Givin' It Back
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{{Infobox album
| name = Givin' It Back
| type = Album
| artist = The Isley Brothers
| cover = Isleysgivin.jpg
| alt =
| released = September 25, 1971
| recorded = 1971
| venue =
| studio = Mediasound, New York City
| genre = {{hlist|Psychedelic soul|rock|funk}}
| length = 41:47
| label = T-Neck/Buddah Records
| producer = Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
| prev_title = Get Into Something
| prev_year = 1970
| next_title = Brother, Brother, Brother
| next_year = 1972
| misc = {{Singles
| name =
Givin' It Back
| type = studio
| single1 = Love the One You're With
| single1date = May 1971
| single2 = Spill the Wine
| single2date = September 1971
| single3 = Lay Lady Lay
| single3date = November 1971
}}
}}
Givin' It Back is the ninth album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint on September 25, 1971.[https://www.discogs.com/release/564192 The Isley Brothers - Givin It Back (1971) album releases & credits] at Discogs After years of having other acts covering their most famed material, particularly, "Shout" (1959) and "Twist and Shout" (1961), the Isleys decided to do the same to music made famous by artists such as Stephen Stills, Eric Burdon and Neil Young. Among the songs they covered were "Spill the Wine", "Love the One You're With", the social commentary medley of "Ohio" and "Machine Gun" (from Jimi Hendrix), "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor and Bob Dylan's "Lay Lady Lay". The Isleys' perseverance paid off when their covers of "Love the One You're With", "Lay Lady Lay" and "Spill the Wine" became charted hits.{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r41377/charts-awards/billboard-single/single-asc |label="Givin' It Back > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles" |accessdate=17 October 2011}} Bill Withers plays guitar on the Isleys' version of his "Cold Bologna".
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released 23CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959–1983).[https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-rca-victor-t-neck-album-masters-1959-1983-mw0002860669 The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983 (2015) 23CD Box Set review by Andy Kellman, credits & releases] at AllMusic
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r41377|tab=review |label= The Isley Brothers - Givin It Back (1971) album review, credits & releases|first=Bruce |last=Eder |accessdate=17 October 2011}}
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B {{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: I|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=I&bk=70|access-date=February 27, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
|rev3 = Pitchfork
|rev3Score = 8.3/10 {{Cite web | last = Erlewine | first = Stephen Thomas | title = The Isley Brothers - The RCA Victor and T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983 (2015) 23CD Box Set review | publisher = Pitchfork | access-date = December 23, 2015 | url = http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/20989-the-isley-brothers-the-rca-victor-and-t-neck-album-masters/|date=September 11, 2015}}
|rev4 = Uncut
|rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |id={{ProQuest|1771210800}} |title=REISSUES: Freak beats |page=92 |issue=5 |date=October 1, 1997 |last1=Stubbs |first1=David |magazine=Uncut }}
}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side One
| title1 = Ohio" / "Machine Gun
| writer1 = Neil Young / Jimi Hendrix
| length1 = 9:13
| title2 = Fire and Rain
| writer2 = James Taylor
| length2 = 5:29
| title3 = Lay Lady Lay
| writer3 = Bob Dylan
| length3 = 10:22
| total_length = 25:04
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side Two
| title4 = Spill the Wine
| writer4 = Charles Miller, Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Ray Brown, Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen, Lee Oskar
| length4 = 6:32
| title5 = Nothing to Do But Today
| writer5 = Stephen Stills
| length5 = 3:42
| title6 = Cold Bologna
| writer6 = Bill Withers
| length6 = 3:03
| title7 = Love the One You're With
| writer7 = Stephen Stills
| length7 = 3:40
| total_length = 16:57
}}
Trivia
The only other recording of "Cold Bologna" is found on the 1973 Bill Withers live album, Live at Carnegie Hall as "Harlem/Cold Baloney".[https://www.discogs.com/release/1599468 Bill Withers – Bill Withers Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) album releases & credits album releases & credits] at Discogs
Personnel
- Ronald Isley – lead and backing vocals
- O'Kelly Isley Jr. and Rudolph Isley – backing vocals
- Ernie Isley – lead guitar (1–5, 7), rhythm guitar, drums
- Marvin Isley – bass guitar
- Chris Jasper – piano
- Chester Woodard – lead guitar (1–5, 7), rhythm guitar
- Bill Withers – lead guitar (6)
- Milton Westley – organ
- John Mosley – flute
- George Moreland – drums, percussion
- Gary Jones – congas (1–6)
- Buck Clarke – congas (7)
;Technical & arrangements
- Produced by Ronald Isley & Rudolph Isley
- Hal Wilson – photography
- George Patterson – musical arrangements
- The Isley Brothers – musical arrangements
References
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External links
- [https://open.spotify.com/album/0xd0GqZYWh9wEA3TuqMy5h The Isley Brothers - Givin It Back (1971) album to be listened] as stream on Spotify
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