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Commodores 
Studio album by Commodores Released March 1977 Recorded 1976-77 Genre Funk, Soul Length 38:22 Label Motown Records Producer James Anthony Carmichael The Commodores Commodores chronology Hot on the Tracks
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(1978)Commodores is a self-titled album released in 1977 by the Commodores. The album spent eight weeks atop the R&B/Soul Albums chart as their second album to do so, and was their first Top 5 Pop Album.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic 
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The band employed a variety of musical stylings for the album, highlighted by the popular sex anthem "Brick House". With Walter Orange's squeaking/growling voice on the lead, and Ronald LaPread's roundtone bassline, this cut peaked on the U.S. Hot 100 at #5, and the U.S. R&B Chart at #4. As their second single, "Brick House" helped propel the Commodores into the spotlight as a premier R&B act.In contrast to "Brick House", "Easy" is a pop-souls ballad featuring mellow vocals by Lionel Richie with a Southern country twist. A famous cover of "Easy" was done by the band Faith No More.
"Zoom" is one of the Commodores best known tunes despite not being released as a single in the US. It reached #38 on the UK singles chart. [2] Fergie sampled "Zoom" in her song "All That I Got (The Make-Up Song)" from the album The Dutchess.
In the UK this album was released as "Zoom" on Tamla Motown STML 12057.
Track listing
- Squeeze the Fruit - (Walter Orange) 3:00
- Funny Feelings - (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) 4:51
- Heaven Knows - (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) 4:41
- Zoom - (Lionel Richie, Ronald La Pread) 6:43
- Won't You Come Dance With Me - (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) 3:47
- Brick House - (Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, William King) 3:27
- Funky Situation - (William King) 3:39
- Patch It Up - (Milan Williams) 3:58
- Easy - (Lionel Richie) 4:16
Charts
Year Album Chart positions[3] US US
R&B1977 Commodores 3 1 Singles
Year Single Chart positions[4] US US
R&BUS
Dance1977 "Brick House" 5 4 34 "Easy" 4 1 — See also
- List of number-one R&B albums of 1977 (U.S.)
External links
References
- ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4384/review
- ^ Zoom Songfacts
- ^ "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3948/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ^ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p3948/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
Walter Orange · William King · J.D. Nicholas
Lionel Richie · Thomas McClary · Ronald LaPread · Milan Williams · Sheldon Reynolds · Harold Hudson · Skyler JettAlbums Machine Gun (1974) · Caught in the Act (1975) · Movin' On (1975) · Hot on the Tracks (1976) · Commodores (1977) · Natural High (1978) · Midnight Magic (1979) · Heroes (1980) · In the Pocket (1981) · Commodores 13 (1983) · Nightshift (1985) · United (1986) · Rock Solid (1988) · Commodores Christmas (1992) · No Tricks (1993)
Singles "Slippery When Wet" (1975) · "Just to Be Close to You" (1976) · "Easy" (1977) · "Brick House" (1977) · "Too Hot ta Trot" (1978) · "Three Times a Lady" (1978) · "Still" (1979) · "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981) · "Nightshift" (1985) · "Take It From Me" (1987)
Categories Albums · Songs
Categories:- Commodores albums
- 1977 albums
- Motown albums
- Rhythm and blues albums
- Soul albums
- Funk albums
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