All the Great Hits (Commodores album)
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| Released | November 5, 1982 | |||
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| Length | 37:09 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, The Commodores | |||
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All the Great Hits is a compilation album by the Commodores, released in 1982 by Motown Records. The album was certified Gold in the US by the RIAA for selling over 500,000 copies.[1][2]
Background
[edit]All the Great Hits consists of Commodores' hit singles, like "Three Times a Lady" and "Still". Along with two new songs, "Painted Picture" and "Reach High".[3]
"Painted Picture" was released as a single by Motown. The song peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.[4][5]
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
With a 4 out of 5 stars rating, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic praised the album saying "While there are many Commodores greatest-hits packages available, All the Great Hits offers most of their biggest hits, making it ideal for the casual fan."[6]
Dave Marsh of Rolling Stone gave the album a 4 out of 5 stars rating. Marsh took note that "the real genius of the group has been in appropriating the stylistic devices of country-pop (as sung by Eddie Rabbitt and Kenny Rogers, for example) into a black band's context."[7]
Track listing
[edit]Side one
- "Painted Picture" – 4:55
- "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" – 4:01
- "Sail On" – 3:58
- "Still" – 3:43
- "Machine Gun" – 2:41
Side two
- "Brick House" – 3:26
- "Easy" – 4:15
- "Oh No" – 3:00
- "Three Times a Lady" – 3:35
- "Reach High" – 3:35
Production
[edit]- Commodores – writing, producer, arrangements
- James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
- Calvin Harris, Jane Clark – recording/mixing engineer
- Michael Johnson, Phil Brown, Richard Wells – assistant engineer
- John Matousek – mastering engineer
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion on "Painted Picture"
- Johnny Lee – art direction
- Ron Slenzak – photography
- Suzee Wendy Ikeda – project manager
References
[edit]- ^ Commodores - All the Great Hits. Motown Records. 1982.
- ^ "Commodores - All The Great Hits". riaa.com. RIAA. Retrieved November 16, 2024.
- ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. ISBN 978-0-8230-7677-2.
- ^ The Commodores: Janet (Media notes). Motown. 1985.
- ^ Withburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits (6 ed.). New York City: Watson-Guptill. p. 57. ISBN 0-8230-7632-6.
- ^ a b Thomas Erlewine, Thomas. "Commodores - All The Great Hits". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ a b Marsh, Dave (January 7, 1983). "Commodores: "All The Great Hits"". Charlotte Observer. Rolling Stone. p. 44 – via newsbank.com.