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| Released | March 29, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Label | Commodores | |||
| Producer | Commodores | |||
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No Tricks is the fourteenth and latest studio album by the Commodores, released on March 29, 1993. At this point, the band had been reduced to the trio of Walter "Clyde" Orange, William King and J.D. Nicholas. The album did not chart.
| Tracks | Title | Composer | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "No Tricks" | J.D. Nicholas, Howie Rice | 5:02 |
| 2 | "Shut Up and Dance" | Thomas Dawson, Shirley King, William King | 4:18 |
| 3 | "Brick House '93" | William King, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Lionel Richie, Milan Williams | 4:13 |
| 4 | "Living on the Edge" | Betty Reynolds, Sheldon Reynolds | 4:16 |
| 5 | "Let's Get Busy" | Willie Hutch, J.D. Nicholas, Tyron Stanton | 3:40 |
| 6 | "Everything Reminds Me of You" | Jimmy George, Lou Pardini | 4:28 |
| 7 | "Missing You" | Chuck Cymone, J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds | 4:01 |
| 8 | "Lady, Don't Rock It" | Marshall Charloff, John Fields, J.D. Nicholas | 3:55 |
| 9 | "Your Smile" | Wayne Arnold, Walter Orange | 4:17 |
| 10 | "Take My Hand" | Sheila Jordan, Walter Orange | 4:24 |
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