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词条 Showdown (The Isley Brothers album)
释义

  1. Release

  2. Reception

  3. Track listing

  4. Personnel

  5. Charts

     Singles 

  6. See also

  7. External links

  8. References

{{Infobox album
| name = Showdown
| type = Album
| artist = The Isley Brothers
| cover = Isley brothers Showdown album.jpg
| alt =
| released = April 22, 1978
| recorded = 1978
| venue =
| studio = Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
| genre = Soul, funk
| length = 41:50
| label = T-Neck Records
| producer = The Isley Brothers
| prev_title = Go for Your Guns
| prev_year = 1977
| next_title = Timeless
| next_year = 1978
}}

Showdown is an April 1978 album by the Isley Brothers. It was released on their T-Neck Records label. Singles released from the album include the #1 funk/disco hit, "Take Me to the Next Phase" and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You". The album became another platinum album for the Isleys. It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.

Release

Showdown was released 22 April, 1978 on the Isley Brother's own T-Neck Records label. It was their sixteenth album release.

It was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.

Reception

{{Album ratings
| rev1 =Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}} [1]
|rev2 = Christgau's Record Guide
|rev2Score = B[2]
}}

Spawning the #1 funk/disco hit, "Take Me to the Next Phase" and the top 20 R&B slower, "Groove With You", the album became another platinum album for the Isleys. Though not released as a single, the smooth funk jam "Coolin' Me Out" was also a hit.

Track listing

Unless otherwise noted, Information is based on Liner notes[3]

{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| all_writing = Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley
| title1 = Showdown (Part 1 & 2)
| length1 = 5:25
| title2 = Groove with You
| length2 = 4:52
| title3 = Ain't Givin' Up No Love
| length3 = 4:42
| title4 = Rockin' with Fire (Part 1 & 2)
| length4 = 5:57
}}{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1 & 2)
| length5 = 5:10
| title6 = Coolin' Me Out (Part 1 & 2)
| length6 = 6:03
| title7 = Fun and Games
| length7 = 4:41
| title8 = Love Fever (Part 1 & 2)
| length8 = 5:00
}}
Note
  • While ”Take Me to the Next Phase” sounds like a live stadium recording, it is actually a studio recording with audience overdubs. Additional crowd noises are provided by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper.[4]

Personnel

  • Ronald Isley - lead vocals, background vocals
  • O'Kelly Isley, Jr. - background vocals
  • Rudolph Isley - background vocals
  • Chris Jasper - percussion (5)[5], foot stomps (5)[4], piano, keyboards, ARP synthesizers, clavinet, tambourine, background vocals
  • Marvin Isley - foot stomps (5)[4], bass played by, woodblock, cowbell, percussion, background vocals
  • Ernie Isley - congas, percussion (1, 3, 5, 7)[5][6][7][8], foot stomps (5)[4], guitar, drums, timbales, maracas, background vocals
  • John Holbrook - Recording Engineer
  • Thomas Mark - Recording Engineer

Charts

Chart (1978) Peak
position
Billboard Pop Albums[9]4
Billboard Top Soul Albums[9]1

Singles

YearSingleChart positions[10]
US
R&B
1978"Take Me to the Next Phase" 1
"Groove with You" 16

See also

  • List of number-one R&B albums of 1978 (U.S.)

External links

  • The Isley Brothers-Showdown at Discogs

References

1. ^{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r9929 |tab=review |label=The Isley Brothers: Showdown > Review |first=Alex |last=Henderson |accessdate=03 September 2011}}
2. ^{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|authorlink=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=Ticknor & Fields|isbn=089919026X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: I|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=I&bk=70|accessdate=February 27, 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}
3. ^The Isley Brothers. “Showdown” (Album notes). T-Neck. 1978.
4. ^The Isley Brothers. “Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1-2”. Allmusic: Review by Ed Hogan. https://www.allmusic.com/song/take-me-to-the-next-phase-pts-1-2-mt0048480428
5. ^”Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1 & 2”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 18 February 2017. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XPKryuyQw1w
6. ^“Showdown, Pts. 1 & 2”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 22 August 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6r48NXQ4h8c
7. ^“Ain’t Givin’ Up No Love”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 22 August 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=K0rVcuDGOOA
8. ^“Fun and Games”. YouTube: The Isley Brothers - Topic. 22 August 2015. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ptbl8W1ozhA
9. ^{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4562/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Isley Brothers US albums chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-03}}
10. ^{{Cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4562/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Isley Brothers US singles chart history|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=2011-09-03}}
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