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1978 studio album by the Isley Brothers
Showdown the Isley Brothers , released on April 22, 1978, on their T-Neck Records label. Singles released from the album include the #1 funk /disco hit, "Take Me to the Next Phase" and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You". The album became another platinum album for the Isley Brothers. It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983 .
Showdown was released 22 April 1978 on the Isley Brother's own T-Neck Records label. It was their sixteenth album release.
It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983 .
Spawning the #1 funk /disco hit, Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1 & 2) and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You", the album became another platinum album for the Isley Brothers. Though not released as a single, the smooth funk jam "Coolin' Me Out" was also a hit.
Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on Liner notes[ 3]
All tracks are written by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley
Side one Title 1. "Showdown (Part 1 & 2)" 5:25 2. "Groove with You" 4:52 3. "Ain't Givin' Up No Love" 4:42 4. "Rockin' with Fire (Part 1 & 2)" 5:57
Note While ”Take Me to the Next Phase” sounds like a live stadium recording, it is actually a studio recording with audience overdubs. Additional crowd noises are provided by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper.[ 4] Ronald Isley - lead vocals, background vocalsO'Kelly Isley, Jr. - background vocalsRudolph Isley - background vocalsChris Jasper - percussion (5),[ 5] [ 4] Marvin Isley - foot stomps (5),[ 4] Ernie Isley - congas, percussion (1, 3, 5, 7),[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 4] Technical John Holbrook - recording engineer
Thomas Mark - recording engineer
Year
Single
Chart positions[ 13]
US
1978
"Take Me to the Next Phase"
1
"Groove with You"
16
^ a b Henderson, Alex. The Isley Brothers: Showdown > Review at AllMusic . Retrieved September 3, 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: I" . Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies Ticknor & Fields . ISBN 089919026X . Retrieved February 27, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.^ The Isley Brothers. “Showdown” (Album notes). T-Neck. 1978.
^ a b c d The Isley Brothers. “Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1-2”. Allmusic: Review by Ed Hogan. https://www.allmusic.com/song/take-me-to-the-next-phase-pts-1-2-mt0048480428
^ a b ”Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1 & 2”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. February 18, 2017. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPKryuyQw1w
^ “Showdown, Pts. 1 & 2”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. August 22, 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6r48NXQ4h8c
^ “Ain’t Givin’ Up No Love”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. August 22, 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K0rVcuDGOOA
^ “Fun and Games”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. August 22, 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptbl8W1ozhA
^ "The Isley Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard ^ "The Isley Brothers Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1978" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2021 .^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1978" . Billboard . Retrieved November 14, 2021 .^ "The Isley Brothers US singles chart history" . allmusic.com. Retrieved September 3, 2011 .
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