Soul on the Rocks

Soul on the Rocks
Studio album by the Isley Brothers
Released	August 29, 1967
Recorded	1966–1967
Studio	Studio A, Hitsville U.S.A. (Detroit, Michigan)
Genre	Soul
Length	30:55
Label	Motown T275
Producer	Norman Whitfield, Ivy Jo Hunter, Smokey Robinson
The Isley Brothers chronology
This Old Heart of Mine (1966) Soul on the Rocks (1967) Doin' Their Thing: Best of the Isley Brothers (1969)

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Soul on the Rocks is the fifth studio album by the Isley Brothers. It was released on the Tamla (Motown) label on August 29, 1967. Their second and final album with the Detroit label, the brothers soon felt disenchanted with their stay at Motown while established groups like the Temptations and the Four Tops, whose styles were more polished than the Isleys, got more promotion. One of the album's tracks, "Behind a Painted Smile" found chart success and made them popular in the United Kingdom, as the Isleys found out on a tour of the country during this period. Motivated, they eventually left Motown and re-formed their T-Neck record label.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Got to Have You Back"	Ivy Jo Hunter, Leon Ware, Stephen Bowden	2:45
2.	"That's the Way Love Is"	Norman Whitfield, Barrett Strong	2:17
3.	"Whispers (Gettin' Louder)"	David Scott, Barbara Acklin	2:09
4.	"Tell Me It's Just a Rumor Baby"	Harvey Fuqua, Johnny Bristol, Vernon Bullock	2:56
5.	"One Too Many Heartaches"	Ivy Jo Hunter	2:14
6.	"It's Out of the Question"	William "Smokey" Robinson, Berry Gordy	2:44

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
7.	"Why When Love Is Gone"	Ivy Jo Hunter	2:33
8.	"Save Me from This Misery"	Norman Whitfield, Roger Penzabene, Stephen Bowden	2:26
9.	"Little Miss Sweetness"	William "Smokey" Robinson	2:55
10.	"Good Things"	Robert Bruce, Leroy Kirkland	2:41
11.	"Catching Up on Time"	Clarence Paul, Leon Ware, Morris Broadnax	2:30
12.	"Behind a Painted Smile"	Ivy Jo Hunter, Beatrice Verdi	2:45

External links

• The Isley Brothers - Soul on the Rocks (1967) album releases & credits at Discogs
• The Isley Brothers - Soul on the Rocks (1967) album to be listened as stream on Spotify