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Isley Jasper Isley: The Message in the Music

John Abbey, Blues & Soul, 10 December 1985

 

MAKE NO mistake about it, by the time you read this in print, 'Caravan Of Love' will have given (Marvin) Isley, (Chris) Jasper and (Ernie) Isley their first No. 1 record. And for those of you who thought that the trio's debut album, Broadway's Closer To Sunset Boulevard, was virtually unsurpassable, the good news is that their second album — naturally enough dubbed Caravan Of Love — is a far bigger step forward than we could ever have dared to imagine.

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