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{{Infobox album
| name = Smooth Sailin'
| type = studio
| artist = [[the Isley Brothers]]
| cover = Isleys-sailin.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1987
| recorded = 1986–1987
| venue =
| studio = *[[Conway Recording Studios|Conway]] (Hollywood, California)
*[[Ocean Way Recording|Ocean Way]] (Los Angeles, California)
*[[Westlake Recording Studios|Westlake]] (Los Angeles, California)
| genre = [[R&B]]
| length = 41:23
| label = [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]]
| producer = [[Ronald Isley]], [[Rudolph Isley]], [[Angela Winbush]]
| prev_title = [[Masterpiece (The Isley Brothers album)|Masterpiece]]
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = [[Spend the Night (The Isley Brothers album)|Spend the Night]]
| next_year = 1989
}}
'''''Smooth Sailin'''''' is an album by the American musical group [[the Isley Brothers]], released in 1987 on [[Warner Bros. Records]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Oermann |first1=Robert K. |title=I'm looking over the albums that shook my soul in 1987 |work=USA Today |date=December 31, 1987}}</ref> It was the first album that the group released as a duo of [[Rudolph Isley|Rudolph]] and [[Ronald Isley|Ronald]] after the untimely death of eldest brother [[O'Kelly Isley, Jr.|O'Kelly]], who died in 1986 due to occlusive coronary artery disease.<ref name=PI/> Hooking up with [[R&B]] singer-songwriter [[Angela Winbush]], the Isleys scored with the top 10 R&B title track and "I Wish", also an R&B top 40 hit.

==Critical reception==
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite news|last=Wynn|first=Ron|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/smooth-sailin-mw0000194268|title=The Isley Brothers - Smooth Sailin' (1987) album review, credits & releases |work=[[AllMusic]]|accessdate=June 22, 2014}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]''
|rev2score = {{rating|3|4}}<ref name="PI">{{cite news |last1=Tucker |first1=Ken |title=Isleys: Still in Harmony |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |date=21 June 1987 |page=K9}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite book |title=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |date=1992 |publisher=Random House |page=346}}</ref>
}}
The ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote that the album is close "to the old Isley style-slow, sensuous R&B."<ref>{{cite news |last1=Hunt |first1=Dennis |title=Isley Brothers' 'Sailin'{{'}} Back on Charts |work=Los Angeles Times |date=3 July 1987 |department=Calendar |page=21}}</ref>

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Everything Is Alright
| writer1 = [[Angela Winbush|Angela L. Winbush]], Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
| length1 = 4:57
| title2 = Dish It Out
| writer2 = [[Angela Winbush|Angela L. Winbush]], Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley
| length2 = 4:55
| title3 = It Takes a Good Woman
| writer3 = Angela Winbush
| length3 = 5:05
| title4 = Send a Message
| writer4 = Angela L. Winbush
| length4 = 5:33
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
| title5 = Smooth Sailin' Tonight
| writer5 = Angela L. Winbush
| length5 = 4:59
| title6 = Somebody I Used to Know
| writer6 = Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Everett Collins, Angela L. Winbush
| length6 = 4:59
| title7 = Come My Way
| writer7 = [[René & Angela|Angela L. Winbush, René Moore]]
| length7 = 5:48
| title8 = I Wish
| writer8 = Raymond Reeder
| length8 = 6:47
}}

==Personnel==
;The Isley Brothers
*[[Ronald Isley]] – lead & background vocals
*[[Rudolph Isley]] – lead & background vocals

;with
*Tony Maiden – guitar (tracks 1–6)
*[[Angela Winbush]] – keyboards (tracks 2–8), [[Moog synthesizer]] (track 7); bass synthesizer (tracks 1, 2), drum machine (track 5), additional background vocals (tracks 2, 3, 7)
*[[Jeff Lorber]] – additional synthesizers (tracks 1, 3–6)
*Raymond Reeder – synthesizer (tracks 7); string line guitar synthesizer & drum machine (track 8)
*[[Nathan East]] – bass (tracks 1, 3–6)
*[[Louis Johnson (bassist)|Louis Johnson]] – bass (track 2)
*[[Greg Phillinganes|Gregory Phillinganes]] – bass synthesizer (track 2)
*Rayford Griffin – drums (tracks 1, 2, 6)
*Andre Fischer – drums (tracks 4, 7)
*[[Paulinho da Costa]] – percussion (tracks 1–3, 5)

;Technical personnel & arrangements
*Produced by [[Ronald Isley]], [[Rudolph Isley]] & [[Angela Winbush]]
*Recorded & mixed by Steve Sykes
*Additional engineer (Conway Studios): Czaba Petocz
*Assistant engineer (Ocean Way Recording): Bob Loftus, Joe Schiff, Mike Ross
*Assistant engineer (Westlake Studios): Debbie Johnson
*Mastered by [[Brian Gardner]]
*Art direction & design by Janet Levinson
*Photography by [[Jeff Katz]]

==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{album chart|Billboard200|64|artist=The Isley Brothers|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|5|artist=The Isley Brothers|rowheader=true|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}
|}
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===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1987)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1987/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1987|work=Billboard|accessdate=January 14, 2021}}</ref>
| 39
|}
{{col-end}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.discogs.com/The-Isley-Brothers-Smooth-Sailin/release/9249361 The Isley Brothers - ''Smooth Sailin''' (1987) album releases & credits] at [[Discogs]]

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[[Category:The Isley Brothers albums]]
[[Category:1987 albums]]
[[Category:Warner Records albums]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Ronald Isley]]
[[Category:Albums produced by Angela Winbush]]

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