Live! (Commodores album)

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Commodores Live!
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ReleasedOctober 1977
Recorded1977
Genre Funk, soul
Length1:13:01
Label Motown
Producer Commodores, James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores chronology
Commodores
(1977)
Commodores Live!
(1977)
Natural High
(1978)
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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]

Contents

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.TitleWriter(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 Richie3:12
4."Just to Be Close to You"Lionel Richie7:17
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Funny Feelings"Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie5:16
2."Fancy Dancer"Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread 4:44
3."Sweet Love"Lionel Richie8:39
Side three
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Zoom"Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie10:00
2."Easy"Lionel Richie7:23
Side four
No.TitleWriter(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 Williams11:18
3."Too Hot Ta Trot"William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams5:38
Total length:1:13:01

Charts

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

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  2. 1 2 3 "Commodores Live! - Commodores - Awards". AllMusic . Retrieved 2015-04-30.
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  5. "The Commodores: Live!". charts.nz. Official New Zealand Music Chart.