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There were essentially two Commodores -- the funk machine of the early '70s that kicked out such classics as "Machine Gun" and "Brick House," then the Lionel Richie-led smooth soulsters that glided to the top of the charts with such cuts as "Easy" and "Three Times a Lady." Motown's 2001 double disc collection Anthology very nearly splits those two phases in half, with the funk on the first disc and the balladeering on the second, with the important flaw of "Easy" showing up as the final number of the first disc. This is a bit of a hiccup in sequencing, but if the collection is just seen as sheer music, this satisfies, since it contains all the big hits -- both pop crossovers and R&B smashes -- along with some lesser-known sides and album tracks. For some, it may be a bit much, but for the serious fan, this is the set to get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Ronald LaPread, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Orange, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas McClary, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Milan Williams, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, Keyboards, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William King, Percussion, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1974 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - Milan Williams, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist - Jeffrey Bowen, ComposerLyricist - Walter Lee Orange, ComposerLyricist - William Roderick Miller, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Clayton Ivey, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Boyce, ComposerLyricist - Commodores, MainArtist - Terry Woodford, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1973 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Milan Williams, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1974 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - Cal Harris, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Cal Harris, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1975 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1976 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - Milan Williams, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Lee Orange, ComposerLyricist - William King Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
DISC 2
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist - Thomas Francis McClary, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, ComposerLyricist - Walter Orange, ComposerLyricist - Thomas McClary, ComposerLyricist - Milan Williams, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist - William King Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1977 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Orange, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas McClary, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Milan Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Harris, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Orange, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas McClary, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Milan Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Harris, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Ronald C. La Pread, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1978 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Orange, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas McClary, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Milan Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Harris, Mixer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Keyboards, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - William King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1978 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Harris, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Vocal Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, String Arranger, Rhythm Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Calvin Harris, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1979 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Milan Williams, ComposerLyricist - Lionel Richie, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Milan B. Williams, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer - Commodores, Producer, MainArtist - Darrell Jones, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1980 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1980 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ronald LaPread, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Walter Orange, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas McClary, Guitar, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Milan Williams, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Lionel Richie, Keyboards, Piano, Saxophone, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Hudson, ComposerLyricist - William King, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Shirley King, ComposerLyricist - William King Jr., ComposerLyricist
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Gene Page, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Calvin Harris, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lionel Richie, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, String Arranger, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1981 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Walter Orange, ComposerLyricist - James Anthony Carmichael, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Jane Clark, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Commodores, Producer, Recording Arranger, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harold Hudson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1982 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Wolf, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Franne Golde, Author - Martin Page, ComposerLyricist - Dennis Lambert, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Smith, Producer, Associate Producer - Milan Williams, Author - Commodores, MainArtist
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Peter Wolf, Producer, Associate Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dennis Lambert, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Smith, Producer, Associate Producer - Commodores, MainArtist - Francine Vicki Golde, ComposerLyricist - Walter Lee Orange, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1985 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
There were essentially two Commodores -- the funk machine of the early '70s that kicked out such classics as "Machine Gun" and "Brick House," then the Lionel Richie-led smooth soulsters that glided to the top of the charts with such cuts as "Easy" and "Three Times a Lady." Motown's 2001 double disc collection Anthology very nearly splits those two phases in half, with the funk on the first disc and the balladeering on the second, with the important flaw of "Easy" showing up as the final number of the first disc. This is a bit of a hiccup in sequencing, but if the collection is just seen as sheer music, this satisfies, since it contains all the big hits -- both pop crossovers and R&B smashes -- along with some lesser-known sides and album tracks. For some, it may be a bit much, but for the serious fan, this is the set to get.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 30 track(s)
- Total length: 02:29:49
- Main artists: The Commodores
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Motown
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2001 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 2001 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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