Timeless (Isley Brothers album)

1978 greatest hits album by The Isley Brothers

Timeless

Greatest hits album by The Isley Brothers

Released

1978

Genre

Funk

Length

87:40

Label

T-Neck Records

The Isley Brothers chronology

Showdown
(1978)

Timeless
(1978)

Winner Takes All
(1979)

Timeless is a double compilation album by funk group The Isley Brothers, released in 1978. It contains their pre-1973 hits in association with Buddah Records, but now distributed by Epic Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Christgau's Record Guide	B+
Smash Hits	5/10

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"It's Your Thing"		2:47
2.	"Love the One You're With"	Stephen Stills	3:40
3.	"I Know You've Been Socking It To"		2:42
4.	"Get into Something"		7:29
5.	"I Need You So"		4:23

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Work to Do"		3:11
7.	"Brother, Brother"	Carole King	3:16
8.	"Keep on Doin'"		4:02
9.	"I Turned You On"		2:37
10.	"Put a Little Love in Your Heart"	Randy Myers, Jackie DeShannon, Jimmy Holiday	3:01

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Pop That Thang"		3:16
2.	"Lay, Lady, Lay"	Bob Dylan	4:54
3.	"Spill the Wine"	Charles Miller, Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Ray Brown, Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen, Lee Oskar, Eric Burdon	6:30
4.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	5:29
5.	"Freedom"		3:38

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Ohio / Machine Gun"	Neil Young / Jimi Hendrix	8:50
7.	"Nothing to Do But Today"	Stephen Stills	3:42
8.	"Lay Away"		3:22
9.	"If He Can You Can"	Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Johnny Brantly	3:43
10.	"It's Too Late"	Carole King, Toni Stern	7:08

References

Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: I". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (April 19 - May 2, 1979): 25.

External links

v t e The Isley Brothers
Ernie Isley Ronald Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley Jr. Rudolph Isley Chris Jasper
Studio albums	Shout! (1959) Twist & Shout (1962) Twisting and Shouting (1963) This Old Heart of Mine (1966) Soul on the Rocks (1967) It's Our Thing (1969) The Brothers: Isley (1969) Get into Something (1970) Givin' It Back (1971) Brother, Brother, Brother (1972) 3 + 3 (1973) Live It Up (1974) The Heat Is On (1975) Harvest for the World (1976) Go for Your Guns (1977) Showdown (1978) Winner Takes All (1979) Go All the Way (1980) Grand Slam (1981) Inside You (1981) The Real Deal (1982) Between the Sheets (1983) Masterpiece (1985) Smooth Sailin' (1987) Spend the Night (1989) Tracks of Life (1992) Mission to Please (1996) Eternal (2001) Body Kiss (2003) Baby Makin' Music (2006) I'll Be Home for Christmas (2007) Power of Peace (2017) Make Me Say It Again, Girl (2022)
Live albums	Live at Yankee Stadium (1969) The Isleys Live (1973) Live! (1993)
Compilation albums	Timeless (1978)
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" "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" "Make Me Say It Again, Girl"
Filmography	It's Your Thing (1970)
See also	Discography T-Neck Records Isley-Jasper-Isley
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