Artist(s) / Title

Label/Cat No.(CD)/Country(Made in ..)

Commodores / Heroes/Commodores

MOTOWN/MCD08039MD/USA

1986年reissue。Prod.:JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL,COMMODORES. "HEROES"(1980)と"COMMODORES"(1977)の2lp on 1cd。Ballad名曲"EASY",funk名曲"BRICK HOUSE",ballad"HEROES""JESUS IS LOVE",medium funk"OLD-FASHIONED LOVE""FUNK FEELINGS",funk"ALL THE WAY DOWN"他全18曲。

Commodores / Nightshift

MOTOWN/3746354002/USA

1985年発表作。Prod.:DENNIS LAMBERT. 元HEATWAVEのVo.、J.D.NICHOLASを迎えた作品。タイトル曲はヒット曲でMARVIN GAYEとJACKIE WILSONに捧げた曲。全体的にポピュラーなシンセ・ソウルといった内容。シンセ・ファンク「ANIMAL INSTINCT」、シンセ・ミディアム・バラード「LAYBACK」他全9曲。

Commodores / Nightshift

MOTOWN/R32M-1009/Japan

1985年発表作。1986年発売CD。Prod.:DENNIS LAMBERT. ROCK的エレクトリックUP DANCE「ANIMAL INSTINCT」、MARVIN GAYEとJACKIE WILSONに捧げたヒット曲のタイトル曲、FUNK「PLAY THIS RECORD TWICE」、ミディアムFUNK「JANET」、バラード「THE WOMAN IN MY LIFE」他全9曲。

Commodores / United

POLYDOR/P33P 20086/Japan

1986年発表作. Synth funk"GOIN' TO THE BANK"(Raps:Siedah Garrett & J.D.),synth funk"TAKE IT FROM ME""LAND OF THE DREAMER",ballad"UNITED IN LOVE""YOU'RE THE ONLY WOMAN I NEED",medium funk"CAN'T DANCE ALL NIGHT"他全10曲.

Prod.:DENNIS LAMBERT,GREG MATHIESON,JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL,WILLIAM KING,MILAN WILLIAMS.

Executive Producer:Dennis Lambert in association with the Commodores.

COMMODORES:WAK,MILAN,J.D.,CLYDE.

Commodores / Rock Solid

POLYDOR/P32P 20194/国内盤(MADE IN JAPAN)

Release:1988. Karyn White,George Duke参加. Synth funk"Grrip" "Bump The La La" "Miracle Man" "Stretchhh",ballad"Thank You" "I'm Gonna Need Your Loving" "Homeless" "So Nice",medium funk"Solitaire"他全11曲.

Prod.:Steve Harvey,Walter Orange,William A. King,Jr.,Tony Prendatt,Sandy Torano,Michael Omartian,Howie Rice,J.D. Nicholas,Howard Hewett,Milan B. Williams,Hawk Wolinski.

THE COMMODORES:WALTER"CLYDE"ORANGE(Lead and background vocals,drums,keyboards),WILLIAM"WAK"KING(Guitar,keyboards,trumpet,background vocals),MILAN WILLIAMS(keyboards,guitar,background vocals),J.D. NICHOLAS(Lead and background vocals,keyboards)

Liner notes:原 昭.

Commodores / Hits Volume II

Canyon International/PCCY-00416/Japan

1993年日本発売. 1978-1986 hitsをWAK,J.D.,CLYDEで新録. Up funk"FLYING HIGH",ballad"SAIL ON""STILL""JESUS IS LOVE""ZOOM""OH NO",funk"OLD-FASHION LOVE""LADY (YOU BRING ME UP)""GOIN' TO THE BANK",medium"NIGHTSHIFT"(feat.Andrae Crouch Singers)の全10曲.

Produced by:The Commodores.

Co-Producers:Harold Hudson,Thomas Dawson.

Executive Producer:David L. Fish.

THE COMMODORES:WILLIAM "WAK" KING,JAMES DEAN "J.D." NICHOLAS,WALTER "CLYDE" ORANGE.