All the Great Hits (Commodores album)

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All the Great Hits
All The Great Hits Commodores Album Cover.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedNovember 5, 1982 (1982-11-05) [1]
Genre
Length37:09
Label Motown
Producer James Anthony Carmichael, The Commodores

All the Great Hits is a compilation album by the Commodores, released in 1982 by Motown Records. [2] It consisted of Commodores hit singles, including the number-one hits "Three Times a Lady" and "Still", [3] along with two new songs, "Painted Picture" and "Reach High". The record was certified RIAA gold on May 8, 1985, for selling over 500,000 copies. [4]

Contents

Track listing

Side one

  1. "Painted Picture" – 4:55
  2. "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" – 4:01
  3. "Sail On" – 3:58
  4. "Still" – 3:43
  5. "Machine Gun" – 2:41

Side two

  1. "Brick House" – 3:26
  2. "Easy" – 4:15
  3. "Oh No" – 3:00
  4. "Three Times a Lady" – 3:35
  5. "Reach High" – 3:35

Production

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  2. "Commodores - All the Great Hits". Discogs . Retrieved 2022-02-28.
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  4. "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2022-02-28.