Movin' On is the third studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1975.
Reception
The album reached number 29 on the Billboard 200 albums chart and number seven on the R&B albums chart. The only single released from the album, "Sweet Love", a mid-tempo ballad about "the virtues of peace and harmony during troubled times," reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in 1976, making it the group's first top ten hit on the chart. However, the last track, "Cebu", became a staple on the "Quiet Storm" radio stations, and appeared as a B-side to two of their later singles, "Fancy Dancer" (1976) and "Only You" (1983).
Allmusic rated the album four and a half out of five stars.
The cover artwork of the 2012 Van Halen album A Different Kind of Truth drew comparisons to that of Movin' On.
Track listing
Personnel
Commodores Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards Milan Williams – keyboards Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars Ronald LaPread – bass Walter Orange – vocals, drums, percussion William King – trumpet
Additional personnel Cal Harris – ARP synthesizer programming
Production Commodores – producers, arrangements James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements Cal Harris – engineer, mixing, technical direction Frank Mulvey – art direction, design Peter Palombi – cover illustration Antonin Kratochvil – liner photography Benjamin Ashburn – album coordinator, management
Charts Year Chart positions US USR&B Aus 1975 29 7 80
Singles Year Single Chart positions US USR&B USDance 1976 "Sweet Love" 5 2 —
References
External links Commodores-Movin' On at Discogs