Grand Slam (Isley Brothers album)

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Grand Slam
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 21, 1981
Recorded1981
Studio Bearsville (Woodstock, New York)
Genre Funk, soul
Length32:05
Label T-Neck Records/CBS
Producer The Isley Brothers
the Isley Brothers chronology
Go All the Way
(1980)
Grand Slam
(1981)
Inside You
(1981)

Grand Slam is an album by the Isley Brothers, released on their T-Neck imprint via CBS Records on March 21, 1981. The album was recorded and mixed digitally.

Contents

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

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Grand Slam was successful on both the pop and R&B album charts, where it reached #28 and #3, respectively. It eventually went gold after selling 500,000 copies.

Track listing

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

Side one
No.TitleLength
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
Total length:13:32
Side two
No.TitleLength
4."Young Girls"5:00
5."Party Night"4:09
6."Don't Let Up"5:06
7."Who Said?"4:18
Total length:18:33

Personnel

The Isley Brothers
Guest Musicians

Charts

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [6]
US
Pop
US
R&B
1981"Who Said?"-20
"Hurry Up And Wait"5817
"I Once Had Your Love (And I Can't Let Go)"-57

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