Givin' It Back

Givin' It Back is the ninth album released by The Isley Brothers on their T-Neck imprint on September 25, 1971.[1] After years of having white rock 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 white 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.[2] Bill Withers plays guitar on the Isleys' version of his "Cold Bologna".[1]

Givin' It Back
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 25, 1971
Recorded1971
StudioMediasound (New York City)
Genre
Length41:47
LabelT-Neck/Buddah Records
ProducerRonald Isley, Rudolph Isley
The Isley Brothers chronology
Get Into Something
(1970)
Givin' It Back
(1971)
Brother, Brother, Brother
(1972)

The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released 23CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters (1959-1983).[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [4]
Christgau's Record GuideB [5]
Pitchfork8.3/10 [6]
Uncut[7]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Ohio" / "Machine Gun"Neil Young / Jimi Hendrix9:13
2."Fire and Rain"James Taylor5:29
3."Lay Lady Lay"Bob Dylan10:22
Total length:25:04
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
4."Spill the Wine"Charles Miller, Howard E. Scott, B.B. Dickerson, Lonnie Jordan, Harold Ray Brown, Thomas "Papa Dee" Allen, Lee Oskar6:32
5."Nothing to Do But Today"Stephen Stills3:42
6."Cold Bologna"Bill Withers3:03
7."Love the One You're With"Stephen Stills3:40
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".[8]

Personnel

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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