Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)

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“Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)”
Single by The Isley Brothers from the album Showdown
B-side	"Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 2)" "Tell Me When You Need it Again" (12" single)
Released	March, 1978
Format	7" 12"
Genre	R&B, Funk
Length	6:05 (extended 12" version) 5:10 (album version) 4:12 (radio edit)
Label	T-Neck 2272
Writer(s)	Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Ernie Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper
Producer	The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers singles chronology
"Voyage to Atlantis" (1977) "Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" (1978) "Groove With You" (1978)

"Take Me to the Next Phase (Part 1)" was a hit song for R&B/funk band The Isley Brothers. The song has the sound of a live stadium recording, but it was created entirely in a recording studio. Ernie and Marvin Isley plus Chris Jasper laid the foot stomps and some of the crowd noises across 24 recording tracks.^[1] Released from their hit 1978 album, Showdown, the single spent 2 weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart. However, it never managed to cross over to the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.

[edit] References

1. ^ allmusic

Preceded by "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" by Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single May 13 - May 20, 1978

Succeeded by "Use ta Be My Girl" by The O'Jays