Greatest Hits (Commodores album)
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| Released | 1978 | |||
| Genre | Soul, funk | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
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Greatest Hits is an album by the Commodores, released on Motown Records in 1978.[1][2] The album peaked at No. 19 on the UK Pop Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry.[3][4]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Christgau's Record Guide | B−[6] |
Robert Christgau found that the Commodores "ain't as funky as they used to be. Or maybe they were never really a funk band to begin with--just potential pros who understood funk's entertainment potential the way John Denver understood folk music's. If they perceive any inflammatory potential in rhythm per se, they do what they can to dampen the fire."[6]
Ron Wynn of AllMusic called the album "a very representative anthology gathering The Commodores' prime up-tempo and ballad material. It shows that they were quite versatility in their heyday, capable of being humorous or romantic with equal ease."[5]
Track listing
[edit]- "Brick House"
- "Sweet Love"
- "This Is Your Life"
- "Too Hot ta Trot"
- "Easy"
- "Fancy Dancer"
- "Just To Be Close To You"
- "Slippery When Wet"
- "Machine Gun"
- "Three Times A Lady"
References
[edit]- ^ Betts, Graham (June 2, 2014). Motown Encyclopedia. AC Publishing. ISBN 9781311441546 – via Google Books.
- ^ Thompson, Dave (November 22, 2001). Funk. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 9780879306298 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Commodores - Greatest Hits". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
- ^ "Commodores - Greatest Hits". Official Charts. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
- ^ a b Wynn, Ron. "Greatest Hits - Commodores". AllMusic.
- ^ a b Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
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