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Movin' On (Commodores album)

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Movin' On
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 1975
Recorded1975
GenreSoul, funk
Length36:04
LabelMotown
ProducerJames Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
The Commodores chronology
Caught in the Act
(1975)
Movin' On
(1975)
Hot on the Tracks
(1976)
Singles from Movin' On
  1. "Gimme My Mule"
    Released: 1975
  2. "Sweet Love"
    Released: 1975

Movin' On is the third studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1975.

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Christgau's Record GuideB−[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]

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Hold On"Thomas McClary, Lionel Richie4:16
2."Free"McClary, Richie3:54
3."Mary, Mary"Milan Williams4:08
4."Sweet Love"Richie6:31
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."(Can I) Get a Witness"Walter "Clyde" Orange5:01
2."Gimme My Mule"Ronald LaPread5:05
3."Time"William King, McClary3:21
4."Cebu" ((instrumental))McClary4:48
Total length:36:04

Personnel

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Commodores

Additional personnel

Production

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  • Commodores – producers, arrangements
  • James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
  • Cal Harris – engineer, mixing, technical direction
  • Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
  • Peter Palombi – cover illustration
  • Antonin Kratochvil – liner photography

Charts

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Year Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B
Aus[6]
1975 29 7 80

Singles

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Year Single Chart positions[7]
US US
R&B
US
Dance
1975 "Gimme My Mule" 11
1976 "Sweet Love" 5 2

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
  2. ^ Taylor, Marc (2001). A Touch of Classic Soul 2: The Late 1970s. Aloiv Publishing. p. 84. ISBN 9780965232876 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Hot on the Tracks - Commodores | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved Jul 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Wardlaw, Matt (January 12, 2012). "Did Van Halen Borrow Their Album Cover From A Legendary Motown Band?". Ultimate Classic Rock. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "The Commodores US albums chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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