Masterpiece (Isley Brothers album)
1985 studio album by The Isley Brothers
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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.[2] 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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| Released | April 29, 1985 | |||
| Recorded | 1984−1985 | |||
| Venues | Devonshire Sound Studios (North Hollywood, Los Angeles) | |||
| Length | 47:49 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 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
The Isley Brothers
- Ronald Isley – lead vocals, backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
- O'Kelly Isley, Jr. – harmony and backing vocals, lead vocals (3), rhythm arrangements
- Rudolph Isley – harmony and backing vocals, rhythm arrangements
Musicians
- Robbie Buchanan – keyboards
- Randy Kerber – acoustic piano
- Dann Huff – guitars
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars
- David T. Walker – guitars
- Neil Stubenhaus – bass
- Freddie Washington – bass
- Ed Greene – drums
- John Robinson – drums
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion
- Ernie Watts – saxophone, sax interlude (9)
- Bill Green – horns (saxophones, woodwinds)
- Gary Herbig – horns (saxophones, woodwinds)
- Plas Johnson – horns (saxophones, woodwinds)
- George Bohanon – horns (trombone)
- Dick Hyde – horns (trombone)
- Chuck Findley – horns (trumpet, flugelhorn)
- Gary Grant – horns (trumpet, flugelhorn)
- Jerry Hey – horns (trumpet, flugelhorn), horn arrangements (6)
- Gene Page – arrangements and conductor
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster
Production
- The Isley Brothers – executive producers, producers, mixing
- Michael Mancini – engineer
- Russell Schmidt – additional engineer
- Bill Spungin – additional engineer
- Dean Burt – assistant engineer
- Joe Travers – assistant engineer
- Brian Gardner – mastering at Bernie Grundman Mastering (Hollywood, California)
- Elaine Jasper Isley – project coordinator, liner notes
- Jeri McManus – art direction
- Mary Ann Dibs – design
- George Holz – photography
Chart performance
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.
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