Commodores 13 Explained

Commodores 13
Type:Studio
Artist:Commodores
Cover:The Commodores Commodores 13 CD cover.JPG
Released:September 1983
Recorded:1983
Genre:R&B
Length:35:20
Label:Motown
Producer:
Prev Title:In the Pocket
Prev Year:1981
Next Title:All the Great Love Songs
Next Year:1984

Commodores 13 is the tenth studio album (and thirteenth overall, including two greatest-hits compilations and a live album) by the Commodores, released in 1983 on Motown Records.[1] It's also the first album by the band after the departure of Lionel Richie, who began his solo career in 1982.

Background

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

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, Thomas McClary) – 4:20
  3. "Ooo, Woman You" (Melissa Manchester, Thomas McClary) – 4:22
  4. "Only You" (Milan Williams) – 4:10

Personnel

Commodores

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (1983)Peak
position
US Billboard Top LPs & Tape122
US Top R&B LPs26

Notes and References

  1. The Commodores: Commodores 13. September 1983. Motown Records.