Hot on the Tracks

Hot on the Tracks is the fourth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1976. It includes the Top Ten pop single "Just to Be Close to You". The album was the band's first #1 album on the R&B albums chart.

Hot on the Tracks
Studio album by Commodores
Released	June 1976
Recorded	1976
Studio	Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre	Pop, Adult contemporary, dance, disco, funk
Length	38:25
Label	Motown
Producer	James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores
Commodores chronology
Movin' On (1975) Hot on the Tracks (1976) Commodores (1977)
Singles from Hot on the Tracks
"Just to Be Close to You" Released: August 1976 "Let's Get Started" Released: 1976 "Fancy Dancer" Released: 1976

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1][2]

Covers and samples

"Girl, I Think the World About You" was sampled by De La Soul featuring the Jungle Brothers and Q Tip. "High On Sunshine" was also covered by The 5th Dimension and sampled by De La Soul and by Fat Joe.^[3][4]

Track listing

Side One

1. "Let's Get Started" – (Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald La Pread, Thomas McClary, William King) – 3:55
2. "Girl, I Think the World About You" – (Richie, McClary) – 4:33
3. "High on Sunshine" – (Richie, McClary) – 4:25
4. "Just to Be Close to You" – (Richie) – 6:23

Side Two

1. "Fancy Dancer" (Richie, La Pread) – 3:51
2. "Come Inside" (Richie, McClary) – 4:26
3. "Thumpin' Music" (King) – 3:26
4. "Captain Quickdraw" (Williams) – 4:20
5. "Can't Let You Tease Me" (Orange) – 3:18

Personnel

Commodores

• Lionel Richie – vocals, saxophones, keyboards
• Milan Williams – keyboards
• Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
• Ronald LaPread – bass
• Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion
• William King – trumpet

Additional personnel

• Cal Harris – synthesizers

Production

• Commodores – producers, arrangements
• James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
• Benjamin Ashburn – executive producer, management
• Cal Harris – recording, mixing
• Jane Clark – assistant engineer
• Jack Andrews – mastering
• Suzee Ikeda – project manager
• Frank Mulvey – art direction, design
• Michael Steirnagle – illustration

Charts

Year	Chart positions[5]
	US	US R&B	Aus[6]
1976	12	1	93

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions[7]
		US	US R&B	US Dance
1976	"Just to Be Close to You"	7	1	—
	"Let's Get Started"	—	—	3
1977	"Fancy Dancer"	39	9	33

See also

• List of number-one R&B albums of 1976 (U.S.)