I Wanna Be with You (The Isley Brothers song)

"I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)"
Single by The Isley Brothers
from the album Winner Takes All
B-side "I Wanna Be with You (Part 2)"
Released 1979
Format 7", 12"
Genre R&B, Funk
Length 6:21 (album version)
4:12 (single version)
Label T-Neck
2279
Writer(s) Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, Chris Jasper, Rudolph Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Jr., Ronald Isley
Producer The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"Showdown
(Part 1)"
(1978)
"Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)"
(1979)
"Winner Takes All"
(1979)

"I Wanna Be With You (Part 1)" was a hit song for R&B/funk group The Isley Brothers. Released from the 1979 double LP, Winner Takes All, it reached number one on the R&B singles chart during the spring of that year. However, the single did not, manage to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]

References

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 278. 
Preceded by
"Reunited" by Peaches & Herb
Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
May 26, 1979
Succeeded by
"Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now" by McFadden & Whitehead