother tracks such as "Voyage to Atlantis", as well as marking Ron Isley's growing transition into singing more ballads compared to the band's earlier funk approach.
Since the 1990s, it has been sampled in numerous other songs, predominantly in the R&B and hip hop genres.
- ^ Pareles, Jon (January 1, 2002). "POP REVIEW; Two Brothers Who Are Carrying On the Family Act". The New York Times.
- ^ Lipsitz, George (2007). Footsteps in the Dark: The Hidden Histories of Popular Music. University of Minnesota Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780816650194.
- ^ Sumney, Moses (November 2, 2012). "Alex Isley Has Her Own Thing". LA Weekly. Archived from the original on May 4, 2013. Retrieved August 4, 2013.
- ^ Coker, Cheo Hodari (May 6, 1997). "A Playful Encounter With the Isley Brothers". Los Angeles Times.