Go All the Way (The Isley Brothers album)

Go All The Way
Studio album by The Isley Brothers
Released	April 19, 1980
Recorded	1980 at Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, New York
Genre	Soul, funk, R&B, funk rock
Length	35:35
Label	T-Neck Records
Producer	The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers chronology
Winner Takes All (1979) Go All the Way (1980) Grand Slam (1981)

Go All the Way is the eighteenth album released by The Isley Brothers for their T-Neck imprint in April 19, 1980.

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	5/10 [3]

The album is notable for the Billboard Top 40 and Billboard #1 R&B ballad, "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time For Love)".

Track listing

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

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Go All the Way (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:01
2.	"Say You Will (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:25
3.	"Pass It On (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:38

Side two
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Here We Go Again (Parts 1 & 2)"	7:34
5.	"Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love) (Parts 1 & 2)"	5:45
6.	"The Belly Dancer (Parts 1 & 2)"	6:12

Personnel

• Ronald Isley: lead and background vocals
• O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley: background vocals
• Ernie Isley: guitar, drums, percussion
• Marvin Isley: bass, percussion
• Chris Jasper: piano, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion

Charts

Chart (1980)	Peak position
Billboard Pop Albums[4]	8
Billboard Top Soul Albums[4]	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[5]
		US Pop	US R&B
1980	"Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)"	39	1

Samples & Covers

• 2Pac sampled "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" on his song "My Block" for The Show soundtrack in 1995.
• Will Smith sampled "Here We Go Again" on his song "Yes Yes Y'All" on his album Big Willie Style in 1997.
• J Dilla sampled "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" on his song "Bye" on his album Donuts in 2006.
• J Dilla sampled "Don't Say Goodnight (It's Time for Love)" on his song "So Far To Go" on his album The Shining in 2006.
• UGK sampled "Here We Go Again" in their song "The Pimp & The Bun" featuring Ron Isley on their album UGK 4 Life in 2009.

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1980 (U.S.)

External links

• The Isley Brothers-Go All The Way at Discogs

References

1. Wynn, Ron. The Isley Brothers: Go All The Way > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 03 September 2011.
2. "Robert Christgau review". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2013-04-21.
3. Hillier, Bev. "The Isley Brothers: Go All the Way". Smash Hits (May 15–28 1980): 31.
4. "The Isley Brothers US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
5. "The Isley Brothers US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.