Winner Takes All (album)

Winner Takes All is the seventeenth album by The Isley Brothers and released on T-Neck Records and their seventh record to be distributed by Epic Records on June 16, 1979. The album included the number-one R&B hit, "I Wanna Be With You" and the top 20 UK disco hit, "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)".

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Robert Christgau	C+ ^[2]
Smash Hits	mixed ^[3]

The album continued the brothers' trademark of mixing uptempo funk numbers with softer soul balladry. However, their sound now included elements of disco. While some of their music had pioneered the genre, Winner Takes All was the first album to embrace disco rhythms.

The disco element helped songs such as "I Wanna Be With You" and "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" become hits. However, the band didn't release any ballads from the album, making it one of the few times since 1973 that they not released a ballad as a single. However, ballads like "You're Beside Me" and "How Lucky I Am" still received airplay on quiet storm radio formats.

The album was successful enough on both the pop and R&B album charts where it reached #14 and #3 respectively and eventually went gold after selling past 500,000 copies.

Track listing

All tracks written by Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley and Ronald Isley.

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"I Wanna Be with You (Parts 1 & 2)"	6:20
2.	"Liquid Love (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:17
3.	"Winner Takes All"	4:18

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Life in the City (Parts 1 & 2)"	7:55
5.	"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop) (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:13
6.	"(Can't You See) What You Do to Me?"	4:09

Side three
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let's Fall in Love (Parts 1 & 2)"	4:39
2.	"How Lucky I Am (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:38
3.	"You're the Key to My Heart"	3:26
4.	"You're Beside Me (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:32

Side four
No.	Title	Length
5.	"Let Me into Your Life (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:10
6.	"Love Comes and Goes (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:07
7.	"Go for What You Know"	3:24
8.	"Mind Over Matter (Parts 1 & 2)"	6:00

2013 reissue bonus track
No.	Title	Length
1.	"It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" (12" Disco Version)	8:44

Personnel

Ronald Isley: lead vocals
O'Kelly Isley, Jr.: background vocals
Rudolph Isley: background vocals, lead vocals on "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"
Ernie Isley: guitar, drums, percussion, congas, timbales, maracas
Marvin Isley: bass, percussion
Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards, clavinet, ARP synthesizer

Charts

Chart (1979)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums^[4]	14
Billboard Top Soul Albums^[4]	3

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[5]
Year	Single	US Pop	US R&B
1979	"I Wanna Be With You"	-	1
1979	"It's A Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)"	90	27

External links

The Isley Brothers-Winner Takes All at Discogs

References

↑ Lytle, Craig. The Isley Brothers: Winner Takes All > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
↑ "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
↑ White, Cliff. "Albums". Smash Hits (July 26 – August 8 1979): 25.
1 2 "The Isley Brothers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
↑ "The Isley Brothers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.

The Isley Brothers

Ernie Isley Marvin Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Rudolph Isley Chris Jasper

Studio albums	Shout! Twist & Shout Twisting and Shouting This Old Heart of Mine Soul on the Rocks It's Our Thing The Brothers: Isley Get into Something Givin' It Back Brother, Brother, Brother 3 + 3 Live It Up The Heat Is On Harvest for the World Go for Your Guns Showdown Winner Takes All Go All the Way Grand Slam Inside You The Real Deal Between the Sheets Masterpiece Smooth Sailin' Spend the Night Tracks of Life Mission to Please Eternal Body Kiss Baby Makin' Music

Live albums	Live at Yankee Stadium The Isleys Live Live!

Compilation albums	Timeless

Singles	"I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door" "Shout (Part 1)" "How Deep Is the Ocean?" "Twist and Shout" "Nobody but Me" "Testify (Part 1)" "Love Is a Wonderful Thing" "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" "I Guess I'll Always Love You" "That's the Way Love Is" "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While)" "Behind a Painted Smile" "Put Yourself in My Place" "It's Your Thing" "I Turned You On" "Keep On Doin'" "Freedom" "Love the One You're With" "Spill the Wine" "Lay Lady Lay" "Lay-Away" "Pop That Thang" "Work to Do" "It's Too Late" "That Lady (Part 1)" "What It Comes Down To" "Summer Breeze" "Live It Up" "Fight the Power (Part 1)" "For the Love of You" "Harvest for the World" "The Pride" "Livin' in the Life" "Voyage to Atlantis" "Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" "Groove with You" "I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" "It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop)" "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)" "Between the Sheets" "Choosey Lover" "Down Low (Nobody Has to Know)" "Contagious"

See also	Discography T-Neck Records Isley-Jasper-Isley

Book:The Isley Brothers Category:The Isley Brothers Portal:R&B and Soul Music

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