In the Pocket (Commodores album) - Composition

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In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981. It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.[6]

In the Pocket

Studio album by

Commodores

Released

June 22, 1981

Studio

Web IV (Atlanta)
A&M (Hollywood)
Hitsville West (Hollywood)

Genre

Soul

Length

36:27

Label

Motown

Producer

James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores

Commodores chronology

Heroes
(1980)

In the Pocket
(1981)

Commodores 13
(1983)

Singles from Commodores

"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
Released: June 1981
"Oh No"
Released: September 1981

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[2]
Stereo Review	(favourable)[3][4]
The Village Voice	B−[5]

This album contained two hit singles, "Oh No" (U.S. #4) and "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (U.S. #8).

Track listing

Side One
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"	Shirley Hanna-King, Harold Hudson, William King	4:46
2.	"Saturday Night"	Hudson, Thomas McClary	5:00
3.	"Keep on Taking Me Higher"	Hudson, McClary	5:19
4.	"Oh No"	Lionel Richie	2:51

Side Two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why You Wanna Try Me"	David Cochrane, Richie	4:36
2.	"This Love"	Walter Orange	5:15
3.	"Been Loving You"	Orange	3:52
4.	"Lucy"	Richie	4:48

[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1981)	Peak position
Australia Albums (Kent Music Report)[7]	48
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8]	21
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[9]	45
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[10]	25
UK Albums (OCC)[11]	69
US Billboard 200[12]	13
US Top R&B Albums (Billboard)[13]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (1981)	Position
US Billboard 200[14]	97
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15]	46

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
United States	RIAA	1981	Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[16]

Personnel

Commodores

Lionel Richie – vocals, pianos, keyboards, saxophones
Milan Williams – keyboards, vocals
Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
Ronald LaPread – bass, vocals
Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion[6]
William King – trumpet

Additional personnel

David Cochrane – keyboards, guitars, saxophones
Harold Hudson – keyboards, trumpet, vocals
Darrell Jones – guitars
James Anthony Carmichael – horn and string arrangements
Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (4, 8)

Production

Commodores – producers, arrangements
James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
Calvin Harris – recording, mixing
Jane Clark – additional engineer
Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Ed Seay – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Richard Well – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
Skip Cottrell – assistant engineer (4, 8)
Bernie Grundman – mastering
Johnny Lee – art direction, design
David Alexander – photography
Suzee Ikeda – project manager

References

Henderson, Alex. "Commodores: In the Pocket". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 157.
Garland, Phyl (December 1981). "Commodores: In The Pocket" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 46, no. 12. Stereo Review. p. 84.
Garland, Phyl (December 1981). "Commodores: In The Pocket" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 46, no. 12. Stereo Review. p. 85.
Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Album Commodores: In the Pocket". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
Commodores: In The Pocket. Motown Records. 1981.
Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Commodores – In The Pocket" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Charts.nz – Commodores – In The Pocket". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Swedishcharts.com – Commodores – In The Pocket". Hung Medien. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Commodores | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Commodores, TLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Commodores, BLP". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1981". Billboard. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
"Commodores: In The Pocket". riaa.com. RIAA.

v t e Commodores
William King Walter Orange J. D. Nicholas Milan Williams Thomas McClary Lionel Richie Andre Callahan Michael Gilbert Ronald LaPread James Ingram Skyler Jett Sheldon Reynolds
Albums	Machine Gun Caught in the Act Movin' On Hot on the Tracks Commodores Commodores Live! Natural High Midnight Magic Heroes In the Pocket Commodores 13 Nightshift United Rock Solid Commodores Christmas No Tricks
Singles	"Slippery When Wet" "Sweet Love" "Just to Be Close to You" "Easy" "Brick House" "Too Hot ta Trot" "Three Times a Lady" "Sail On" "Still" "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" "Oh No" "Nightshift" "Take It from Me"
Compilations	Greatest Hits The Very Best of The Commodores (1995 album) Gold
Related	Discography

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