Kelly's particular ability to write for the strength of conviction in the grain of his voice also turns back the clock on urban soul tropes but simultaneously brings the Isleys' signature sound into the 21st century. Isley makes even the most suggestive love song seem like a paean to commitment and endurance. for these tunes, they flower not only in steamy eroticism, but also in honest and deeply moving romanticism. 'What Would You Do?' features his Stratocaster painting the vocal just enough. On 'Superstar,' his lilting tone is affected just enough to add to the rich textural palette of the vocal and basslines. On the title track, his dovetailing lead lines tie off the ends of Ron's sung lines and open up on to the next one. While Ron's voice has lost none of its deep emotional expressionism, Ernie's guitar playing is more restrained here, though no less imaginative. Kelly understands the dynamics inherent in the Brothers' approach and has constructed a set of songs that plays to those strengths. Kelly, Body Kiss features Ron and Ernie Isley taking the soft soul approach to decidedly urban love songs. Produced and almost completely written by R. Feeling more like a return to the T Neck years than anything else, Body Kiss is an album of the prime seductive variety harking back in terms of tempo, song structure, production, and pace to releases like The Heat Is On and Harvest for the World. Body Kiss is one of those Isley Brothers recordings.
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