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Commodores
12+ albums
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Commodores, often billed as the Commodores, are an American funk and soul group. The group's most commercially successful period occurred in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie served as co-lead singer. The members met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968. The group signed with Motown in November 1972 after gaining wider exposure while opening for the Jackson 5 on tour. Their best-known songs include ballads such as "Easy", "Three Times a Lady", and "Nightshift", as well as funk-oriented songs including "Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", "Lady (You Bring Me Up)", and "Too Hot ta Trot". Commodores have been inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The group has received nine Grammy Award nominations and won one, and their recordings have sold more than 70 million copies worldwide. The band was formed from two student groups, the Mystics and the Jays. The initial line-up included Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics, and Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams from the Jays. The name Commodores was reportedly chosen when King selected the word from a dictionary. The members attended Tuskegee Institute in Alabama and initially performed at campus events, fraternity parties, and local venues. Their first lead singer was James Ingram, who later left to serve in Vietnam and was replaced by drummer Walter "Clyde" Orange, who became a principal songwriter an
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Commodores
The Very Best Of The Commodores
The Ultimate Collection
Machine Gun
Nightshift
The Commodores: The Definitive Collection
The Ultimate Collection: The Commodores
The Definitive Collection
All The Great Love Songs
In The Pocket
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Lionel Richie & The Commodores - The Definitive Collection (Disc 2)
Caught In The Act