Isley Brothers To Plant 'Body Kiss'

DreamWorks Records has set a May 6 release date for "Body Kiss," the new album by legendary soulsters the Isley Brothers featuring Ronald Isley, aka Mr. Biggs. The album is already off to a good start, as first single "What Would You Do?" is No. 28 this week on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. The cut can be sampled on the Isleys' official Web site.

Embattled R&B star R. Kelly contributes his writing, arranging, and producing talents to 11 of the 12 tracks on "Body Kiss," which also features guest appearances by Snoop Dogg (on "I Like") and Lil' Kim (on the title track). Other tracks set for the album include "Superstar," an update of the Isley Brothers' 1973 cut "That Lady (Part 1)."

"Body Kiss" is the follow-up to the band's 2001 release "Eternal," which debuted at No. 3 on The Billboard 200 and has sold 1.2 million copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan. That album included the hits "Secret Lover" and "Contagious," the latter of which reached No. 3 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart.

The group has begun confirming spring and summer tour dates, beginning Friday (March 28) in Robinsonville, Miss., and also including a May 3 stop at Atlanta's annual Music Midtown Festival.

Here are the Isley Brothers' tour dates:

March 28: Robinsonville, Miss. (Sam's Town)
March 29: Pittsburgh (A.J. Palumbo Center)
April 4: Chicago (Arie Crown Theater)
April 12: Miami (Hialeah Park And Race Course)
May 3: Atlanta (Music Midtown Festival)
May 11: Jamaica (Constant Springs Golf Club)
July 5: St. Louis (Fair Saint Louis)
August 29-30: Cerritos, Calif. (Cerritos Center)