Still (Commodores song)

"Still"
Single by Commodores
from the album Midnight Magic
B-side "Such a Woman"
Released September 14, 1979 (US)
Format 7" single
Genre Pop, R&B, Soul
Length 5:50
3:45 (single edit)
Label Motown
Writer(s) Lionel Richie
Producer(s) James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores singles chronology
"Sail On"
(1979)		 "Still"
(1979)		 "Wonderland"
(1979)

"Still" is a song by the soul music group the Commodores. It was released as a single on Motown Records with "Such a Woman" as the B-side. The song appears on their hit album Midnight Magic. It is one of the group's most popular singles, the song is also notable for being their last R&B #1 before Lionel Richie went solo.

Charts

The song reached the top of both the pop and R&B charts.[1] It reached number one in the United States in 1979. It also reached #4 in the UK Singles Charts.

John Schneider version

In 1981, actor-singer John Schneider took a cover version to number 69 on the pop chart. It was the b-side to his country single "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad", which reached number 13 on the country chart.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 130.
  2. ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 370–371. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
Preceded by
"Heartache Tonight" by Eagles		 Billboard Hot 100 number one single
November 17, 1979 		Succeeded by
"No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer
Preceded by
"Ladies' Night" by Kool & the Gang		 Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs number one single
November 24, 1979 		Succeeded by
"I Wanna Be Your Lover" by Prince
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