''Grand Slam'' is the 19th album by
The Isley Brothers, released on their
T-Neck imprint via CBS Records on March 21, 1981. The album was recorded and mixed digitally.
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 CD box set ''The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983''.
Reception
''Grand Slam'' was successful on both the pop and R&B album charts, where it reached #28 and #3, respectively. It eventually went
gold
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after selling 500,000 copies.
Track listing
Personnel
;The Isley Brothers
*
Ronald Isley
Ronald Isley (; born May 21, 1941) is an American recording artist, songwriter, record producer, and occasional actor. Isley is the lead singer and founding member of the family music group The Isley Brothers.
Early life
Born in 1941 to Sally ...
- lead vocals, background vocals,
[The Isley Brothers. "Showdown / Grand Slam CD". Beat Goes On. March 13, 2007. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7344809] musical arrangement
*
O'Kelly Isley - background vocals,
musical arrangement
*
Rudolph Isley
Rudolph Bernard Isley (born April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is an American singer-songwriter and is one of the founding members of The Isley Brothers.
Life and career
Born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio, Rudy began singing in church at a youn ...
- background vocals,
musical arrangement
*
Ernie Isley - background vocals
(2)[The Isley Brothers. "I Once Had Your Love...". YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. August 22, 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=e1VRCXPgm8w], musical arrangement, guitars, drums, percussion
*
Marvin Isley - background vocals
(2), musical arrangement, bass played by, percussion
*
Chris Jasper - background vocals
(2), musical arrangement, keyboards, congas, other percussion
;Guest Musicians
*Eve Otto — harp
(1)
*Kevin Jones — congas
(1-2, 4-5, 7)
*Everett Collins — drums
(1, 7)
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
References
External links
The Isley Brothers-Grand Slam at Discogs
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1981 albums
The Isley Brothers albums
T-Neck Records albums