In the Pocket (Commodores album)

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In the Pocket
File:The Commodores In the Pocket.jpg
Studio album by Commodores
Released June 22, 1981
Genre Soul
Length 36:27
Label Motown
Producer James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores chronology
Heroes
(1980)Heroes1980		 In the Pocket
(1981)		 Commodores 13
(1983)Commodores 131983
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 2.5/5 stars [1]

In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981. It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.[2]

This album contained two hit singles, "Oh No" (U.S. #4) and "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (U.S. #8).

Track listing

Side One [2]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"   Shirley Hanna-King, Harold Hudson, William King 4:46
2. "Saturday Night"   Hudson, Thomas McClary 5:00
3. "Keep on Taking Me Higher"   Hudson, McClary 5:19
4. "Oh No"   Lionel Richie 2:51
Side Two [2]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Why You Wanna Try Me"   David Cochrane, Richie 4:36
2. "This Love"   Walter Orange 5:15
3. "Been Loving You"   Orange 3:52
4. "Lucy"   Richie 4:48

Personnel

  • Lionel Richie - vocals, piano, keyboards, saxophone
  • Thomas McClary - vocals, guitar
  • Milan Williams - keyboards
  • Ronald LaPread - bass guitar
  • William King - trumpet
  • Walter Orange - drums, vocals, percussion

References

  1. ↑ In the Pocket at AllMusic
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