CDs: Daughn Gibson; Ronald Isley; Wale
Initially, it may feel weird listening to 72-year-old Ron Isley sing about his plans to kiss certain body parts on the song Bed Time. But the veteran R&B singer keeps his lustful words to a minimum for much of his new album, This Song is for You.
This Song is for You
E1 Music
Initially, it may feel weird listening to 72-year-old Ron Isley sing about his plans to kiss certain body parts on the song Bed Time. But the veteran R&B singer keeps his lustful words to a minimum for much of his new album, This Song is for You.
He sings in a discreet manner on enjoyable tracks such as Dinner and a Movie, the Bryan-Michael Cox-produced Let's Be Alone and the easy listening My Favorite Thing, which features R&B singer Kem. Isley is a smooth character on most of his second solo album, and his voice sounds better than ever.
Isley, lead singer of the R&B powerhouse group The Isley Brothers, co-wrote some of the trio's past hits, and he uses those songs on his new album: Another Night is a rewrite of their 1983 song Between the Sheets and Make Love to Your Soul borrows from Voyage to Atlantis.
This Song is for You does have some missteps, including the slow-tempo Lay You Down, an unsatisfying duet with Trey Songz. But the album mainly shows that Isley hasn't lost much of a step as a longtime crooner.