Harvest for the World (song)
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| "Harvest for the World" | ||||
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.jpg) European cover of the single | ||||
| Single by The Isley Brothers | ||||
| from the album Harvest for the World | ||||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 3:51 | |||
| Label | T-Neck | |||
| Songwriters | Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley | |||
| Producers | The Isley Brothers, Chris Jasper | |||
| The Isley Brothers singles chronology | ||||
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"Harvest for the World" is a song recorded by American musical group the Isley Brothers, released in 1976 as a single on their T-Neck imprint. It is the title track from their 1976 album Harvest for the World.
One of their socially conscious singles (about world peace), the song was composed by Ernie Isley, who wrote most of the lyrics, together with Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, with additional lyrics and musical arrangements added by the three original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald. The song was recorded on the same day as "Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)", and was originally intended to be the lead single from the album The Heat Is On; but "Fight The Power" ended up being the lead single from that album, by a group vote. "Harvest for the World" was saved to go onto the album of the same title. As on many Isley Brothers records, Ronald sang lead on the song while his elder brothers O'Kelly and Rudolph backed him up.
Chart performance
The song became a top ten R&B hit, peaking at No. 9 on that chart, and peaked at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100.[1] It was a bigger hit in the UK, reaching No. 10 on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
