Smooth Sailin' (Isley Brothers album)

For other uses, see Smooth Sailing (disambiguation).

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Smooth Sailin is the 24th album released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Records on March 14, 1987. This album was the first album that the brothers released as a duo of Rudolph and Ronald after the untimely death of eldest brother O'Kelly, who had died in March of the previous year of a heart attack.

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Hooking up with R&B singer-songwriter Angela Winbush for this album, the Isleys scored with the top 10 R&B title track and "I Wish", also an R&B top 40 hit.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Everything Is Alright"	Angela L. Winbush, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley	4:57
2.	"Dish It Out"	Angela L. Winbush, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley	4:55
3.	"It Takes a Good Woman"	Angela L. Winbush	5:05
4.	"Send a Message"	Angela L. Winbush	5:33

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
5.	"Smooth Sailin' Tonight"	Angela L. Winbush	4:59
6.	"Somebody I Used to Know"	Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Everett Collins, Angela L. Winbush	4:59
7.	"Come My Way"	Angela L. Winbush, René Moore	5:48
8.	"I Wish"	Raymond Reeder	6:47

Personnel

• Angela Winbush - keyboards, Moog synthesizer
• Paulinho da Costa - percussion
• Nathan East, Louis Johnson - bass
• Jeff Lorber - additional synthesizers
• Tony Maiden - guitar
• Rayford Griffin, Andre Fischer - drums
• Angela Winbush, Gregory Phillinganes - bass synthesizers
• Angela Winbush, Raymond Reeder - drum machine
• Raymond Reeder - string line & synthesizer

External links

• The Isley Brothers-Smooth Sailin' at Discogs