In the Pocket (Commodores album)
In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981. It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.
This album contained two hit singles, "Oh No" and "Lady ".Track listing
Personnel
- Lionel Richie – vocals, pianos, keyboards, saxophone
- Thomas McClary – vocals, guitar
- Milan Williams – keyboards
- Ronald LaPread – bass guitar
- William King – trumpet
- Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion
Production
- Commodores – producers, arrangements
- James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements, horn arrangements, string arrangements
- Calvin Harris – recording, mixing
- Jane Clark – additional engineer
- Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer
- Ed Seay – assistant engineer
- Richard Well – assistant engineer
- Bernie Grundman – mastering
- Johnny Lee – art direction, design
- David Alexander – photography
- Suzee Ikeda – project manager