Spend the Night (Isley Brothers album)

Spend the Night
Studio album by The Isley Brothers
Released	October 5, 1989
Recorded	1989
Studio	Soundcastle (Hollywood) Larrabee (Hollywood) Devonshire (Los Angeles) Golden Lady (New York City) Skip Saylor (Hollywood)
Length	42:13
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Angela Winbush
The Isley Brothers chronology
Smooth Sailin' (1987) Spend the Night (1989) Tracks of Life (1992)

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 Ronald 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

Professional ratings

Review scores
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AllMusic

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

All tracks are written by Angela Winbush

Side One

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Spend the Night (Ce Soir)"	6:07
2.	"You'll Never Walk Alone"	6:11
3.	"One of a Kind"	5:10
4.	"Real Woman"	4:37

Side Two

No.	Title	Length
5.	"Come Together"	6:44
6.	"If You Ever Need Somebody"	5:20
7.	"Baby Come Back Home"	6:55
8.	"One of a Kind (Reprise)"	1:16

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)
• Nathan East – bass (tracks 1–5, 7)
• Rayford Griffin – synth drums & toms (track 5)
• John Robinson – 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

External links

• The Isley Brothers - Spend the Night (1989) album releases & credits at Discogs
• The Isley Brothers - Spend the Night (1989) album to be listened as stream on Spotify