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B-side
  
"Beautiful"

Genre
  
Funk soul

Label
  
T-Neck

Format
  
7" single

Length
  
3:11

Released
  
October 15, 1972 (1972-10-15)

"Work to Do" is a 1972 funk song by The Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint. The song, written and produced by the group, was issued on their 1972 album, Brother, Brother, Brother, and charted at #51 pop and #11 R&B upon its initial charting. Lyrically, the song explicates a troubled situation between a man and his girlfriend/wife, concerning the lack of quality time spent with each other. The man pleads that as much as he cannot wait to get home and spend time with her, he has a more pressing obligation/commitment to attend to work.

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Cover versions

Over the years, the song has got more success courtesy to various cover versions

  • The Main Ingredient in 1973 (Afrodisiac)
  • Average White Band in 1974 (AWB)
  • R&B singer Zan (aka William Aquart) recorded a version for his self-titled album in 1989.
  • Vanessa L. Williams, who recorded the track in 1991 (The Comfort Zone), and turned it into a Top 5 R&B hit in 1992.
  • Mayer Hawthorne covered the song on his Impressions - The Covers EP in 2011.
  • Emily King performed this song at Tin Angel in Philadelphia, PA in 2012.

    • Credits

  • Ronald Isley: lead vocals
  • O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley: background vocals
  • Ernie Isley: guitars and percussion
  • Marvin Isley: bass, percussion
  • Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards
  • George Moreland: drums
  • Karl Potter: congas

    • References

    Work to Do Wikipedia
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