Take Me to the Next Phase

"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 platinum selling 1978 album, Showdown (Isley Brothers album), 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.^[2]

"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
Genre	R&B, Funk
Length	6:05 (extended 12" version) 5:10 (album version) 4:12 (radio edit)
Label	T-Neck 2272
Songwriter(s)	Rudolph Isley O'Kelly Isley, Jr. Ronald Isley Ernie Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper
Producer(s)	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)

References

1. The Isley Brothers. “Take Me to the Next Phase, Pts. 1-2”. Allmusic: Review by Ed Hogan. https://www.allmusic.com/song/take-me-to-the-next-phase-pts-1-2-mt0048480428
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 278.