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.
Background 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".
"Painted Picture" was released as a single by Motown. The song peaked at No. 19 on the US Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.
Critical reception
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."
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."
Track listing Side one "Painted Picture" (Harold Hudson, Walter Orange) – 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" (Commodores) – 3:35
Production Commodores – producers, arrangements James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements Jane Clark – recording, mixing (1, 10) Calvin Harris – recording, mixing (2–9) Phil Brown – assistant engineer Michael Johnson – assistant engineer Richard Wells – assistant engineer John Matousek – mastering Paulinho da Costa – percussion on "Painted Picture" Johnny Lee – art direction Ron Slenzak – photography Suzee Wendy Ikeda – project manager
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