Hot on the Tracks

Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976. It includes the top ten pop single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first number-one album on the R&B albums chart.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Let's Get Started" – (Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, William King) – 3:55
2. "Girl, I Think the World About You" – (Richie, McClary) – 4:33
3. "High on Sunshine" – (Richie, McClary) – 4:25
4. "Just to Be Close to You" – (Richie) – 6:23

Side two

1. "Fancy Dancer" (Richie, La Pread) – 3:51
2. "Come Inside" (Richie, McClary) – 4:26
3. "Thumpin' Music" (King) – 3:26
4. "Captain Quickdraw" (Williams) – 4:20
5. "Can't Let You Tease Me" (Orange) – 3:18

Personnel

Commodores

• Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards
• Milan Williams – keyboards
• Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
• Ronald LaPread – bass
• Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion
• William King – trumpet

Additional personnel

• Cal Harris – synthesizers

Production

• Commodores – producers, arrangements
• James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
• Benjamin Ashburn – executive producer, management
• Cal Harris – recording, mixing
• Jane Clark – assistant engineer
• Jack Andrews – mastering
• Suzee Ikeda – project manager
• Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
• Michael Steirnagle – illustration

Charts

Singles

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1976 (U.S.)

References

External links

• Commodores-Hot On The Tracks at Discogs