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Ernie Isley
real name Ernest Isley
Cincinnati, United States
Ernie Isley is credited on 1,456 releases across 543 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1969–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
1,456
Credits
543
Albums
7
Decades active
988
In collections
Biography
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Rhythm and blues singer, songwriter and multinstrumentalist, born March 7th, 1952 in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.
Father of Alex Isley.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
1,456 releases · 543 albums · active 1969–2025
- Performance · 2,526
- Production · 201
- Other credits · 158
Studios: Record Plant, Los Angeles · Bearsville Studios · Studio 56 · Echo Sound
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
To Pimp A Butterfly
2015
Ready To Die
1994
Make It Big
1984
Since I Left You
2000
E. 1999 Eternal
1995
Drunk
2017
The Power Station 33⅓
1985
Vol. 2... Hard Knock Life
1998
Go For Your Guns
1977
3 + 3
1973
Love.Angel.Music.Baby.
2004
Alright, Still
2006
Muddy Waters
1996
Greatest Hits
2007
Gangsta's Paradise
1995
The Predator
1992
Endless
2016
The Heat Is On
1975
One In A Million
1996
Volume I
1994
Gangsta’s Paradise
1995
American Gangster
2007
Murder Was The Case (The Soundtrack)
1994
Friday (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1995
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