United (Commodores album)

United is the 12th studio album by the Commodores, released on October 7, 1986 on Polydor Records.[3]

United
Studio album by
Commodores
ReleasedOctober 7, 1986
Recorded1986
Studio
GenreFunk, soul, R&B
Length38:22
LabelPolydor
ProducerDennis Lambert
Commodores chronology
Nightshift
(1985)		 United
(1986)		 Rock Solid
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
People(favourable)[2]

Overview

The album rose to number 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. "Goin' to the Bank" and "Take It from Me" climbed to number two on Billboard's R&B singles charts. Another single, "United in Love," peaked at #22 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4][5][6][7]

Covers

The Commodores covered Peabo Bryson's "Let's Apologize" from his 1985 studio album Take No Prisoners.[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Goin' to the Bank"Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde4:19
2."Take It from Me"Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde4:00
3."United in Love"Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel4:27
4."Can't Dance All Night"Jimmy Scott, Richard Feldman3:58
5."You're the Only Woman I Need"Mike Leeson, Peter Vale4:43
6."Land of the Dreamer"Dennis Lambert, J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds4:43
7."Talk to Me"Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King4:44
8."I Wanna Rock You"Karen "K-Dean" Cover, Milan Williams5:24
9."Let's Apologize"Billy Steinberg, Gary Usher, Tom Kelly3:50
10."Serious Love"Van Ross Redding, Harold Hudson, Walter Orange4:02

[3]

Personnel
  • Walter Orange – lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10), backing vocals (4), arrangements (10)
  • J.D. Nicholas – rap (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6-9), backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
  • Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1-4, 6), electronic programming (1-4, 6), arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6)
  • Casey Young – special effects (1), keyboards (5, 9, 10), electronic programming (5, 9, 10)
  • Greg Mathieson – keyboards (5, 10), arrangements (5, 9, 10)
  • John Barnes – synthesizers (7, 8)
  • Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (7, 8)
  • Harold Hudson – synthesizers (7, 8), arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7), backing vocals (7, 8)
  • Sheldon Reynolds – guitar (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10), arrangements (2, 6), guitar synthesizer (6), backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
  • Paul Jackson Jr. – guitar (3, 5, 9, 10)
  • Dann Huff – guitar (4)
  • Michael Thompson – guitar (9)
  • Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5, 7, 8, 10)
  • Isaac Morris – arrangements (6), drum overdubs (7)
  • Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (10)
  • James Anthony Carmichael – arrangements (7, 8)
  • William King – arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7)
  • Milan Williams – arrangements (8), BGV arrangements (8)
  • Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6), rap (1)
  • Dennis Lambert – backing vocals (1, 2), BGV arrangements (1, 2, 3)
  • Phil Perry – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (1, 2)
  • Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
  • Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
  • Bill Champlin – backing vocals (5, 9, 10)
  • Jason Scheff – backing vocals (9, 10)

Production
  • Dennis Lambert – producer (1-4, 6)
  • Jeremy Smith – producer (1, 2, 6), recording (1, 2, 3, 6), mixing (1-4, 6)
  • Greg Mathieson – producer (5, 9, 10)
  • James Anthony Carmichael – producer (7, 8)
  • Lloyd Tolbert – assistant producer (7, 8)
  • Milan Williams – producer (8)
  • Paul Ericksen – assistant engineer (1, 2, 6), mixing (3, 4), recording (4)
  • Mick Guzauski – recording (5, 9, 10), mixing (5, 9, 10)
  • Bino Espinoza – assistant engineer (5, 10)
  • Don Murray – assistant engineer (5, 10)
  • Calvin Harris – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8)
  • Fred Law – additional recording (7, 8)
  • Karen Siegel – assistant engineer (7, 8)
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, California).
  • Bill Levy – art direction
  • John Kosh – package design
  • Chris Callis – photography
gollark: Tux1 antimemetically said I could.
gollark: ↓ Tux1, on video
gollark: ↓ captured image of tux1
gollark: Not sure that's true by any reasonable definition but "okay".
gollark: Great?

References
  1. Henderson, Alex. "Commodores: United". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
  2. "Picks and Pans Review: United". people.com. People. December 1, 1986.
  3. Commodores: United. Polydor Records. October 1986.
  4. "Commodores: United". Billboard.com.
  5. "Commodores: Goin' To The Bank (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  6. "Commodores: United in Love (Adult Contemporary Songs)". Billboard.com.
  7. "Commodores: Take It From Me (Hot R&B Songs)". Billboard.com.
  8. "Let's Apologize by Peabo Bryson". secondhandsongs.com.


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