Fancy Dancer (song)

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"Fancy Dancer"
Single by Commodores
from the album Hot on the Tracks
B-side "Cebu"
Released1977
Genre R&B, funk
Length3:40
Label Motown
Songwriters Ronald LaPread, Lionel Richie
Producer James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores singles chronology
"Just to Be Close to You"
(1976)		"Fancy Dancer"
(1977)		"Easy"
(1977)

"Fancy Dancer" is a song by American funk/R&B band Commodores, released as a single in 1977 on Motown Records. [1] The song peaked at No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart. [2] [3]

Critical reception

Jason Elias of AllMusic remarked, "With a hot woman as its muse, "Fancy Dancer" has a sound and arrangement that's the aural equivalent of the woman gyrating on the dancefloor. This track, like most of their pre-1981 funkier tracks, seemed to embody a randy nature, different than the Bar-Keys but just as potent in a relaxed and adventurous way". [4]

Alex Petridis of The Guardian commented, "it's less celebrated than Brick House, but just as funky, in a low-slung way." [5]

References

  1. ↑ The Commodores (1977). Fancy Dancer (single). Motown Records.
  2. ↑ "Hot Soul Singles" (PDF). Billboard . February 5, 1977. p. 40. Retrieved October 6, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  3. ↑ "Hot 100" (PDF). Billboard . February 19, 1977. Retrieved October 6, 2025– via worldradiohistory.com.
  4. ↑ Elias, Jason. "The Commodores - Fancy Dancer". AllMusic . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
  5. ↑ Petridis, Alex (February 16, 2024). "Easy to choose? Lionel Richie's greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian . Retrieved October 6, 2025.
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