Commodores 13

Commodores 13 is the tenth studio album by the Commodores, released in 1983 on Motown Records.[3]

Commodores 13
Studio album by Commodores
Released	September 1983
Recorded	1983
Genre	R&B
Length	35:20
Label	Motown
Producer	William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange, Milan Williams
Commodores chronology
In the Pocket (1981) Commodores 13 (1983) All the Great Love Songs (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Rolling Stone	[2]

Background

Commodores 13 was produced by William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange and Milan Williams.[3] Singers Vesta Williams and Melissa Manchester made guest appearances on the album.[3]

Track listing

Side one

1. "I'm in Love" (Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King) – 4:05
2. "Turn Off the Lights" (Shirley King, William King) – 4:20
3. "Nothing Like a Woman" (Hudson, Walter Orange) – 4:56
4. "Captured" (Linda McClary, Thomas McClary) – 4:37

Side two

1. "Touchdown" (Michael Dunlap, Orange) – 4:30
2. "Welcome Home" (Bill Champlin, T. McClary) – 4:20
3. "Ooo, Woman You" (Melissa Manchester, T. McClary) – 4:22
4. "Only You" (Milan Williams) – 4:10[3]

Personnel

Commodores

• Harold Hudson – lead vocals (1, 2, 6), vocal arrangements (1, 2, 3), rhythm arrangements (1, 2, 3), backing vocals (2), additional keyboards (3)
• William King – vocal arrangements (1, 2), rhythm arrangements (1, 2), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 6, 7), horns (2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
• Ronald LaPread – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3)
• Thomas McClary – lead guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), rhythm guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic guitar (4), electric guitar (4), rhythm arrangements (4, 6, 7), vocal arrangements (4, 6, 7), string arrangements (4, 6), horn arrangements (4, 6), guitar solo (6), lead vocals (7)
• Walter Orange – drums (1-8), lead vocals (3, 4, 5, 8), rhythm arrangements (3, 5), vocal arrangements (5)
• Milan Williams – keyboards (2-7), acoustic piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8), Oberheim synthesizer (8), rhythm arrangements (8), vocal arrangements (8), horn arrangements (8), string arrangements (8)

Additional musicians

• Michael Boddicker – acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1), synthesizers (1), synth bass (1), synth horns (6), synth strings (6), additional synthesizers (7)
• David Cochrane – backing vocals (1-7), synthesizers (5, 7), vocoder (5), additional guitar (8)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 3-8), vocal arrangements (6), acoustic piano (6), Fender Rhodes (6), synth bass (6)
• Michael Dunlap – additional guitar (3, 5), additional keyboards (5), rhythm arrangements (5), rhythm guitar (6), Moog synthesizer (7)
• Geno Findley – additional synthesizers (7)
• Michael Lang – additional keyboards (8)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – additional guitar (8)
• John Gilston – Simmons drums (7)
• Steve Schaeffer – additional drums (8)
• Paulinho Da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 7), effects (3)
• Rolene Marie Naveja – castanets (3)
• Bruce Miller – horn arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 8), string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
• Shirley King – rhythm arrangements (2), vocal arrangements (2)
• Gene Page – string arrangements (4), horn arrangements (4)
• Benjamin White – string arrangements (7)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (1)
• Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
• Tandia Brenda White – backing vocals (5)
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 6, 8)[3]
• Melissa Manchester – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Producers – William King (Tracks 1 & 2), Walter Orange (Tracks 3 & 5), Thomas McClary (Tracks 4, 6 & 7), Milan Williams (Track 8).
• Executive Recording and Mixing Engineer – Jane Clark
• Second Recording – Brian Leshon
• Additional Recording, Second Recording and Additional Mixing – Magic Moreno
• Additional Mixing – Norman Whitfield
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman
• Recorded and Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.
• Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California and The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California.
• Project Manager – Suzee Ikeda
• Art Direction – Terry Taylor
• Photography – Mark Sennet[3]

Chart positions

Chart (1983)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape	122
US Top R&B LPs	26

References

1. Henderson, Alex. Commodores – Commodores 13: Review at AllMusic
2. Marsh, Dave (December 23, 1983). "Reggae performed as pure music". Morning Olympian. Rolling Stone. p. 47 – via newsbank.com.
3. The Commodores: Commodores 13. Motown Records. September 1983.