Commodores - Machine Gun album flac

Machine Gun is the debut studio album by The Commodores, released on July 22, 1974, on Motown Records. Unlike subsequent Commodores albums, Machine Gun has only funk music and is devoid of slow-paced ballads. The titular lead song has Milan Williams on clavinet, which led the Motown executive Berry Gordy to name the song "Machine Gun" as the clavinet work reminded him of gunfire. This track peaked at number 7 on the R&B charts, while reaching number 22 on the overall pop charts.

The Southerners became increasingly pop-minded in the late '70s, but when their debut album, Machine Gun, came out in 1974, their music was unapologetically gritty. This was, without question, a very promising debut - Lionel Richie and his allies really hit the ground running on sweaty funk items like "Young Girls Are My Weakness," "The Bump," "Gonna Blow Your Mind," and the single "I Feel Sanctified. These songs aren't funk-pop or sophisticated funk - they're hardcore funk.

Recorded and mixed at Motown Recording Studios, Hollywood, California This album is dedicated to Benny Ashburn (C)(P) 1974 Motown Record Corporation. Matrix, Runout (Matrix Side A): D5RS-7689-1-RE1. Rights Society: ASCAP. Other Versions (5 of 52) View All. Cat.

This album has an average beat per minute of 116 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 96/171 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page. BPM Profile Machine Gun. Album starts at 113BPM, ends at 118BPM (+5), with tempos within the -BPM range. Try refreshing the page if dots are missing). Recent albums by Commodores.

Machine Gun" is the first album from the Commodores, released on July 22, 1974 on the Motown label. This was also the last album recorded and produced at Motowns' Hitsville USA, being recorded in 1972, then released in 1974. Although pop audiences were not exactly responsive to this issue, R&B audiences met this album with open arms. Factdate August 2007 Unlike other Commodores albums, Machine Gun features only funk music and is devoid of slow-paced ballads.

Album: Machine Gun (1974). Charted: 20 22. Get the Sheet Music License This Song. It was big in Europe, in Asia, in the United States, Africa and South America. But it hadn't taken our name with it. Everybody knew 'Machine Gun' but they didn't know the Commodores. That was because it was an instrumental. Anyway, since it had not carried the Commodores, we made up our minds that the next release would have lyrics to it. So, we did 'I Feel Sanctified' next. We wanted something with a strong groove. For many years national television stations in Nigeria would play this after the country's national anthem before closing down.

Machine Gun. This song is by Commodores and appear. n the album Machine Gun (1974). on the album The Definitive Collection (2003) by Lionel Richie. on the album Gold (2006) by Lionel Richie. This song has been sampled by Beastie Boys in the song "Hey Ladies". This song is featured in the video game Tony Hawk: Ride.

Machine Gun Album Cover Art. Commodores. Cover Art. Tracklist. Vinyl 1. 1 Machine Gun. length: 2:41. 2 Young Girls Are My Weakness.