''Spend the Night'' is the 25th studio album released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Records on October 5, 1989. The last official record featuring original members Rudolph and

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recording together, Rudolph officially left the group after recording this album which explains why Ronald is the only Isley Brothers member on the cover.

Reception

Essentially considered a Ronald Isley solo album and co-conceived by his manager and then-girlfriend Angela Winbush, the album also included a guest rap by Kool Moe Dee on the song "Come Together" and spawned three top 30 R&B chart hits.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Isley Brothers * Ronald Isley – lead & background vocals * Rudolph Isley – lead & background vocals ;with *Tony Maiden – lead guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5-7) * Angela Winbush – synthesizer (tracks 2, 3, 7), keyboards (tracks 1-5, 7), bass synthesizer (tracks 1, 7), drum machine programming (tracks 1-7), flute solo (track 1), additional background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5-7) * Jeff Lorber – additional synthesizers (tracks 2, 3, 7) *

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– bass (tracks 1-5, 7) *Rayford Griffin – synth drums & toms (track 5) *

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– drums (tracks 2, 7) * Kool Moe Dee – rap guest on "Come Together" ;Technical personnel & arrangements *Produced by Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley & Angela Winbush *Arranged by Angela Winbush *String arrangements by Gene Page *Recorded & mixed by Jeff Lorenzen *Strings recorded by Mike Mancini *Additional engineer: Mitch Gibson *Assistant engineers: Darren Prindle, Dennis Stefani, Jim Champagne, Mark Hagen *Mastered by Brian Gardner *Art direction by Janet Levinson *Design by Johnny Lee *Photography by Jeff Katz

References

External links

The Isley Brothers - ''Spend the Night'' (1989) album releases & credits
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The Isley Brothers - ''Spend the Night'' (1989) album to be listened
as stream on Spotify {{DEFAULTSORT:Spend The Night (Isley Brothers Album) 1989 albums The Isley Brothers albums Albums arranged by Gene Page Albums produced by Angela Winbush Warner Records albums