The Isley are the chameleons of music. These guys have been makink hits for decades, decades. This album, while excellent, is just a tip of what they have done. For the novice collector, this a good starter Isley album. For the more seasoned collector, shame on you if you don't have these recordings already. Ronald Isley puts all these new new jack, hip-hop, r&b singers(and I use the term loosely)to shame. He is the ultimate falsetto. Can anyone touch him on "for the love of you"? "coolin me out"? "don't say goodnight"? I think not.

I wanted to buy an Isley Bros. Greatest Hits package and had this recommended to me. It is brilliant. Superb music and a great pair of CDs. I can't recommend this highly enough -- every track is outstanding.

If you love the Isley's later (1970s) music, this compilation has all their best and, unlike most compilations, no mediocre songs. Everything on both discs is either a very good, great or outstanding song (mostly the latter two superlatives). I considered buying a one-disc greatest hits record, but this set had too many must-have songs to fit on just one disc. All their most famous hits like "That Lady," "It's Your Thang" etc are included, but what makes this set stand out are all the gems that most other compilations miss, like "Don't Say Goodnight," "Groove With You", and "Fight the Power." If you're a die-hard Isley Brothers fan, then I can't recommend this CD set enough.