Eternal (Isley Brothers album)

Eternal is the 28th studio album released by The Isley Brothers on DreamWorks Records on August 7, 2001. Now popular again with audiences, almost single-handledly for Ronald Isley's "Mr. Biggs" persona, Eternal included production from not only R. Kelly who gave the Isleys their biggest hit as leading artists in over two decades with "Contagious" but also from Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Raphael Saadiq and Ronald's wife at the time, Angela Winbush. Based on the mega-success of "Contagious", Eternal peaked at #3 on the Billboard Billboard Top 200 album charts and #1 on the R&B album chart selling over two million copies having it certified double-platinum. The first album the Isleys released as a duo in over a decade (Marvin Isley left the group after suffering a bout with diabetes, which later caused both of his legs to be amputated), Ernie Isley also showcase his talents as a guitarist in songs like "Move Your Body" and the aptly titled "Ernie's Jam" while Ronald was still as vocally strong on this album as he had been throughout the Isley Brothers' legendary catalogue.

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Eternal
Studio album by
The Isley Brothers
ReleasedAugust 7, 2001
Length75:37
LabelDreamWorks
Producer
The Isley Brothers chronology
Mission to Please
(1996)		 Eternal
(2001)		 Body Kiss
(2003)
Singles from Eternal
  1. "Contagious"
    Released: July 24, 2001

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Move Your Body"
5:15
2."Contagious"Robert KellyR. Kelly5:46
3."Warm Summer Night"
  • Winbush
  • R. Isley
4:54
4."You Deserve Better"Steve "Stone" HuffHuff4:02
5."Just Like This"HuffHuff4:18
6."Secret Lover"HuffHuff4:59
7."You're All I Need"
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
3:09
8."Settle Down"
  • Harris
  • Lewis
  • Wright
  • Tolbert
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
6:29
9."Eternal"
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
8:30
10."If You Leave Me Now"Peter Cetera
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
7:02
11."Said Enough" (featuring Jill Scott)
Dre & Vidal5:08
12."You Didn't See Me"
  • Saadiq
  • R. Isley
  • E. Isley
  • Saadiq
  • Jake and the Phatman[A]
4:26
13."Ernie's Jam"
  • Saadiq
  • R. Isley
  • E. Isley
  • Ozuna
  • Standridge
  • Saadiq
  • Jake and the Phatman[A]
4:49
14."Think"
  • Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
  • Wright[A]
5:00

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[1] 3
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[2] 1

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[3] Platinum 1,000,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
sales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References
  1. "The Isley Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  2. "The Isley Brothers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. "American album certifications – The Isley Brothers – Eternal". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved July 29, 2020. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
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