| Movin' On | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 36:04 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
| The Commodores chronology | ||||
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Movin' On is the third studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1975.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[1] |
The album reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and number seven on the R&B albums chart. The only single released from the album, "Sweet Love", a mid-tempo ballad about "the virtues of peace and harmony during troubled times,"[2] reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976, making it the group's first top ten hit on the chart. However, the last track, "Cebu", became a staple on the "Quiet Storm" radio stations, and appeared as a B-side to two of their later singles, "Fancy Dancer" (1976) and "Only You" (1983).
Allmusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars.[3]
The cover artwork of the 2012 Van Halen album A Different Kind of Truth drew comparisons to that of Movin' On.[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold On" | Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Free" | McClary, Richie | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Mary, Mary" | Milan Williams | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Sweet Love" | Richie | 6:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(Can I) Get a Witness" | Walter "Clyde" Orange | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Gimme My Mule" | Ronald LaPread | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Time" | William King, McClary | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Cebu" ((instrumental)) | McClary | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 36:04 | ||
Personnel
Commodores
- Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards
- Milan Williams – keyboards
- Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
- Ronald LaPread – bass
- Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion
- William King – trumpet
Additional personnel
Production
- Commodores – producers, arrangements
- James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
- Cal Harris – engineer, mixing, technical direction
- Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
- Peter Palombi – cover illustration
- Antonin Kratochvil – liner photography
Charts
| Year | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Aus[6] | |
| 1975 | 29 | 7 | 80 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1975 | "Gimme My Mule" | — | — | 11 |
| 1976 | "Sweet Love" | 5 | 2 | — |
References
- ↑ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
- ↑ Taylor, Marc (2001). A Touch of Classic Soul 2: The Late 1970s. Aloiv Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780965232876 – via Google Books.
- ↑ Movin' On at AllMusic
- ↑ Wardlaw, Matt (January 12, 2012). "Did Van Halen Borrow Their Album Cover From A Legendary Motown Band?". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
- ↑ "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.