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Commodores

Band, *1968 US, Tuskegee, Alabama
R&B/Soul

The Commodores are an American funk/soul band, which was at its peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for The Jackson 5 while on tour.

     
Members
PortraitLionel Richie
voc, bvoc *1949 US
PortraitWilliam King
key, bvoc *1949 US
PortraitMilan Williams
key *1948 US
PortraitRonald LaPread
b, bvoc *1949 US
PortraitThomas McClary
voc, acg *1949 US
PortraitJ.D. Nicholas
voc, bvoc
PortraitWalter Orange
voc, dr, bvoc *1946 US
Kevin Smith
voc
Popular Tracks   
Easy on Commodores by Commodores
Brick House on Commodores by Commodores
Nightshift on Nightshift by Commodores
Three Times A Lady on All The Great Love Songs by Commodores
Still on All The Great Love Songs by Commodores
Lady (You Bring Me Up) on In The Pocket by Commodores
Three Times A Lady on Natural High by Commodores
Sail On on All The Great Love Songs by Commodores
Machine Gun on Machine Gun by Commodores
Zoom on Commodores by Commodores

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Band Membership
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
CollectedCommodores2018Album
Girl, I Think The World About You / OutstandingCommodores / The Gap Band2016Single
Coleção Folha Soul & Blues 9Commodores2015Compil.
With Love From...Commodores2015Compil.
Lo Mejor De... CommodoresCommodores2014Compil.
IconCommodores2013Compil.
Praise Jahovia / EasyKanye West & Mr. Vegas & Konshens / Commodores2012Single
Lionel Richie & CommodoresLionel Richie & Commodores2011Compil.
Love SongsCommodores2009Compil.
The Definitive CollectionCommodores2009Compil.
Lionel Richie And The CommodoresLionel Richie And Commodores2008Compil.
16 KlassikerLionel Richie, Commodores2007Compil.
The Essential CollectionCommodores2007Compil.
Colour CollectionCommodores2006Compil.
GoldLionel Richie / Commodores2006Compil.
A Groovy Thing / The Assembly LinePeople's Choice / Commodores2006Single
To GoCommodores2006Album
Soul LegendsLionel Richie & Commodores2006Compil.
Jazz FunkCommodores2005Compil.
GoldCommodores2005Compil.
The Best Of CommodoresCommodores2004Album
Keep On Dancing / Getting The CornersCommodores / The T.S.U. Toronadoes2004Single
CommodoresCommodores2004Compil.
Audiophile CollectionLionel Richie & Commodores2003Compil.
CollectionCommodores Feat. Lionel Richie2003Album
The Definitive CollectionLionel Richie & Commodores2003Compil.
The CollectionCommodores2002Compil.
AnthologyCommodores2001Compil.
Commodores Featuring Lionel Richie 36 All Time Greatest HitsCommodores2000Compil.
Early Gold And New SpinsCommodores2000Compil.
The Best Of SoulThe Real Thing / Kool & The Gang / Commodores2000Compil.
CommodoresCommodores2000Compil.
The CommodoresCommodores1999Compil.
The Real ThingCommodores1998Compil.
This Is ForeverCommodores1998Compil.
Live!Commodores1998Album
Brickhouse CutsCommodores1998Single
Still / EasyCommodores1998Single
The Ultimate CollectionCommodores1997Compil.
Got To Give It Up / Brick House / All Night LongMarvin Gaye / Commodores / Mary Jane Girls1997Album
Master seriesCommodores1996Compil.
The Commodores SamplerCommodores1996Compil.
Commodores / Sam & DaveCommodores / Sam & Dave1996Compil.
The Great CommodoresCommodores1996Compil.
The Very Best OfCommodores1996Compil.
The Motown Anthology Series The CommodoresGladys Knight And The Pips / Rare Earth / Commodores1995Compil.
The Best OfCommodores1995Compil.
The Best Of The CommodoresCommodores1995Compil.
The Very Best OfCommodores1995Compil.
The Best Of The CommodoresCommodores1995Compil.
The Very BestCommodores1995Compil.
Rise UpCommodores1994Compil.
The Best Of CommodoresCommodores1994Compil.
CommodoresCommodores1994Compil.
GoldCommodores1994Compil.
The Very Best OfCommodores1994Compil.
Brick House '94Commodores1994Album
Oh NoCommodores1993Single
Three Times A Lady • Brick HouseCommodores1993Compil.
The CommodoresCommodores1993Compil.
