Caught in the Act (Commodores album)

Caught in the Act is the second studio album by The Commodores, released in 1975 (see 1975 in music). Stylistically, this is a funk/R&B album and differs from the softer pop sound for which the group became known on later releases.

Caught in the Act
Studio album by
The Commodores
ReleasedFebruary 1975
Recorded1974 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreFunk
Length38:07
LabelMotown
ProducerCommodores, James Anthony Carmichael
The Commodores chronology
Machine Gun
(1974)		 Caught in the Act
(1975)		 Movin' On
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Christgau's Record GuideB[2]

Caught in the Act included the hit "Slippery When Wet", which has been called a "prototype" of Wild Cherry's hit "Play That Funky Music" (1976). Other notable funk tracks include "Better Never Than Forever" and "Look What You've Done to Me". "I'm Ready" is a punchy instrumental dance number with a prominent clavinet line, in the same vein as their earlier hit, "Machine Gun".

The third track of this album, "The Bump", is an edited version of the fourth track in their preceding hit album, Machine Gun.

Track listing

Motown – M6-820S1[3]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Wide Open"Walter Orange3:31
2."Slippery When Wet"Thomas McClary3:20
3."The Bump"Milan Williams2:52
4."I'm Ready"Milan Williams3:23
5."This Is Your Life"Lionel Richie5:53
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let's Do It Right"Lionel Richie3:45
2."Better Never Than Forever"Milan Williams3:48
3."Look What You've Done to Me"Ronald LaPread4:00
4."You Don't Know That I Know"Ronald LaPread, Lionel Richie, Walter Orange, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams & William King6:35
5."Wide Open (Reprise)"Walter Orange1:00
Total length:38:07

Personnel

Production
  • Produced and Arranged by James Anthony Carmichael and The Commodores.
  • Horns arranged by James Anthony Carmichael
  • Recorded and Mixed by Cal Harris
  • Album Coordinator and Management – Benjamin Ashburn
  • Art Direction – Katarina Pettersson
  • Photography – Jim Britt

Charts
Year Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B		 Aus[5]
1975 26 7 59

Singles
Year Single Chart positions[6]
US US
R&B		 US
Dance
1975 "Slippery When Wet" 19 1 —
"This Is Your Life" — 13 —

References
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r4380/review
  2. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: C". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved February 23, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. "Commodores – Caught In the Act". Discogs. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
  4. "The Commodores US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
  5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 72. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  6. "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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