I'll Be Home for Christmas is the 31st studio album by the American musical group The Isley Brothers. It was released on October 9, 2007, through Def Soul Classics, a division of Island Def Jam Music Group. Their first holiday album, it was produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and includes a mix of contemporary Christmas songs and traditional tracks as well as two original songs, "I'm in Love" and "What Can I Buy You," both of which were co-written by Jam and Lewis.
The album earned largely positive reviews from music critics. I'll Be Home for Christmas debuted and peaked at number 38 on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Following its release, The Isley Brothers ended up on a temporary hiatus following lead singer Ronald Isley's conviction on tax evasion charges, having served three years in federal prison before being released in 2010 and releasing a solo album.[1][2]
AllMusic editor Andy Kellman rated the album three ouf of five stars and wrote: "There's a good balance between secular and spiritual material, so the disc should appeal to just about any Isley Brothers fan who doesn't want to hear the same tired holiday music year in, year out."[5] Ben Ratliff from The New York Times wrote: "Here, on their first Christmas album, it has Ronald on every track; Ernie forsook the traditional Christmas songs ("Winter Wonderland," "I'll Be Home for Christmas") and appears only on the album's one new Isleys-qua-Isleys song, the typically luscious, moody stalemate-of-the-sexes "What Can I Buy You?" ("I’ll buy you anything you want, but you don't care/I never felt this broke being a millionaire.")"[6]
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