Baby Makin' Music

Baby Makin' Music is the 30th studio album released by The Isley Brothers on the Def Soul Classics imprint on May 9, 2006. Their first for the Def Jam-affiliated label, the album peaked at No. 5 on the album charts based on the R&B chart success of the first single, "Just Came Here to Chill", and the R. Kelly duet, "Blast Off", which is the only collaboration with Kelly on the album, after single-handedly producing their last album, Body Kiss (2003). Other producers included Gordon Chambers, Jermaine Dupri, Tim & Bob and Manuel Seal.

Baby Makin' Music
Studio album by
The Isley Brothers
ReleasedMay 9, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreR&B
Length40:45
LabelDef Soul Classics
ProducerTim & Bob, Ronald Isley, Troy Taylor, R. Kelly, Gordon Chambers, Manuel Seal, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox
The Isley Brothers chronology
Body Kiss
(2003)		 Baby Makin' Music
(2006)		 I'll Be Home for Christmas
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1]

Except for two songs ("Forever Mackin'" and the suggestive "Give It to You"), much of this album is dedicated in love to Ronald Isley's new wife, Kandy Johnson, of his background singing group, JS (Johnson Sisters). He even steadfastly claims in "Just Came Here to Chill" that he's not into playing the Mr. Biggs part and he's "just Ronald Isley" while the couple decided to spend time together at home. The album closer, "You Help Me Write This Song", which was co-written by Isley, was played at his and Johnson's September 2005 wedding.

Track listing
  1. "You're My Star" (Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Curtis Mayfield) – 4:35
  2. "Blast Off" (Featuring R. Kelly) (R. Kelly) – 4:04
  3. "Just Came Here to Chill" (Troy Taylor, Gordon Chambers, Ronald Isley) – 4:13
  4. "Gotta Be with You" (Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox, Johntá Austin) – 4:34
  5. "Pretty Woman" (Kelley, Robinson) – 4:31
  6. "Forever Mackin'" (Dupri, Cox, Austin) – 4:22
  7. "Show Me" (Manuel Seal) – 3:22
  8. "Give It to You" (Seal) – 4:27
  9. "Beautiful" (Dupri, Seal, Austin) – 3:27
  10. "Heaven Hooked Us Up" (Taylor, Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis, Thabiso Nkhereanye, R. Isley) – 4:31
  11. "You Help Me Write This Song" (Taylor, Lewis, Nkhereanye, Sam Salter, R. Isley) – 4:02

Track #1 contains samples from "Makings of You" as recorded by Gladys Knight & the Pips, written by Curtis Mayfield.
Tracks #1, 5 recorded at Brandon's Way Recording Studio, Los Angeles, CA; mixed at The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA
Track #2 recorded and mixed at The Chocolate Factory, Chicago, IL
Tracks #3, 7, 8 recorded at Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA; mixed at The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA
Tracks #4, 6, 9 recorded and mixed at SouthSide Studios, Atlanta, GA
Tracks #10, 11 recorded at Larrabee North, Los Angeles, CA; mixed at The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA
Mastered at Sterling Sound, NYC.

Personnel
The Isley Brothers
  • Ronald Isley – lead and backing vocals, production, executive producer
  • Ernie Isley – acoustic guitar (track 1), electric guitar (tracks 5, 10)
with
  • R. Kelly – lead and backing vocals (track 2), arrangements, producer
  • Donnie Lyle – guitar (track 2)
  • Big D – guitar (track 10)
  • Bob Robinson – additional keyboards (tracks 1, 5), arrangements, production
  • Rodney East – additional keyboards (tracks 2)
  • Tim Kelley – bass, keyboards & drums (tracks 1, 5), backing vocals (track 5), arrangements, production
  • Jermaine Dupri – rapping, producer
  • Manuel Seal – multi-instruments & backing vocals (tracks 7, 8), production
  • Troy Taylor – multi-instruments, arrangements, production (tracks 3, 10, 11)
  • Johnta Austin – backing vocals (tracks 4, 6, 9)
  • Kandy Isley – backing vocals (tracks 1, 5)
  • Ezekiel "Zeke" Lewis – production, backing vocals (tracks 10, 11)
  • Sam Salter – backing vocals (track 11)
  • Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith – executive producer

References
  1. Kellman, Andy. "The Isley Brothers - Baby Makin' Music (2006) album review credits & releases | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2019.


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