Editing The Isley Brothers (section)

===Major success===
Resurrecting their T-Neck label that year, the brothers signed a distribution deal with [[Buddah Records]] and issued "[[It's Your Thing]]" in February 1969. The song, which featured the first appearance of Ernie Isley on bass, became their biggest success to date, reaching number 2 on the Hot 100 and number 1 on the R&B chart. The song's parent album, ''[[It's Our Thing]]'', reached number 22 on the [[Billboard 200|Pop LP]] chart, and "It's Your Thing" became the group's second million-seller and won them a Grammy Award. The release of "It's Your Thing" brought record label conflicts between the Isleys and Motown, as Motown argued that the group had recorded the song while still under their Motown contract. A 1975 court decision found in the Isleys' favor.{{sfn|Gulla|2008|p=199}}

In June 1969, the brothers independently recorded their concert at [[Yankee Stadium]] which featured an array of artists. The live album ''[[Live at Yankee Stadium]]'' was released later that year. They also filmed the concert which was released as a documentary titled [[It's Your Thing (film)|''It's Your Thing'']] in theaters in August 1970.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=August 15, 1970|title=Isley Bros. Show Lists Film Dates|url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard%201970-08-15.pdf|magazine=Billboard|page=30}}</ref>

By 1971, the younger Isley brothers Ernie and Marvin and their brother-in-law Chris Jasper started to add to the band's music, first performing on the Isleys' ''[[Givin' It Back]]''. The album featured reinterpretations of rock songs mixing them with funk and gospel elements. The new members played an even bigger role in the 1972 album, ''[[Brother, Brother, Brother]]''. Both albums yielded Top 40 hits, including "[[Love the One You're With]]" and "[[Pop That Thang]]". By the end of their Buddah tenure in 1973, the brothers had signed a distribution deal with [[Epic Records]] and made Ernie, Marvin, and Chris official members.<ref name="Britannica">{{cite web |title=The Isley Brothers |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/the-Isley-Brothers |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica |access-date=December 24, 2024 |date=December 12, 2024}}</ref> In 1973, the Isleys released ''[[3 + 3]]'', which included the Top 10 hit single "[[That Lady (song)|That Lady]]" and a UK Top 10 cover of "[[Summer Breeze (song)|Summer Breeze]]". Incorporating hard rock and folk-rock as well as funk and soulful balladry, the album became their breakthrough hit, eventually selling over two million copies.

The following year, the album ''[[Live It Up (The Isley Brothers album)|Live It Up]]'' also reached platinum. In 1975, the brothers made one of their most successful recordings, ''[[The Heat Is On (album)|The Heat Is On]]'', which featured the hits "[[Fight the Power (Part 1 & 2)|Fight the Power]]" and "[[For the Love of You]]", and became their first album to reach number 1 on the Pop LP chart, going double-platinum at two million copies sold. The brothers would have more hit albums, including ''[[Harvest for the World]]'' (1976), ''[[Go for Your Guns]]'' (1977), and ''[[Showdown (The Isley Brothers album)|Showdown]]'' (1978), all of which went platinum, and yielded several Top 40 pop and R&B singles and popular radio cuts. By 1979, with the release of ''[[Winner Takes All (album)|Winner Takes All]]'', the brothers had incorporated disco and [[quiet storm]] music into their work. The Isley Brothers' final album under their six-member lineup, ''[[Between the Sheets (The Isley Brothers album)|Between the Sheets]]'' (1983), sold more than two million copies. 

By then, financial struggles, creative difficulties, and other issues affected the group. Shortly after the success of ''Between the Sheets'', Ernie, Marvin, and Chris left the Isley Brothers and formed [[Isley-Jasper-Isley]]. They later recorded the hit "[[Caravan of Love]]".