Masterpiece (The Isley Brothers album)

Masterpiece is a 1985 record released by The Isley Brothers on Warner Bros. Records. For the first time since 1973, the Isley Brothers were once again a trio composed of the original members O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald Isley. It was to be the last album with O'Kelly Isley; he died a year after the album's release from a heart attack. The album is dedicated to their late brother Vernon Isley and parents Sally & O'Kelly Isley Sr. The album liner notes were written by Elaine Isley.

The album charted at #140 in the US Billboard 200 while only charting at #19 on the R&B album chart. "Colder Are My Nights" peaked at #12 on the R&B charts, while "May I?" charted at #42 in 1986.

Track listing

1. "May I?" (Isley Brothers, Elaine Jasper Isley) (5:11)
2. "My Best Was Good Enough" (Skip Scarborough) (4:21)
3. "If Leaving Me Is Easy" (Phil Collins) (6:30)
4. "You Never Know When You're Gonna Fall in Love" (Rex Salas, Mont Seward) (4:20)
5. "Stay Gold" (Stevie Wonder, Carmine Coppola) (4:11)
6. "Colder Are My Nights" (David Williams, Pat Leonard) (6:00)
7. "Come to Me" (Robert Brookins, Tony Haynes) (4:57)
8. "Release Your Love" (David Ritz, Kelly MC Nulty) (5:29)
9. "The Most Beautiful Girl" (Billy Sherrill, Rory Michael Bourke, Norris Wilson) (6:59)

Personnel

• Ronald Isley: lead vocals
• O'Kelly Isley, Jr. and Rudolph Isley: background vocals
• Concert Master - Harry Bluestone
• Arranger & Conductor - Gene Page
• Keyboards - Robbie Buchanan
• Acoustic Piano - Randy Kerber
• Percussion - Paulinho da Costa
• Saxophone - Ernie Watts, Gary Herbig
• Bass - Neil Stubenhaus, Freddie Washington
• Guitars - Paul Jackson Jr., Don Huff, David T. Walker
• Drums - John Robinson, Ed Green
• Flute - Bill Green, Gary Herbig
• Tenor Saxophone - Plas Johnson
• Trombone - George Bohannon, Slyde Hyde
• Trumpet - Chuck Findley, Gary Grant, Bill Green
• Horn - Jerry Hey