28/01/2012

The Isley Brothers "Masterpiece" (1985) -Smooth Soul/ Westcoast Soul-



 Label : Warner Bros. Records


États-Unis 1

01 - May I? (The Isley Brothers & Elaine Jasper Isley)
02 - My Best Was Good Enough (Skip Scarborough)
03 - If Leaving Me Is Easy (Phil Collins)
04 - You Never Know When You’re Gonna Fall in Love (Rex Salas & Mont Seward)
05 - Stay Gold (Stevie Wonder & Carmine Coppola)

2

01 - Colder Are My Nights (David Williams & Patrick Leonard)
02 - Come to Me (Robert Brookins & Tony Haynes)
03 - Release Your Love (David Ritz & Kelly McNulty)
04 - The Most Beautiful Girl (Billy Sherrill, Rory Michael Bourke & Norris Wilson)


Produced by The Isley Brothers
Executive Producers : The Isley Brothers
Rhythm Arrangers : The Isley Brothers
Arranger & Conductor : Gene Page
Engineered & Mixed by Michael Mancini
Mixed by The Isley Brothers
Additional Engineering : Russell Schmidt & Bill Spungin
Assistant Engineers : Joe Travers & Dean Burt
Recorded at Devonshire Sound Studio 10729 Magnolia Boulevard North Hollywood, CA
Originally Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering
Project Coordinator : Elaine Jasper Isley

The Isley Brothers :
Ronald Isley : Lead vocals
Rudolph Isley : Background vocals
O’Kelly Isley : Background vocals

Musicians :
Keyboards : Robbie Buchanan
Acoustic Piano : Randy Kerber
Guitars : Paul Jackson Jr., David T.Walker & Dann Huff
Bass : Neil Stubenhaus & Freddie Washington
Drums : John 'JR' Robinson & Ed Greene
Percussion : Paulinho Da Costa 
Concert Master : Harry Bluestone
Horns : Dick 'Slyde' Hyde, Bill Green, Gary Herbig, Plas Johnson, George Bohannon, Gary Grant, Chuck Findley & Jerry Hey
Saxophone : Ernie Watts
Horn arrangements : Jerry Hey