Caught in the Act (Commodores album)

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Caught in the Act
Caught in the Act cover
Studio album by The Commodores
Released February 1975
Recorded 1974
Genre R&B
Length 37:55
Label Motown
Producer The Commodores
Professional reviews
The Commodores chronology
Machine Gun
(1974)		 Caught in the Act
(1974)		 Movin' On
(1975)

Caught in the Act is the second 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 the group became known for on later releases.

Caught in the Act featured the hit "Slippery When Wet", which has been called a "prototype" of Wild Cherry's hit "Play That Funky Music" (1976).[citation needed] 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 clavinets that in the same vein as their earlier hit "Machine Gun".

The third track of this album, "The Bump", originally appeared as the fourth track in their preceding hit album, Machine Gun.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Wide Open" – 3:32
  2. "Slippery When Wet" – 3:20
  3. "The Bump" – 2:53
  4. "I'm Ready" – 3:24
  5. "This Is Your Life" – 5:53
  6. "Let's Do It Right" – 3:45
  7. "Better Never Than Forever" – 3:50
  8. "Look What You've Done To Me" – 3:56
  9. "You Don't Know That I Know" – 6:33
  10. "Wide Open (Reprise)" – 1:00

[edit] Personnel

  • The Commodores - Arranger, Main Performer, Producer
  • Lionel Richie - Vocals, Saxophone
  • Thomas McClary - Vocals, Guitar (Electric)
  • Milan Williams - Guitar (Electric), Keyboards
  • Ronald LaPread - Bass (Electric)
  • William King - Trumpet
  • Walter Orange - Drums, Vocals
  • James Carmichael - Producer
  • Calvin Harris - Engineer, Mixing Engineer
  • Jim Britt - Photography
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