Grand Slam (The Isley Brothers album)
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| Grand Slam | ||||
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| Studio album by The Isley Brothers | ||||
| Released | March 21, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Funk Soul | |||
| Length | 32:05 | |||
| Label | T-Neck Records | |||
| Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
| The Isley Brothers chronology | ||||
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Grand Slam is the nineteenth album by The Isley Brothers released on their T-Neck imprint on March 21, 1981.
Reception
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
The album was successful enough on both the pop and R&B album charts where it reached #28 and #3 respectively and eventually went gold after selling past 500,000 copies.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.
| Side one | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Tonight Is the Night (If I Had You)" | 4:57 |
| 2. | "I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)" | 4:41 |
| 3. | "Hurry Up and Wait" | 3:54 |
| Side two | ||
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| No. | Title | Length |
| 4. | "Young Girls" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Party Night" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Don't Let Up" | 5:06 |
| 7. | "Who Said?" | 4:18 |
Personnel
- Eve Otto - harp
- Kevin Jones - congas
- Everett Collins - drums
- Chris Jasper - keyboards, congas, percussion
- Marvin Isley - bass, percussion
- Ernie Isley - guitars, drums, percussion
Charts
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| Billboard Pop Albums[2] | 28 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums[2] | 3 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[3] | |
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US R&B |
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| 1981 | "Who Said?" | - | 20 |
| "Hurry Up And Wait" | 58 | 17 | |
| "I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)" | - | 57 | |
