Hot on the Tracks

Studio album by Commodores

Released

June 1976

Recorded

1976 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA

Genre

Soul, funk

Length

38:25

Label

Motown

Producer

James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores

Commodores chronology

Movin' On
(1975)

Hot on the Tracks
(1976)

Commodores
(1977)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976. It includes the Top Ten single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first to make top the R&B albums chart, where it stayed for six non-consecutive weeks, and peaked two positions below the Top 10 on the pop albums chart.

Track listing

Side One

"Let's Get Started" - (Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, William King) – 3:55
"Girl, I Think the World About You" - (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:33
"High On Sunshine" - (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:25
"Just to Be Close to You" - (Lionel Richie) – 6:23

Side Two

"Fancy Dancer" (Lionel Richie, Ronald La Pread) – 3:51
"Come Inside" (Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary) – 4:26
"Thumpin' Music" (William King) – 3:26
"Captain Quickdraw" (Milan Williams) – 4:20
"Can't Let You Tease Me" (Walter Orange) – 3:18

Personnel

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

Charts

Year	Chart positions^[2]
Year	US	US R&B
1976	12	1

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[3]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"Just to Be Close to You"	7	1	—
1976	"Let's Get Started"	—	—	3
1977	"Fancy Dancer"	39	9	33

References

↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r4383/review
↑ "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
↑ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.

External links

Commodores-Hot On The Tracks at Discogs

Commodores

William King Walter Orange J.D. Nicholas Milan Williams Thomas McClary Lionel Richie Andre Callahan Michael Gilbert Ronald LaPread James Ingram Skyler Jett Sheldon Reynolds

Albums	Machine Gun (1974) Caught in the Act (1975) Movin' On (1975) Hot on the Tracks (1976) Commodores (1977) Commodores Live! (1977) Natural High (1978) Midnight Magic (1979) Heroes (1980) In the Pocket (1981) Commodores 13 (1983) Nightshift (1985) United (1986) Rock Solid (1988) Commodores Christmas (1992) No Tricks (1993)

Singles	"Slippery When Wet" (1975) "Just to Be Close to You" (1976) "Easy" (1977) "Brick House" (1977) "Too Hot ta Trot" (1978) "Three Times a Lady" (1978) "Sail On" (1979) "Still" (1979) "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981) "Oh No" (1981) "Nightshift" (1985) "Take It From Me" (1987)

Categories	Albums Songs

Book:Commodores

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