Rise UpCommodores1993Single
Everything Reminds Me Of You (From Commodores XX No Tricks)Commodores1993Single
Everything Reminds Me Of YouCommodores1993Single
XX No TricksCommodores1992Album
Commodores Hits Volume IICommodores1992Compil.
Commodores ChristmasCommodores1992Album
Commodores Hits Volume 1Commodores1992Compil.
Commodores Hits Vol. I & IICommodores1992Compil.
ChristmasCommodores1992Single
Commodores In BrazilCommodores1990Compil.
Het Beste VanCommodores1990Compil.
Soul FeverJunior Walker & The All Stars / Commodores1989Compil.
GrripCommodores1989Album
Nella Casa C'era / Goin' To The BankZucchero / Commodores1989Single
HomelessCommodores1988Album
Rock SolidCommodores1988Album
SolitaireCommodores1988Single
EasyCommodores1988Album
Victory / Going To The BankKool & The Gang / Commodores1987Album
Flying HighCommodores1986Compil.
Goin' To The BankCommodores1986Album
Heroes / CommodoresCommodores1986Compil.
United In LoveCommodores1986Single
Goin' To The BankCommodores1986Album
Hot On The Tracks / In The PocketCommodores1986Compil.
Natural High / Midnight MagicCommodores1986Compil.
Take It From MeCommodores1986Album
Classic CommodoresCommodores1986Compil.
UnitedCommodores1986Album
NightshiftCommodores1985Album
The Very Best Of CommodoresCommodores1985Compil.
Nightshift / Bella Più Di MeCommodores / Cristiano De André1985Single
Motown LeyendasCommodores1985Compil.
The Best Of CommodoresCommodores1985Compil.
Animal InstinctCommodores1985Single
JanetCommodores1985Single
Nightshift (The Best Of The Commodores)Commodores1985Compil.
The Best Of CommodoresCommodores1985Compil.
14 Greatest HitsCommodores1984Compil.
The History Of Rock (Volume Twenty Four)The Temptations / The Jackson 5 / Commodores / Marvin Gaye1984Compil.
All The Great Love SongsCommodores1984Compil.
NightshiftCommodores1984Single
ClassicsCommodores1984Compil.
Nightshift / Animal InstinctCommodores1984Single
Reach High / Dancing In The MadnessCommodores / Secret Service1983Single
UprisingCommodores1983Album
Commodores 13Commodores1983Album
Only You / CebuCommodores1983Single
AnthologyCommodores1983Compil.
PortraitCommodores1983Compil.
Bottom's Up / Brick HouseThe Chi-Lites / Commodores1983Album
LadyCommodores1983Compil.
Turn Off The LightsCommodores1982Album
Machine Gun / I Feel SanctifiedCommodores1982Single
Love SongsCommodores1982Compil.
The Best Of CommodoresCommodores1982Compil.
All The Great HitsCommodores1982Compil.
CommodoresCommodores1982Single
Painted Picture / Reach HighCommodores1982Single
Reach HighCommodores1982Single
Painted PictureCommodores1982Single
Oh No / Lovin' YouCommodores1981Single
BalladeCommodores1981Compil.
Oh NoCommodores1981Single
Why You Wanna Try Me / X-Rated MovieCommodores1981Single
Lady (You Bring Me Up)Commodores1981Single
LucyCommodores1981Album
In The PocketCommodores1981Album
The Robert W. Morgan Special Of The WeekCommodores Ft. Lionel Richie1981Album
Lady (You Bring Me Up) / Three Times A Lady - StillCommodores1981Album
Old-Fashion Love / HeroesCommodores1980Single
Heroes / Funky SituationCommodores1980Single
Jesus Is Love / You´re SpecialCommodores1980Single
Golden Collection Vol. 1Lionel Richie And Commodores1980Compil.
Old-Fashion LoveCommodores1980Single
Golden Collection Vol. 1Lionel Richie And Commodores1980Compil.
Commodores Greatest HitsCommodores1980Compil.
Jesus Is Love / Mighty SpiritCommodores1980Single
HeroesCommodores1980Album
HeroCommodores1980Single
StillCommodores1979Single
Sail OnCommodores1979Single
Groove City / Sail OnWilson Pickett / Commodores1979Single
Send One Your Love / Sail OnStevie Wonder / Commodores1979Single
Midnight MagicCommodores1979Album
No TitleCommodores / Stevie Wonder1979Album
Still / Sail OnCommodores1979Album
WonderlandCommodores1979Single
Still / Too Hot Ta TrotCommodores1979Album
Sail On / Flying HighCommodores1979Single
Still The Same / Three Times A LadyBob Seger / Commodores1978Single
Easy / Just To Be Close To YouCommodores1978Single
Three Times A Lady / Brick HouseCommodores1978Album
Natural HighCommodores1978Album
Three Times A LadyCommodores1978Single
Commodores 1978 Platinum TourCommodores1978Compil.
