United is the 12th studio album by the Commodores, released on October 7, 1986 on Polydor Records.[3]
United | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | October 7, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | ||||
Length | 38:22 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Dennis Lambert | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
People | (favourable)[2] |
Overview
editThe album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. "Goin' to the Bank" and "Take It from Me" climbed to number two on Billboard's R&B singles charts. Another single, "United in Love," peaked at #22 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4][5][6][7]
Covers
editThe Commodores covered Peabo Bryson's "Let's Apologize" from his 1985 studio album Take No Prisoners.[8]
Track listing
editNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Goin' to the Bank" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:19 |
2. | "Take It from Me" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:00 |
3. | "United in Love" | Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | 4:27 |
4. | "Can't Dance All Night" | Jimmy Scott, Richard Feldman | 3:58 |
5. | "You're the Only Woman I Need" | Mick Leeson, Peter Vale | 4:43 |
6. | "Land of the Dreamer" | Dennis Lambert, J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds | 4:27 |
7. | "Talk to Me" | Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King | 4:44 |
8. | "I Wanna Rock You" | Karen "K-Dean" Cover, Milan Williams | 5:24 |
9. | "Let's Apologize" | Billy Steinberg, Gary Usher, Tom Kelly | 3:50 |
10. | "Serious Love" | Van Ross Redding, Harold Hudson, Walter Orange | 4:02 |
Personnel
editCommodores
- Walter Orange – drums, lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10), backing vocals (4), arrangements (10)
- J.D. Nicholas – rap (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6-9), backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
- William King – keyboards, arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7)
- Milan Williams – keyboards, arrangements (8), BGV arrangements (8)
Additional musicians
- Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1-4, 6), electronic programming (1-4, 6), arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6)
- Casey Young – special effects (1), keyboards (5, 9, 10), electronic programming (5, 9, 10)
- Greg Mathieson – keyboards (5, 10), arrangements (5, 9, 10)
- John Barnes – synthesizers (7, 8)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (7, 8)
- Harold Hudson – synthesizers (7, 8), arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7), backing vocals (7, 8)
- Sheldon Reynolds – guitars (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10), arrangements (2, 6), guitar synthesizer (6), backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 5, 9, 10)
- Dann Huff – guitars (4)
- Michael Thompson – guitars (9)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5, 7, 8, 10)
- Isaac Morris – arrangements (6), drum overdubs (7)
- Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (10)
- James Anthony Carmichael – arrangements (7, 8)
- Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6), rap (1)
- Dennis Lambert – backing vocals (1, 2), BGV arrangements (1, 2, 3)
- Phil Perry – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (1, 2)
- Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
- Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
- Bill Champlin – backing vocals (5, 9, 10)
- Jason Scheff – backing vocals (9, 10)
Production
edit- Dennis Lambert – producer (1-4, 6)
- Jeremy Smith – producer (1, 2, 6), recording (1, 2, 3, 6), mixing (1-4, 6)
- Greg Mathieson – producer (5, 9, 10)
- James Anthony Carmichael – producer (7, 8)
- Lloyd Tolbert – assistant producer (7, 8)
- Milan Williams – producer (8)
- Paul Ericksen – assistant engineer (1, 2, 6), mixing (3, 4), recording (4)
- Mick Guzauski – recording (5, 9, 10), mixing (5, 9, 10)
- Bino Espinoza – assistant engineer (5, 10)
- Don Murray – assistant engineer (5, 10)
- Calvin Harris – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8)
- Fred Law – additional recording (7, 8)
- Karen Siegel – assistant engineer (7, 8)
- Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, California).
- Bill Levy – art direction
- John Kosh – package design
- Chris Callis – photography
Charts
editAlbum
editCharts | ||||||
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Year | US Pop | US R&B | SWI | NL | SWE | GER |
1986 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 50 | 62 |
References
edit- ^ Henderson, Alex. "Commodores: United". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: United". people.com. People. December 1, 1986.
- ^ a b Commodores: United. Polydor Records. October 1986.
- ^ "Commodores: United". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Commodores: Goin' To The Bank (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Commodores: United in Love (Adult Contemporary Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Commodores: Take It From Me (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2018.
- ^ "Let's Apologize by Peabo Bryson". secondhandsongs.com.
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