# United (Commodores album)

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United is the 12th studio album by the Commodores, released on October 7, 1986 on Polydor Records.

## Overview

The album reached number 17 on the Billboard Top R&B Albums chart. "Goin' to the Bank" climbed to number two on Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart. "Take It from Me" peaked at No. 38 on the US Billboard R&B singles chart. Another single, "United in Love", peaked at No. 22 on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

## Covers

The Commodores covered Peabo Bryson's "Let's Apologize" from his 1985 studio album Take No Prisoners.

## Personnel

Commodores
* Walter Orange – drums, lead vocals (1, 2, 4, 5, 9, 10), backing vocals (4), arrangements (10)
* J.D. Nicholas – rap (1), lead vocals (2, 3, 4, 6–9), backing vocals (3, 4, 6)
* William King – keyboards, arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7)
* Milan Williams – keyboards, arrangements (8), BGV arrangements (8)
Additional musicians
* Claude Gaudette – keyboards (1–4, 6), electronic programming (1–4, 6), arrangements (2, 3, 4, 6)
* Casey Young – special effects (1), keyboards (5, 9, 10), electronic programming (5, 9, 10)
* Greg Mathieson – keyboards (5, 10), arrangements (5, 9, 10)
* John Barnes – synthesizers (7, 8)
* Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (7, 8)
* Harold Hudson – synthesizers (7, 8), arrangements (7), BGV arrangements (7), backing vocals (7, 8)
* Sheldon Reynolds – guitars (1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 10), arrangements (2, 6), guitar synthesizer (6), backing vocals (6, 7, 8)
* Paul Jackson Jr. – guitars (3, 5, 9, 10)
* Dann Huff – guitars (4)
* Michael Thompson – guitars (9)
* Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5, 7, 8, 10)
* Isaac Morris – arrangements (6), drum overdubs (7)
* Gary Herbig – saxophone solo (10)
* James Anthony Carmichael – arrangements (7, 8)
* Siedah Garrett – backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 6), rap (1)
* Dennis Lambert – backing vocals (1, 2), BGV arrangements (1, 2, 3)
* Phil Perry – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Darryl Phinnessee – backing vocals (1, 2)
* Julia Tillman Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
* Maxine Willard Waters – backing vocals (3, 9, 10)
* Bill Champlin – backing vocals (5, 9, 10)
* Jason Scheff – backing vocals (9, 10)

### Production

* Dennis Lambert – producer (1–4, 6)
* Jeremy Smith – producer (1, 2, 6), recording (1, 2, 3, 6), mixing (1–4, 6)
* Greg Mathieson – producer (5, 9, 10)
* James Anthony Carmichael – producer (7, 8)
* Lloyd Tolbert – assistant producer (7, 8)
* Milan Williams – producer (8)
* Paul Ericksen – assistant engineer (1, 2, 6), mixing (3, 4), recording (4)
* Mick Guzauski – recording (5, 9, 10), mixing (5, 9, 10)
* Bino Espinoza – assistant engineer (5, 10)
* Don Murray – assistant engineer (5, 10)
* Calvin Harris – recording (7, 8), mixing (7, 8)
* Fred Law – additional recording (7, 8)
* Karen Siegel – assistant engineer (7, 8)
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Los Angeles, California).
* Bill Levy – art direction
* John Kosh – package design
* Chris Callis – photography

## Charts
### Album

Charts :
| Year | US Pop | US R&B | SWI | NL | SWE | GER |
| 1986 | 101 | 17 | 28 | 44 | 50 | 62 |