Sony's first installment in its budget-priced Between the Sheets series collects ten sexy R&B/soul numbers from giants of the genre like the O'Jays ("Let Me Make Love to You"), Luther Vandross ("There's Nothing Better Than Love"), and, of course, the Isley Brothers, who provide the compilation's namesake. Comprised of primarily late-'70s and early-'80s quiet storm hits, Vol. 1 is a little more sensual than it is downright sexy, but as the entry point for a four-disc collection designed to aid in the quest of carnal knowledge, it's all pretty much foreplay.
01 Between the sheets - 5:40 (isley brothers) 02 Let me make love to you - 3:38 (ojays) 03 Natural high - 4:53 (bloodstone [1]) 04 With you - 5:06 (terry tony) 05 Me and mrs. jones - 4:47 (paul billy [1]) 06 There's nothing better than love - 4:45 (hines gregory / vandross luther) 07 Caravan of love - 5:45 (isley jasper isley) 08 Sweet baby - 3:49 (duke george) 09 Just to be close to you - 4:45 (lorenz trey) 10 If you don't know me by now - 3:28 (melvin harold & the blue notes)