| I Wanna Be with You (Part 1) | |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Isley Brothers |
| Album: | Winner Takes All |
| B-Side: | I Wanna Be with You (Part 2) |
| Released: | 1979 |
| Genre: | R&B, funk |
| Length: | 6:21 (album version) 4:12 (single version) |
| Label: | T-Neck 2279 |
| Producer: | The Isley Brothers |
| Prev Title: | Groove with You |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
| Next Title: | It's a Disco Night (Rock Don't Stop) |
| Next Year: | 1979 |
"I Wanna Be with You (Part 1)" was a hit song by R&B/funk group The Isley Brothers. Released from the 1979 double LP, Winner Takes All, it reached number #1 on the U.S. R&B singles chart during the spring of that year. However, the single did not manage to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[1]
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