Masterpiece (Isley Brothers album)

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Masterpiece is the 23rd album released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Records on April 29, 1985. For the first time since 1973, the Isley Brothers were a trio composed of the original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald Isley. It was 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 their parents Sally & O'Kelly Isley Sr. The album liner notes were written by Elaine Isley.

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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.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"May I?"	Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Elaine Jasper Isley	5:07
2.	"My Best Was Good Enough"	Skip Scarborough	4:20
3.	"If Leaving Me Is Easy"	Phil Collins	6:30
4.	"You Never Know When You're Gonna Fall in Love"	Rex Salas, Monty Seward	4:19
5.	"Stay Gold"	Stevie Wonder, Carmine Coppola	4:11

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Colder Are My Nights"	David Williams, Pat Leonard	6:00
7.	"Come to Me"	Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes	4:53
8.	"Release Your Love"	David Ritz, Kelly McNulty	5:32
9.	"The Most Beautiful Girl"	Billy Sherrill, Rory Bourke, Norris Wilson	6:57

Personnel

• Ronald Isley: lead vocals
• O'Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals, lead vocals on "If Leaving Me Is Easy"
• 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 Greene
• Flute - Bill Green, Gary Herbig
• Tenor saxophone - Plas Johnson
• Trombone - George Bohanon, Slyde Hyde
• Trumpet - Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Bill Green
• Horn - Jerry Hey

External links

• The Isley Brothers-Masterpiece at Discogs