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| Released | October 7, 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
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| Length | 38:22 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Dennis Lambert | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
| People | (favourable) [2] |
United is the 12th studio album by the Commodores, released on October 7, 1986 on Polydor Records. [3]
The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. "Goin' to the Bank" climbed to number two on Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. "Take It from Me" peaked at No. 38 on the US Billboard R&B singles chart. Another single, "United in Love", peaked at No. 22 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. [4] [5] [6] [7]
The Commodores covered Peabo Bryson's "Let's Apologize" from his 1985 studio album Take No Prisoners . [8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Goin' to the Bank" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:19 |
| 2. | "Take It from Me" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:00 |
| 3. | "United in Love" | Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Can't Dance All Night" | Jimmy Scott, Richard Feldman | 3:58 |
| 5. | "You're the Only Woman I Need" | Mick Leeson, Peter Vale | 4:43 |
| 6. | "Land of the Dreamer" | Dennis Lambert, J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Talk to Me" | Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King | 4:44 |
| 8. | "I Wanna Rock You" | Karen "K-Dean" Cover, Milan Williams | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Let's Apologize" | Billy Steinberg, Gary Usher, Tom Kelly | 3:50 |
| 10. | "Serious Love" | Van Ross Redding, Harold Hudson, Walter Orange | 4:02 |
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| Year | US Pop | US R&B | SWI | NL | SWE | GER |
| 1986 | 101 | 17 | 28 [9] | 44 [10] | 50 | 62 [11] |
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