Masterpiece (The Isley Brothers album)
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| Studio album by The Isley Brothers | ||||
| Released | 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rhythm and blues/soul | |||
| Length | N/A | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
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Masterpiece is a 1985 record released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Records. For the first time since 1973, the Isley Brothers were once again a trio composed of the original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald Isley. It was to be the last album with O'Kelly Isley; he died a year after the album's release from a heart attack. The album is dedicated to their late brother Vernon Isley and parents Sally & O'Kelly Isley Sr. The album liner notes were written by Elaine Isley.
The album charted at #140 in the US Billboard 200 while only charting at #19 on the R&B album chart. "Colder Are My Nights" peaked at #12 on the R&B charts, while "May I?" charted at #42 in 1986.
[edit] Track listing
- "May I?" (Isley Brothers, Elaine Jasper Isley) (5:11)
- "My Best Was Good Enough" (Skip Scarborough) (4:21)
- "If Leaving Me Is Easy" (Phil Collins) (6:30)
- "You Never Know When You're Gonna Fall in Love" (Rex Salas, Mont Seward) (4:20)
- "Stay Gold" (Stevie Wonder, Carmine Coppola) (4:11)
- "Colder Are My Nights" (David Williams, Pat Leonard) (6:00)
- "Come to Me" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) (4:57)
- "Release Your Love" (David Ritz, Kelly MC Nulty) (5:29)
- "The Most Beautiful Girl" (Billy Sherrill, Rory Michael Bourke, Norris Wilson) (6:59)
[edit] Personnel
- Ronald Isley: lead vocals
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley: background vocals
- Concert Master - Harry Bluestone
- Arranger & Conductor - Gene Page
- Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
- Acoustic Piano - Randy Kerber
- Percussion - Paulinho da Costa
- Saxophone - Ernie Watts, Gary Herbig
- Bass - Neil Stubenhaus, Freddie Washington
- Guitars - Paul Jackson Jr., Don Huff, David T. Walker
- Drums - John Robinson, Ed Green
- Flute - Bill Green, Gary Herbig
- Tenor Saxophone - Plas Johnson
- Trombone - George Bohannon, Slyde Hyde
- Trumpet - Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Bill Green
- Horn - Jerry Hey
