Body Kiss

AllMusic editor Thom Jurek felt that that Body Kiss was "a better Isleys record than listeners had any right to expect and it is a signature collaboration between the band and R. Kelly; given that this is a first outing for the team, one hopes that the creative field that exists between will be further explored." Kelefa Sanneh, writing for The New York Times, felt that Body Kiss served as a sequel to R. Kelly's Chocolate Factory. She wrote: "Kelly wrote and produced every song on this disc except one, and he gives Mr. Isley the full R. Kelly treatment: gorgeous vocal lines, sexy-psychotic lyrics, silky hip-hop beats [...] Isley's voice is still in remarkable condition, but what's more impressive is his versatility. While some of his contemporaries grind away on the oldies circuit, he's crooning a duet with Lil' Kim, having more fun than ever." PopMatters editor Mark Anthony Neal felt that though "there are bright moments [...] unfortunately, too much the production and songwriting on Body Kiss is focused on the drama of Mr. Biggs and rightfully so, since it is the only reason why the 60-plus year-old Ronald Isley has any commercial cachet." Rolling Stones Jon Caramanica found that it was "not a good thing" that R. Kelly was assigned "with writing and producing all but one song on the Isley Brothers' new Body Kiss [...] giving the Isleys some of his cutting-room-floor material and throwing in some dashes of Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye and, yes, even early Isley Brothers for taste. Kelly's strength, predictably, is in crafting drama [...] The predictable and trite sexual bravado and ostentatiousness that Kelly has made his stock in trade sound absurd coming from a voice as elegant and gifted as Isley's." ==Commercial performance==

Body Kiss opened atop the US Billboard 200 and the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with first week sales of slightly more than 150,000 copies, On June 9, 2003, the album was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). By October 2006, Body Kiss had sold 787,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. ==Track listing==

All tracks written and produced by Robert Kelly, except where noted. == Personnel ==

• Steve Bearsley – Assistant • Jacquie Carter – A&R • Rodney East – keyboards • Tim Kelley – mixing, arranger, producer, keyboards, drum programming • Bob Robinson – arranger, producer, guitar • Andy Gallas – engineer • Abel Garibaldi – programming, engineer, mixing • Şerban Ghenea – mixing • Jason Groucott – Assistant • Andy Heller – assistant engineer • Ernie Isley – guitar, Soloist • Ronald Isley – Lead and Background Vocals, Executive Producer • Bernard Jacobs – stylist • Kandy Johnson – Background Vocals • Kim Johnson – Background Vocals • Jeff Jones – make-up • R. Kelly – arranger, Background Vocals, Producer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Introduction • Gregg Landfair – guitar • Donnie Lyle – bass, guitar • John McClain – executive producer • Ian Mereness – programming, engineer, mixing • Kendall D. Nesbitt – keyboards • Frances Pennington – creative director • Mikel Pickett – Assistant • Herb Powers – Mastering • Reisig – Photography • Tim Roberts – Assistant • Jennifer Scott – A&R ==Charts==

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