Flying HighCommodores1978Album
Just To Be Close To YouCommodores1978Single
Super TwinCommodores1978Compil.
EasyCommodores1978Compil.
CommodoresCommodores1978Compil.
Greatest HitsCommodores1978Compil.
Greatest HitsCommodores1978Compil.
Brick HouseCommodores1977Compil.
EasyCommodores1977Single
Brick HouseCommodores1977Single
CommodoresCommodores1977Album
UntitledCommodores1977Album
Too Hot Ta TrotCommodores1977Single
Live!Commodores1977Album
Brick HouseCommodores1977Album
Easy / Brick HouseCommodores1977Single
Casa De Ladrillo (Brick House)Commodores1977Single
Brick House / Theme From Big TimeCommodores / Smokey Robinson1977Single
EasyCommodores1977Single
Three Times A Lady / Too Hot Ta TrotCommodores1977Single
ZoomCommodores1977Single
Just To Be Close To You / Look What You've Done To MeCommodores1977Single
I Feel SanctifiedCommodores1977Album
High On SunshineCommodores1976Single
New Soul Greatest Hits 14Commodores1976Compil.
DiscOTech 7Commodores, Stevie Wonder, The Jackson 51976Single
Just To Be Close To You / Thumpin' MusicCommodores1976Single
(Can I) Get A WitnessCommodores1976Single
Let's Get Started / Thumpin' MusicCommodores1976Single
Hot On The TracksCommodores1976Album
Thumpin' Music / Just To Be Close To YouCommodores1976Single
Just To Be Close To YouCommodores1976Single
Fancy Dancer / CebuCommodores1976Single
This Is Your Life / Time / Sweet Love / Mary, MaryCommodores1976Single
Come InsideCommodores1976Single
Sweet LoveCommodores1976Single
(Can I) Get A WitnessCommodores1976Single
Don't Leave Me This Way / Fancy DancerThelma Houston / Commodores1976Single
Come InsideCommodores1976Single
Sweet Love / Better Never Than ForeverCommodores1975Single
Let's Do It RightCommodores1975Single
SupermanCommodores1975Single
Wide Open / The BumpCommodores1975Single
Look What You've Done To Me / This Is Your LifeCommodores1975Single
Caught In The ActCommodores1975Album
Movin' OnCommodores1975Album
Sweet Love / Better Never Than ForeverCommodores1975Single
This is Your Life / Sweet LoveCommodores1975Single
I'm ReadyCommodores1975Single
This Is Your LifeCommodores1975Single
The BumpCommodores1975Single
Slippery When WetCommodores1975Single
The Zoo (The Human Zoo)Commodores1974Single
I Feel SanctifiedCommodores1974Single
Happy People / I Feel SanctifiedThe Temptations / Commodores1974Single
Machine GunCommodores1974Album
Testarda Io (La Mia Solitudine) / Machine GunIva Zanicchi / Commodores1974Single
Machine GunCommodores1974Single
Rapid FireCommodores1974Single
Are You HappyCommodores1973Single
Don't You Be Worried / DeterminationCommodores1973Single
Rise Up / Keep On DancingCommodores1969Single
Let's Get Started / Don't Go Breaking My HeartCommodores, Elton JohnSingle
Too Late / The zooCommodoresSingle
Keep On Dancing / Getting The CornersCommodores, The T.S.U. ToronadoesSingle
All The Way DownCommodoresAlbum
SupermanCommodoresSingle
All Night Long / Girl, I Think The World About YouMary Jane Girls / CommodoresAlbum
Still / WonderlandCommodoresSingle
Keep On Dancin'CommodoresCompil.
Just To Be Close To You / Fancy DancerCommodoresSingle
Brick House / Machine Gun / Assembly Line / ZoomCommodoresAlbum
Lady (You Bring Me Up) / Jesus Is LoveCommodoresSingle
The Fantastic CommodoresCommodoresCompil.
The Fantastic CommodoresCommodoresCompil.
VariousCommodores, Joe Simon, The Stylistics, George McCraeSingle
DeterminationCommodoresSingle
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