''Movin' On'' is the third studio album by the

Commodores Commodores, often billed as The Commodores, are an American funk and Soul music, soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. The members of the group met as m ...

, released by

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in 1975.

Reception

The album reached number 29 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums chart and number seven on the R&B albums chart. The only single released from the album, "Sweet Love", a mid-tempo ballad about "the virtues of peace and harmony during troubled times," reached number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in 1976, making it the group's first top ten hit on the chart. However, the last track, "Cebu", became a staple on the "

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" radio stations, and appeared as a B-side to two of their later singles, "Fancy Dancer" (1976) and "Only You" (1983).

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rated the album four and a half out of five stars. The cover artwork of the 2012

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album ''

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'' drew comparisons to that of ''Movin' On''.

Track listing

Personnel

Commodores *

Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recor ...

– vocals, saxophones, keyboards *

Milan Williams Milan B. Williams (March 28, 1948 – July 9, 2006) was an American keyboardist and a founding member of The Commodores. He was born in Okolona, Mississippi, and began playing the piano after being inspired by his older brother Earl, who was a ...

– keyboards * Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars * Ronald LaPread – bass * Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion *

William King William King may refer to: Arts * Willie King (1943–2009), American blues guitarist and singer * William King (author) (born 1959), British science fiction author and game designer, also known as Bill King * William King (artist) (1925–2015), ...

– trumpet Additional personnel * Cal Harris – ARP synthesizer programming

Production

* Commodores – producers, arrangements *

James Anthony Carmichael James Anthony Carmichael (born September 14, 1941) is an American Grammy-winning musician, arranger, and record producer. At first he started off in Los Angeles as an arranger and producer for Motown acts like The Temptations and the Jackson 5. ...

– producer, arrangements * Cal Harris – engineer, mixing, technical direction * Frank Mulvey – art direction, design * Peter Palombi – cover illustration * Antonin Kratochvil – liner photography

Charts

Singles

References

External links

Commodores-Movin' On at Discogs
{{Authority control Commodores albums 1975 albums Albums produced by James Anthony Carmichael Albums produced by Lionel Richie Motown albums