By the early 1980s, the fortunes of the Isley Brothers were dwindling due to changing musical styles and the partnership between the family members losing ground. Chris Jasper and fellow members Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley were constantly producing music that they had initially intended to be part of their own splinter group. In the meantime, the elder three Isleys - vocalists Ronald Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Rudolph Isley - were dealing with tax debts and accusations they had evaded paying back taxes to the IRS. The Isley Brothers' musical heyday had peaked in the mid-seventies and while their late-seventies recordings found success, as they entered the eighties, they struggled to compete with a growing list of funk groups such as Cameo and The Gap Band. In 1982, their album, The Real Deal, failed to generate any hits and failed to go gold.

Later that year, the group returned to the studios in Bearsville, New York to work on their follow-up. "Between the Sheets" was different from previous recordings which primarily features synthesizer work by Chris Jasper (who also sang background vocals), drum machine beats, and assorted percussion, including simple handclaps, by Chris Jasper, Ernie Isley and Marvin Isley. The whole ending of the song was later added on by Chris Jasper on synths.

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