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Hot on the Tracks

1976 studio album by Commodores From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Hot on the Tracks

Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976. It includes the Top Ten pop single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first #1 album on the R&B albums chart.

Quick Facts Studio album by Commodores, Released ...
Hot on the Tracks
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1976
Recorded1976
StudioMotown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenrePop, Adult Contemporary, dance, disco, funk
Length38:25
LabelMotown
ProducerJames Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores chronology
Movin' On
(1975)
Hot on the Tracks
(1976)
Commodores
(1977)
Singles from Hot on the Tracks
  1. "Just to Be Close to You"
    Released: August 1976
  2. "Let's Get Started"
    Released: 1976
  3. "Fancy Dancer"
    Released: 1976
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [1][2]
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Covers and samples

"Girl, I Think the World About You" was sampled by De La Soul featuring the Jungle Brothers and Q Tip. "High On Sunshine" was also covered by The 5th Dimension and sampled by De La Soul and by Fat Joe.[3][4]

Track listing

Side One

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

Side Two

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

Personnel

Commodores

Additional personnel

Production

  • Commodores – producers, arrangements
  • James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
  • Benjamin Ashburn – executive producer, management
  • Cal Harris – recording, mixing
  • Jane Clark – assistant engineer
  • Jack Andrews – mastering
  • Suzee Ikeda – project manager
  • Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
  • Michael Steirnagle – illustration

Charts

More information Year, Chart positions ...
Year Chart positions[5]
US US
R&B
Aus[6]
1976 12 1 93
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Singles

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

References

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