Live! (Commodores album)

Commodores Live!
Commodores Live!
Live album by Commodores
Released	October 1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Funk, soul
Length	1:13:01
Label	Motown
Producer	Commodores, James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Live!, or Commodores Live!, is a live album by the American band Commodores, released in 1977. The album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart.^[2]

The album was recorded during the Commodores' 1976–1977 coast-to-coast US tour, primarily during their Atlanta and Washington D.C. shows. The last track, "Too Hot ta Trot", is a studio recording.

Track listing

Motown – M7-902R1^[3]

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Won't You Come Dance With Me"	Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie	3:36
2.	"Slippery When Wet"	Thomas McClary, Walter Orange	3:00
3.	"Come Inside"	Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie	3:12
4.	"Just to Be Close to You"	Lionel Richie	7:17

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Funny Feelings"	Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie	5:16
2.	"Fancy Dancer"	Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread	4:44
3.	"Sweet Love"	Lionel Richie	8:39

Side three
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Zoom"	Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie	10:00
2.	"Easy"	Lionel Richie	7:23

Side four
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Feel Sanctified"	Jeffrey Bowen, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams	2:58
2.	"Brick House"	William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams	11:18
3.	"Too Hot Ta Trot"	William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams	5:38
Total length:			1:13:01

Charts

Year	Chart	Peak position
1977	US Billboard Top LPs & Tape^[2]	3
	US Billboard Top Soul LPs^[2]	2
	Holland^[4]	7
	New Zealand^[5]	8

References

^ "Commodores Live! - Commodores". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Commodores Live! - Commodores - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.
^ "Commodores – Natural High". Discogs. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
^ "The Commodores: Live!". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
^ "The Commodores: Live!". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.

External links

Commodores Live! at Discogs

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[1] "Commodores Live! - Commodores". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[allmusic-awards-2] "Commodores Live! - Commodores - Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-04-30.

[3] "Commodores – Natural High". Discogs. Retrieved July 23, 2018.

[4] "The Commodores: Live!". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.

[5] "The Commodores: Live!". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.

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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
Compilations	Greatest Hits Love Songs All the Great Hits The Very Best of Commodores The Very Best of The Commodores Gold
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" "Painted Picture" "Only You" "Nightshift" "Janet" "Goin' to the Bank" "Take It from Me"
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