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Smooth Sailin'

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Released
  
March 14, 1987

Length
  
41:23

Artist
  
The Isley Brothers

Label
  
Warner Bros. Records

Recorded
  
1986-1987

Smooth Sailin (1987)
  
Spend the Night (1989)

Release date
  
14 March 1987

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Genres
  
Soul music, Rhythm and blues

Producers
  
Ronald Isley, Angela Winbush

Similar
  
Spend the Night, Tracks of Life, Go All the Way, Masterpiece, Winner Takes All

The isley brothers smooth sailin tonight


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.

Contents

The isley brothers smooth sailin tonight live version


Reception

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.

Personnel

  • Keyboards & Moog synthesizers - Angela Winbush
  • Percussion - Paulinho da Costa
  • Bass - Nathan East, Louis Johnson
  • Additional synthesizers - Jeff Lorber
  • Guitar - Tony Maiden
  • Drums - Rayford Griffin, Andre Fischer
  • Bass synthesizers - Angela Winbush, Gregory Phillinganes
  • Drum machine - Angela Winbush, Raymond Reeder
  • String line & synthesizer - Raymond Reeder
  • Songs

    1Everything Is Alright4:58
    2Dish It Out4:56
    3It Takes A Good Woman5:06

    References

    Smooth Sailin' Wikipedia