Hot on the Tracks
| Hot on the Tracks | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1976 | |||
| Studio | Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA | |||
| Genre | Pop, Adult Contemporary, dance, disco, funk | |||
| Length | 38:25 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
| Commodores chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Hot on the Tracks | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1][2] |
Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976. It includes the Top Ten pop single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first #1 album on the R&B albums chart.
Covers and samples
"Girl, I Think the World About You" was sampled by De La Soul featuring the Jungle Brothers and Q Tip. "High On Sunshine" was also covered by The 5th Dimension and sampled by De La Soul and by Fat Joe.[3][4]
Track listing
Side One
- "Let's Get Started" – (Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, William King) – 3:55
- "Girl, I Think the World About You" – (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:33
- "High on Sunshine" – (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:25
- "Just to Be Close to You" – (Lionel Richie) – 6:23
Side Two
- "Fancy Dancer" (Lionel Richie, Ronald La Pread) – 3:51
- "Come Inside" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:26
- "Thumpin' Music" (William King) – 3:26
- "Captain Quickdraw" (Milan Williams) – 4:20
- "Can't Let You Tease Me" (Walter Orange) – 3:18
Personnel
Commodores
- Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards
- Milan Williams – keyboards
- Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
- Ronald LaPread – bass
- Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion
- William King – trumpet
Additional personnel
- Cal Harris – synthesizers
Production
- Commodores – producers, arrangements
- James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
- Benjamin Ashburn – executive producer, management
- Cal Harris – recording, mixing
- Jane Clark – assistant engineer
- Jack Andrews – mastering
- Suzee Ikeda – project manager
- Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
- Michael Steirnagle – illustration
Charts
| Year | Chart positions[5] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| US | US R&B |
Aus[6] | |
| 1976 | 12 | 1 | 93 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | ||
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| US | US R&B |
US Dance | ||
| 1976 | "Just to Be Close to You" | 7 | 1 | — |
| "Let's Get Started" | — | — | 3 | |
| 1977 | "Fancy Dancer" | 39 | 9 | 33 |
See also
References
- ^ "Hot on the Tracks - Commodores | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "COMMODORES". Officialcharts.com. Aug 24, 1974. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
- ^ "Hot on the Tracks by The Commodores". Secondhandsongs.com.
- ^ "The Commodores". The-breaks.com.
- ^ "The Commodores US albums chart history". AllMusic. 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. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
