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This Old Heart of Mine (album)

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This Old Heart of Mine
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 1966
Recorded1965–1966
StudioStudio A, Hitsville U.S.A., Detroit, Michigan
GenreRhythm and blues, soul
Length33:50
LabelTamla
ProducerBrian Holland, Lamont Dozier, William "Mickey" Stevenson, Robert Gordy
The Isley Brothers chronology
Twisting and Shouting
(1963)
This Old Heart of Mine
(1966)
Soul on the Rocks
(1967)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic [1]

This Old Heart of Mine is the fourth studio album released by The Isley Brothers in 1966, on the Tamla (Motown) label. The album, their first with the seminal Detroit-based music label, yielded the Isleys' biggest hit in their early period with the title track, "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)". Other charted singles including "Take Some Time Out for Love" and "I Guess I'll Always Love You". The album's cover was not controversial at the time, but was criticized years later by activists because it did not depict the three black brothers, instead using a picture of two white teenage lovers on a beach. Defenders say this was/is irrelevant since it was an artistic choice only. The Isley Brothers are today considered another one of the seminal soul groups of their era.

Despite the early success of their Motown debut, the Isley Brothers would be alienated from the label because it treated them as a second-string group. They soon left for Buddah Records and reforming their own T-Neck label in 1969, finding long-lasting success soon afterwards.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Holland-Dozier-Holland, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nowhere to Run" 2:48
2."Stop! In the Name of Love" 2:58
3."This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)"Holland-Dozier-Holland, Sylvia Moy2:46
4."Take Some Time Out for Love"Thomas Kemp, Robert Gordy2:26
5."I Guess I'll Always Love You" 2:45
6."Baby Don't You Do It" 2:32
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Who Could Ever Doubt My Love" 2:40
8."Put Yourself in My Place"Holland-Dozier-Holland, John Thornton2:42
9."I Hear a Symphony" 3:13
10."Just Ain't Enough Love" 2:15
11."There's No Love Left"Holland-Dozier-Holland, James Dean2:57
12."Seek and You Shall Find"Ivy Jo Hunter, William "Mickey" Stevenson3:33

Personnel

The Isley Brothers
With
  • The Andantes (Jackie Hicks, Marlene Barrow and Louvain Demps) – background vocals on "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" and "There's No Love Left"
  • The Funk Brothers – instruments

References