What It Comes Down To

"What It Comes Down To" is a song by The Isley Brothers, who released it in late 1973 as a follow-up to the group's crossover pop hit, "That Lady, Pt. 1 & 2".

ong information

Both songs were featured on the group's Epic breakthrough debut, "3 + 3". "What It Comes Down To" is a song that talks about a man's commitment to his girlfriend and him advising his girlfriend to be as committed because that's "all he wants" from her. "What It Comes Down To" features a synthesizer keyboard solo from Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley's guitar chops, lead singer Ronald Isley's mixture of tenor and falsetto and older brothers Rudolph and Kelly's harmonies. The b-side of the song was the ballad "The Highways Of My Life".

Charts

The song peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was a top five hit on the R&B singles chart where it peaked at number 5.

Credits

*Lead vocals by Ronald Isley
*Background vocals by Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley and O'Kelly Isley, Jr.
*Guitars by Ernie Isley
*Bass by Marvin Isley
*Keyboards by Chris Jasper
*Organ by Truman Thomas
*Drums by George Moreland