These were recorded in 1969

I knew about these two songs after seeing the Rise Up cd in store several

years ago but i never knew they were on Atlantic before Motown.

Are these the same Commodores. I never read anything about them being with Atlantic. There bios always start out with them opening up for the Jackson 5 in 1971.

This sound like some JB meets Charles Wright meets Dyke and the Blazers meets Sly and the Family Stone's first album from 1967.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Are these the same Commodores. I never read anything about them being with Atlantic. There bios always start out with them opening up for the Jackson 5 in 1971.

This sound like some JB meets Charles Wright meets Dyke and the Blazers meets Sly and the Family Stone's first album from 1967.

It's the same group, but one or two of the members are different. Yes Lionel is here.

MickyDolenz said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Are these the same Commodores. I never read anything about them being with Atlantic. There bios always start out with them opening up for the Jackson 5 in 1971.

This sound like some JB meets Charles Wright meets Dyke and the Blazers meets Sly and the Family Stone's first album from 1967.

It's the same group, but one or two of the members are different. Yes Lionel is here.

http://allmusic.com/artis.../biography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores

look, nothin.

LittleBLUECorvette said:

MickyDolenz said:

It's the same group, but one or two of the members are different. Yes Lionel is here.

http://allmusic.com/artis.../biography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodores

look, nothin.

Check Lionel's bio on Wikipedia, it's on there.

Seriously that's the sorriest biographical write up about the Commodores I've ever seen. It don't explain nothing about them except they were formed at Tuskegee and toured with the Jackson 5.

They don't talk about them being a combination of the Jays and another Tuskegee band called the Mystics w/ Milan Williams in the grew. And who Walter Orange went to Alabama State U.

No mention of The Mean Machine

How they traveled to New York and was robbed of all their equipment while staying at the Y

No mention of being a house band at Small's Paradise in Harlem

No mention of Benny Ashburn, their manager

They were the backing up musicians for the Temptations on the song 'Happy People'

No mention of Tom Joyner who was in the band while at Tuskegee, grew up with Richie, and an honorary member

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http://www.mjjcommunity.c...amp;page=2

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This is interesting.I've seen some CDs that feature Commodores songs that I never heard before,such as a remake of "Cowboys To Girls".I assume these CDs are from their pre-Motown period.

Interestingly,in the early 70s,soon-to-be funk queen Betty Davis wrote a few songs for the Commodores to record.I wonder if these tunes are circulating somewhere?

phunkdaddy said:

I knew about these two songs after seeing the Rise Up cd in store several

years ago but i never knew they were on Atlantic before Motown.

That must be the same CD that I've seen in stores.I never bought it or heard it,but I bet it's an interesting collection of songs.

Track listing1. Cowboys To Girls
2. Rise Up
3. I Know I'm Losing You
4. Who's Making Love
5. Sing A Simple Song
6. Baby This Is Forever
7. Love Canoe
8. Come By Here
9. Keep On Dancing

SoulAlive said:

Interestingly,in the early 70s,soon-to-be funk queen Betty Davis wrote a few songs for the Commodores to record.I wonder if these tunes are circulating somewhere?

I think that was after they signed to Motown. I don't know if the songs were recorded or not.

MickyDolenz said:

SoulAlive said:

Interestingly,in the early 70s,soon-to-be funk queen Betty Davis wrote a few songs for the Commodores to record.I wonder if these tunes are circulating somewhere?

I think that was after they signed to Motown. I don't know if the songs were recorded or not.

Did you know there is an entire unreleased 1973 Commodores album collecting dust in the vaults? Thsi would have been their debut album for Motown but after a few singles bombed,the album was shelved.It includes songs like "Don't You Be Worried","Determination" and "Are You Happy"?.