In the Pocket (Commodores album)

In the Pocket

Studio album by Commodores

Released

June 22, 1981

Genre

Soul

Length

36:27

Label

Motown

Producer

James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores

Commodores chronology

Heroes
(1980)

In the Pocket
(1981)

Commodores 13
(1983)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981. It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.^[2]

This album contained two hit singles, "Oh No" (U.S. #4) and "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (U.S. #8).

Track listing

Side One ^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"	Shirley Hanna-King, Harold Hudson, William King	4:46
2.	"Saturday Night"	Hudson, Thomas McClary	5:00
3.	"Keep on Taking Me Higher"	Hudson, McClary	5:19
4.	"Oh No"	Lionel Richie	2:51

Side Two ^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Why You Wanna Try Me"	David Cochrane, Richie	4:36
2.	"This Love"	Walter Orange	5:15
3.	"Been Loving You"	Orange	3:52
4.	"Lucy"	Richie	4:48

Personnel

Lionel Richie - vocals, piano, keyboards, saxophone
Thomas McClary - vocals, guitar
Milan Williams - keyboards
Ronald LaPread - bass guitar
William King - trumpet
Walter Orange - drums, vocals, percussion

References

↑ In the Pocket at AllMusic
1 2 3 "Commodores - In The Pocket at Discogs.com". Discogs. Retrieved 2011-12-05.

Commodores

William King Walter Orange J.D. Nicholas Milan Williams Thomas McClary Lionel Richie Andre Callahan Michael Gilbert Ronald LaPread James Ingram Skyler Jett Sheldon Reynolds

Albums	Machine Gun (1974) Caught in the Act (1975) Movin' On (1975) Hot on the Tracks (1976) Commodores (1977) Commodores Live! (1977) Natural High (1978) Midnight Magic (1979) Heroes (1980) In the Pocket (1981) Commodores 13 (1983) Nightshift (1985) United (1986) Rock Solid (1988) Commodores Christmas (1992) No Tricks (1993)

Singles	"Slippery When Wet" (1975) "Just to Be Close to You" (1976) "Easy" (1977) "Brick House" (1977) "Too Hot ta Trot" (1978) "Three Times a Lady" (1978) "Sail On" (1979) "Still" (1979) "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (1981) "Oh No" (1981) "Nightshift" (1985) "Take It From Me" (1987)

Categories	Albums Songs

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