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| Movin' On | ||||
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| Released | October 1975 | |||
| Recorded | 1975 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Length | 36:04 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores | |||
| The Commodores chronology | ||||
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Movin' On is the third studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1975.
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B− [1] |
The album reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and number seven on the R&B albums chart. The only single released from the album, "Sweet Love", a mid-tempo ballad about "the virtues of peace and harmony during troubled times," [2] reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976, making it the group's first top ten hit on the chart. However, the last track, "Cebu", became a staple on the "Quiet Storm" radio stations, and appeared as a B-side to two of their later singles, "Fancy Dancer" (1976) and "Only You" (1983).
Allmusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars. [3]
The cover artwork of the 2012 Van Halen album A Different Kind of Truth drew comparisons to that of Movin' On. [4]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hold On" | Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie | 4:16 |
| 2. | "Free" | McClary, Richie | 3:54 |
| 3. | "Mary, Mary" | Milan Williams | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Sweet Love" | Richie | 6:31 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "(Can I) Get a Witness" | Walter "Clyde" Orange | 5:01 |
| 2. | "Gimme My Mule" | Ronald LaPread | 5:05 |
| 3. | "Time" | William King, McClary | 3:21 |
| 4. | "Cebu" ((instrumental)) | McClary | 4:48 |
| Total length: | 36:04 | ||
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| Year | Chart positions [5] | ||
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| US | US R&B | Aus [6] | |
| 1975 | 29 | 7 | 80 |
| Year | Single | Chart positions [7] | ||
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| US | US R&B | US Dance | ||
| 1975 | "Gimme My Mule" | — | — | 11 |
| 1976 | "Sweet Love" | 5 | 2 | — |
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