Released June 16, 1979 Length 72:28 Artist The Isley Brothers Producer The Isley Brothers | Recorded 1979 Winner Takes All
(1979) Go All the Way
(1980) Release date 16 June 1979 Label T-Neck Records | |
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Studio Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York Genres Soul music, Funk, Disco, Quiet storm, Funk rock, Smooth soul, Pop rock Similar Go All the Way, Get into Something, Go for Your Guns, Inside You, Brother - Brother - Brother | ||
Winner Takes All is the seventeenth album by The Isley Brothers and released on T-Neck Records and their seventh record to be distributed by Epic Records on June 16, 1979. The album included the number-one R&B hit, "I Wanna Be With You" and the top 20 UK disco hit, "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)".
Contents
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.
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Reception
The album continued the brothers' trademark of mixing uptempo funk numbers with softer soul balladry. However, their sound now included elements of disco. While some of their music had pioneered the genre, Winner Takes All was the first album to embrace disco rhythms.
The disco element helped songs such as "I Wanna Be With You" and "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" become hits. However, the band didn't release any ballads from the album, making it one of the few times since 1973 that they not released a ballad as a single. However, ballads like "You're Beside Me" and "How Lucky I Am" still received airplay on quiet storm radio formats.
The album was successful enough on both the pop and R&B album charts where it reached #14 and #3 respectively and eventually went gold after selling past 500,000 copies.
Track listing
All tracks written by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.
Personnel
Songs
1I Wanna Be With You - Parts 1 & 26:23
2Liquid Love5:18
3Winner Takes All4:18