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Ingram, older than the rest of the band, left to serve in Vietnam, and was later replaced by drummer Walter "Clyde" Orange, who wrote or co-wrote many of their hits. [7] Lionel Richie and Orange alternated as lead singers. Orange was the lead singer on the Top 10 hits "Brick House" (1977) and "Nightshift" (1985).
Live!, or Commodores Live!, is a live album by the American band Commodores, released in 1977.The album reached number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart. [2]The album was recorded during the Commodores' 1976–1977 coast-to-coast US tour, primarily during their Atlanta and Washington D.C. shows.
With Walter Orange's deep voice on the lead, and Ronald LaPread's bassline, this track peaked on the U.S. Hot 100 at #5, and the U.S. R&B Chart at #4. "Brick House" means a "stacked" woman with an hour-glass figure. In contrast to "Brick House", "Easy" is a pop ballad with mellow vocals by Lionel Richie.
"Nightshift" is a 1985 song by the Commodores and the title track from their album of the same name. The song was written by lead singer Walter Orange in collaboration with Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde as a tribute to soul/R&B singers Jackie Wilson and Marvin Gaye, both of whom died in 1984.
Commodores 13 is the tenth studio album (and thirteenth overall, including two greatest-hits compilations and a live album) by the Commodores, released in 1983 on Motown Records. [3]
Jenine Elcock, Walter Orange 5:30 2 Bump the La La Orange 4:40 3 Thank You Harold Hudson, William A. King, Shirley King 5:50 4 I'm Gonna Need Your Loving Pamela Oland, Orange 5:45 5 Solitaire Chris Cameron, Sandy Torano 4:44 6 Homeless Randy Goodrum, David Malloy, Marti Sharron 4:40 7 Miracle Man J.D. Nicholas, Douglas Smith 4:39 8
King was born in Birmingham, Alabama.After attending Tuskegee University, where he received all-conference selections in the SIAC, [2] he considered playing tennis professionally but decided to continue his career with the Commodores. [1]
Thomas McClary (born October 6, 1949) is an American musician, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and record producer best known as the founder and lead guitarist of The Commodores.