In the Pocket (Commodores album)

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.[5]

In the Pocket
Studio album by Commodores
Released	June 22, 1981
Recorded	Web IV Studios, Atlanta and A&M Studios, Los Angeles; mixed at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood
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]
Village Voice	(B-)[2]
Stereo Review	(favourable)[3][4]

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

Track listing

Side One

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

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

[5]

Charts

Album

1981	Holland	21[6]
	Sweden	25[7]
	New Zealand	45[8]
	Australia	48[9]

Certifications

Country	Organization	Year	Sales
United States	RIAA	1981	Platinum (+ 1,000,000)[10]

Personnel

• Lionel Richie – vocals, pianos, keyboards, saxophone
• Thomas McClary – vocals, guitar
• Milan Williams – keyboards
• Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
• William King – trumpet
• Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion[5]

Production

• Commodores – producers, arrangements
• James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements, horn arrangements, string arrangements
• Calvin Harris – recording, mixing
• Jane Clark – additional engineer
• Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer
• Ed Seay – assistant engineer
• Richard Well – assistant engineer
• Bernie Grundman – mastering
• Johnny Lee – art direction, design
• David Alexander – photography
• Suzee Ikeda – project manager

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Commodores: In the Pocket". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
2. Christgau, Robert. "Consumer Guide Album Commodores: In the Pocket". robertchristgau.com. Village Voice.
3. Garland, Phyl (December 1981). "Commodores: In The Pocket" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 46 no. 12. Stereo Review. p. 84.
4. Garland, Phyl (December 1981). "Commodores: In The Pocket" (PDF). americanradiohistory.com. Vol. 46 no. 12. Stereo Review. p. 85.
5. Commodores: In The Pocket. Motown Records. 1981.
6. "Commodores: In The Pocket". dutchcharts.nl. Dutch Charts.
7. "Commodores: In The Pocket". swedishcharts.com. Sverigetopplistan.
8. "Commodores: In The Pocket". charts.nz. The Official New Zealand Music Chart.
9. 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.
10. "Commodores: In The Pocket". riaa.com. RIAA.