| Inside You | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | December 1, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 1981 | |||
| Studio | Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York | |||
| Genre | Funk, soul | |||
| Length | 38:59 | |||
| Label | T-Neck Records | |||
| Producer | The Isley Brothers | |||
| The Isley Brothers chronology | ||||
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Inside You is the 20th album by the Isley Brothers, released on T-Neck Records on December 1, 1981.
The album was remastered and expanded for inclusion in the 2015 released CD box set The RCA Victor & T-Neck Album Masters, 1959-1983.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
The title track was one of their notable hits in the beginning of the 1980s though it didn't return the Isley Brothers to their past glory. The older and younger Isleys, in the meantime, were arguing over the group's direction. Disagreements would eventually lead to an implosion in the 3 + 3 lineup.[ citation needed ]
All tracks are written by O'Kelly Isley, Rudolph Isley, Ernie Isley, Ronald Isley, Marvin Isley and Chris Jasper, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Inside You (Part I & II)" | 9:03 |
| 2. | "Baby Hold On" | 4:22 |
| 3. | "Don't Hold Back Your Love (Part I & II)" | 6:20 |
| Total length: | 19:45 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4. | "First Love" | David Townsend | 4:37 |
| 5. | "Love Merry-Go-Round" | 5:07 | |
| 6. | "Welcome to My Heart" | 5:02 | |
| 7. | "Love Zone" | 4:28 | |
| Total length: | 19:14 | ||
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard Pop Albums [3] | 45 |
| Billboard Top Soul Albums [3] | 8 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [4] |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||
| 1981 | "Inside You" | 10 |
| 1982 | "Welcome Into My Heart" | 45 |
The Isley Brothers are an American family musical group originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, that began as a vocal trio consisting of brothers O'Kelly "Kelly" Isley Jr., Rudolph Isley and Ronald Isley in the 1950s. With a career spanning over six decades, the group has enjoyed one of the "longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music".
Christopher Howard Jasper is an American singer, composer, and producer. Jasper is a former member of the Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of the Isley Brothers music (1973–1983) and Isley-Jasper-Isley music (1984–1987). He is also a successful solo musician and record producer, recording over 17 of his own solo albums, including 4 urban contemporary gospel albums, all written, produced and performed, both vocally and instrumentally, by Jasper. He also produces artists for his New York City-based record label, Gold City Records. Jasper's keyboard and Moog synthesizer work was a primary ingredient of the Isley Brothers' sound of the 1970s and 1980s when the Isley Brothers were a self-contained band.
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