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 single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first to make top the R&B albums chart, where it stayed for six non-consecutive weeks, and peaked two positions below the Top 10 on the pop albums chart.

Hot on the Tracks
Studio album by
Commodores
ReleasedJune 1976
Recorded1976 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreSoul, funk
Length38:25
LabelMotown
ProducerJames Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores chronology
Movin' On
(1975)		 Hot on the Tracks
(1976)		 Commodores
(1977)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]

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.[2] [3]

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

Charts
Year Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B		 Aus[5]
1976 12 1 93

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[6]
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

See also

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4383/review
  2. "Hot on the Tracks by The Commodores". secondhandsongs.com.
  3. "The Commodores". the-breaks.com.
  4. "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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