Caught in the Act (Commodores album)

Caught in the Act
Studio album by Commodores
Released February 1975
Recorded 1974 at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Funk
Length 38:07
Label Motown
Producer Commodores, James Anthony Carmichael
Commodores chronology
Machine Gun
(1974)		 Caught in the Act
(1975)		 Movin' On
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Robert ChristgauB[2]

Caught in the Act is the second studio album by 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 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

Charts

Year Chart positions[4]
US US
R&B
1975 26 7

Singles

Year Single Chart positions[5]
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. "Commodores Caught in the Act > Review". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  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. ↑ "The Commodores US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-07-15.
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