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Commodores 13

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Commodores 13
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1983
Recorded1983
GenreR&B
Length35:20
LabelMotown
Producer
Commodores chronology
In the Pocket
(1981)
Commodores 13
(1983)
All the Great Love Songs
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rolling Stone[2]

Commodores 13 is the tenth studio album (and thirteenth overall, including two greatest-hits compilations and a live album) by the Commodores, released in 1983 on Motown Records.[3] It's also the first album by the band after the departure of Lionel Richie, who began his solo career in 1982.

Background

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Commodores 13 was produced by William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange and Milan Williams.[3] Singers Vesta Williams and Melissa Manchester made guest appearances on the album.[3]

Track listing

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Side one

  1. "I'm in Love" (Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King) – 4:05
  2. "Turn Off the Lights" (Shirley King, William King) – 4:20
  3. "Nothing Like a Woman" (Hudson, Walter Orange) – 4:56
  4. "Captured" (Linda McClary, Thomas McClary) – 4:37

Side two

  1. "Touchdown" (Michael Dunlap, Orange) – 4:30
  2. "Welcome Home" (Bill Champlin, Thomas McClary) – 4:20
  3. "Ooo, Woman You" (Melissa Manchester, Thomas McClary) – 4:22
  4. "Only You" (Milan Williams) – 4:10[3]

Personnel

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Commodores

  • Harold Hudson – lead vocals (1, 2, 6), rhythm & vocal arrangements (1, 2, 3), backing vocals (2), additional keyboards (3)
  • William King – rhythm & vocal arrangements (1, 2), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 6, 7), horns (2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
  • Ronald LaPread – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3)
  • Thomas McClary – lead & rhythm guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic & electric guitar (4), rhythm & vocal arrangements (4, 6, 7), horn & string arrangements (4, 6), guitar solo (6), lead vocals (7)
  • Walter Orange – drums (1–8), lead vocals (3, 4, 5, 8), rhythm arrangements (3, 5), vocal arrangements (5)
  • Milan Williams – keyboards (2–7), acoustic piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8), Oberheim synthesizer (8), rhythm & vocal arrangements (8), horn & string arrangements (8)

Additional musicians

  • Michael Boddicker – acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1), synthesizers (1), synth bass (1), synth horns (6), synth strings (6), additional synthesizers (7)
  • David Cochrane – backing vocals (1–7), synthesizers (5, 7), vocoder (5), additional guitar (8)
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 3–8), vocal arrangements (6), acoustic piano (6), Fender Rhodes (6), synth bass (6)
  • Michael Dunlap – additional guitar (3, 5), additional keyboards (5), rhythm arrangements (5), rhythm guitar (6), Moog synthesizer (7)
  • Geno Findley – additional synthesizers (7)
  • Michael Lang – additional keyboards (8)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – additional guitar (8)
  • John Gilston – Simmons drums (7)
  • Steve Schaeffer – additional drums (8)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 7), effects (3)
  • Rolene Marie Naveja – castanets (3)
  • Bruce Miller – horn & string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
  • Shirley King – rhythm & vocal arrangements (2)
  • Gene Page – horn & string arrangements (4)
  • Benjamin White – string arrangements (7)
  • Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (1)
  • Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
  • Tandia Brenda White – backing vocals (5)
  • Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 6, 8)[3]
  • Melissa Manchester – backing vocals (7)

Production

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  • Producers – William King (Tracks 1 & 2), Walter Orange (Tracks 3 & 5), Thomas McClary (Tracks 4, 6 & 7), Milan Williams (Track 8).
  • Executive Recording and Mixing Engineer – Jane Clark
  • Second Recording – Brian Leshon
  • Additional Recording, Second Recording and Additional Mixing – Magic Moreno
  • Additional Mixing – Norman Whitfield
  • Mastering – Bernie Grundman
  • Recorded and Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.
  • Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California and The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California.
  • Project Manager – Suzee Ikeda
  • Art Direction – Terry Taylor
  • Photography – Mark Sennet[3]

Charts

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Chart (1983) Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape 122
US Top R&B LPs 26

References

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  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. Commodores – Commodores 13: Review at AllMusic
  2. ^ Marsh, Dave (December 23, 1983). "Reggae performed as pure music". Morning Olympian. Rolling Stone. p. 47 – via newsbank.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e f The Commodores: Commodores 13. Motown Records. September 1983.