Track Listing 1. Floatin' on Your Love 2. Whenever You're Ready 3. Let's Lay Together 4. Tears 5. Can I Have a Kiss (For Old Times' Sake)? 6. Mission to Please You 7. Holding Back the Years 8. Make Your Body Sing 9. Let's Get Intimate 10. Slow Is the Way
| Details | | Playing Time: | 48 min. | | Contributing Artists: | Angela Winbush, Keith Sweat, Kut Klose, R. Kelly, Reggie Griffin | | Distributor: | Universal Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes The Isley Brothers: Ronald Isley (vocals); Ernie Isley (guitar, background vocals); Marvin Isley (background vocals). Additional personnel: Angela Winbush (vocals); Reggie Griffin (guitar); Peter Mokran (programming); R. Kelly, Keith Sweat, Kut Klose (background vocals); Lafayette Carthon, Jason Hess, Emanuel Officer. Producers: Angela Winbush, Ronald Isley (tracks 1-2, 4, 7-8); R. Kelly (tracks 3, 5); R. Kelly, Angela Winbush, Ronald Isley (track 6); Angela Winbush, Ronald Isley, Ernie Isley (track 9); Keith Sweat (track 10). MISSION TO PLEASE finds the Isley Brothers recasting their music in a contemporary R&B mode. The Isleys have made a career of changing with the times, from their early, Jackie Wilson-esque recordings to their '70s funk-rock heyday. Here they prove that they're still at the forefront of modern pop, enlisting the songwriting skills of hitmakers R. Kelly and Babyface and the vocal assistance of Keith Sweat. The Isleys update their sound with slick arrangements that feature sophisticated electronics on equal footing with Ernie Isley's signature guitar work. Ronald Isley's smooth vocal style enriches a luxurious version of Simply Red's "Holding Back The Years." Elsewhere, he explores romantic and sexual themes with the single-minded obsession of secular-period Al Green.
Editorial Reviews ...MISSION TO PLEASE completely captures, in mood and sound, the essence of contemporary urban romance....the Isleys make sure we can all still dance the horizontal bop. Vibe (06/01/1996)
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