" Choosey Lover" is a 1983 Soul music song by The Isley Brothers (Originally titled "Juicy Lover").
Background
Released on their
T-Neck Records imprint, the song was their second consecutive top ten R&B hit after their seminal "Between the Sheets" hit No. 3 on that chart.
It was the second of two chart-topping singles the Isleys released off their aptly titled
Between the Sheets album. The song has similarities to the Earth, Wind & Fire song "Devotion".
"Choosey Lover" was also the last charting single to feature the 3 + 3 lineup of the band. A year later, younger brothers Ernie Isley (who played the memorable guitar solos on the song and co-wrote the lyrics), Marvin Isley and their brother-in-law Chris Jasper left to form Isley-Jasper-Isley while older brothers Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley continued on under the "Isley Brothers" name.
Personnel
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Ronald Isley – lead vocals, background vocals
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Ernie Isley – guitar, drum machine programming, background vocals
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Marvin Isley – bass guitar, background vocals
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Chris Jasper – keyboards, piano, synthesizers, background vocals
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Rudolph Isley – background vocals
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O'Kelly Isley, Jr. – background vocals
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Produced, written, arranged and composed by The Isley Brothers and Chris Jasper
Charts
Cover versions
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The song was covered by R&B singer Aaliyah as "Choosey Lover (Old School/New School)" on her 1996 album, One in a Million,
Samples
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The song was sampled and redone to make "Buddah Lovaz", a song dedicated to marijuana, by Bone Thugs-n-Harmony
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It was sampled as the remix to "Street Dreams" by Nas featuring R. Kelly.
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The song also has elements which have been used in Keith Sweat's "Nobody" and his 2002 single, One on One.
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