 The latter musical style is mostly provided by the Jimi Hendrix-influenced guitar of Ernie Isley.The album is part of a succession of slickly-produced, successful soul records issued by the Isley Brothers during the 1970s that were divided between startlingly tough funk songs and subdued romantic ballads.This musical formula for the album serves as a development of the group's transitional sound last featured on their landmark tenth album, "3 + 3" (1973).