Chris Jasper [2022] - I Promise [Gold City] OUT NOW!

Veteran artist Chris Jasper has a new single "I Promise", posted last week on promo, which  I originally thought was scheduled for release on Valentine's Day but it has been released today (1 Feb 2022). It's from a forthcoming album "Raise The Bar" due later this year around late spring/summer.

Chris, of course, is probably best known for his work with The Isley Brothers between 1973-83 working on eleven of their best selling albums. In 1984 the group splintered to become Isley-Jasper-Isley (Ernie & Marvin) who released three albums between 1984-87. Jasper continued as a solo artists and has released over a dozen albums plus a few gospel albums.

Despite it being #1 R&B, they were pipped to the top of the UK charts by The Housemartins (which included Norman 'Fatboy Slim'  Cook as a member) with an acapella cover of "Caravan Of Love" at Christmas 1986.

Jasper lived in the same apartment building as The Isleys in Cincinnati, OH, and his sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley.

I was racking my brain trying to think what this song reminded me of and I think it is possibly  the melody that is reminiscent of Kool & The Gang's "Cherish"?

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Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Gold City
Cat No:	None
Date:	01/02/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£1

Chris Jasper [2022] - I Promise [Gold City]

Veteran artist Chris Jasper has a new single "I Promise" due for release on 14 Feb 2022 which is from a forthcoming album "Raise The Bar" due later this year around late spring/summer.

Chris, of course, is probably best known for his work with The Isley Brothers between 1973-83 working on eleven of their best selling albums. In 1984 the group splintered to become Isley-Jasper-Isley (Ernie & Marvin) who released three albums between 1984-87. Jasper continued as a solo artists and has released over a dozen albums plus a few gospel albums.

Despite it being #1 R&B, they were pipped to the top of the UK charts by The Housemartins (which included Norman 'Fatboy Slim'  Cook as a member) with an acapella cover of "Caravan Of Love" at Christmas 1986.

Jasper lived in the same apartment building as The Isleys in Cincinnati, OH, and his sister Elaine married Rudolph Isley.

Click icons below for further information or to connect with the artist.

Details

Rating:	8
Explicit:	N
Genre/Style:	New Soul
Format:	Single
Media:	Digital
Label:	Gold City
Cat No:	None
Date:	14/02/2022
Key/BPM:	N/A
Value:	£1

Chris Jasper [2021] - The Way You Love Me [Gold City]

A love ballad released in time for Valentine's Day from Chris Jasper's 17th solo album. He was, of course, a member of Isley, Jasper, Isley in the 80s who are best remembered for 'Caravan Of Love' which reached #52 on UK pop chart in 1985. It was covered the following year by The Housemartins who had a #1 hit with a 'blanded out', soulless, acapella version of it. Unbelievable, but at least Jasper & the Isley's were writers of the song, so would have  received royalties for it.

The Housemartins were from Hull and included Norman Cook aka Fatboy Slim who sampled the NS classic instrumental by the Just Brothers 'Sliced Tomatoes' for his first big hit 'The Rockafella Skank' in 1998. The Housemartins later broke up and two members formed The Beautiful South.

Chris Jasper [2019] - For The Love Of You [Gold City]

Chris Jasper former member of The Isley Brothers (1973-83) and Isley-Jasper-Isley (1984-87) released a new version of the Isley's classic For The Love Of You originally on Isley's 1975 album 'The Heat Is On' in Oct 2019.

This is a slower version than the original.

SoulStrutter's Rating: 8.2

Isley Brothers [1975] - For The Love Of You [T-Neck ZS8 2259]