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Released | October 7, 1986 | |||
Recorded | 1986 | |||
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Genre | Funk, soul, R&B | |||
Length | 38:22 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
Producer | Dennis Lambert | |||
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People | (favourable)[2] |
United is the 12th studio album by the Commodores, released on October 7, 1986 on Polydor Records.[3]
The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. "Goin' to the Bank" and "Take It from Me" climbed to number two on Billboard's R&B singles charts. Another single, "United in Love," peaked at #22 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[4][5][6][7]
The Commodores covered Peabo Bryson's "Let's Apologize" from his 1985 studio album Take No Prisoners.[8]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Goin' to the Bank" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:19 |
2. | "Take It from Me" | Andy Goldmark, Dennis Lambert, Franne Golde | 4:00 |
3. | "United in Love" | Pam Reswick, Steve Werfel | 4:27 |
4. | "Can't Dance All Night" | Jimmy Scott, Richard Feldman | 3:58 |
5. | "You're the Only Woman I Need" | Mick Leeson, Peter Vale | 4:43 |
6. | "Land of the Dreamer" | Dennis Lambert, J.D. Nicholas, Sheldon Reynolds | 4:43 |
7. | "Talk to Me" | Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King | 4:44 |
8. | "I Wanna Rock You" | Karen "K-Dean" Cover, Milan Williams | 5:24 |
9. | "Let's Apologize" | Billy Steinberg, Gary Usher, Tom Kelly | 3:50 |
10. | "Serious Love" | Van Ross Redding, Harold Hudson, Walter Orange | 4:02 |
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Year | US
Pop |
US
R&B |
SWI | NL | SWE | GER |
1986 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 50 | 62 |