music.wikisort.org - CompositionIn 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]
1981 studio album by Commodores
In the Pocket |
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Released | June 22, 1981 |
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Genre | Soul |
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Length | 36:27 |
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Label | Motown |
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Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores |
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Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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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 OneTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" | Shirley Hanna-King, Harold Hudson, William King | 4:46 |
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2. | "Saturday Night" | Hudson, Thomas McClary | 5:00 |
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3. | "Keep on Taking Me Higher" | Hudson, McClary | 5:19 |
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4. | "Oh No" | Lionel Richie | 2:51 |
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Side TwoTitle | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Why You Wanna Try Me" | David Cochrane, Richie | 4:36 |
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2. | "This Love" | Walter Orange | 5:15 |
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3. | "Been Loving You" | Orange | 3:52 |
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4. | "Lucy" | Richie | 4:48 |
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Charts
Certifications
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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.
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- Walter Orange
- J. D. Nicholas
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