Brick House
Commodores | Artist Essentials
First released: 1977 (year verified)
Original 1977 full studio album presentation
MusicAtlas editorial note: The bass figure and clipped ensemble accents make each short vocal phrase part of the groove.
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First released: 1977 (year verified)
The original studio recording was released in 1977 and belongs to the original Commodores program. Year precision does not assign an album day to a single or a later reissue.
Recording: Original 1977 full studio album presentation
Credit: Commodores
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original album: Commodores
Original album association; the supported year is not an exact worldwide release day.
Commodores - original licensed album program
The original 1977 program identifies the selected Commodores performances. Only original program membership and corroborated year are used. Isolated inherited track dates, later anthologies, extended mixes and live versions do not replace the original release event. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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The actual retained title and reviewed band credit identify the original studio performance in this original program. Its later annual appearance does not replace the first release year. The separately titled 1990 Brick House (On the Loose) recording is not treated as the original Brick House.
Commodores - original licensed album program
The original 1977 program identifies the selected Commodores performances. Only original program membership and corroborated year are used. Isolated inherited track dates, later anthologies, extended mixes and live versions do not replace the original release event. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
The Commodores - official Motown recording history
The label history identifies the band, its original Machine Gun single preceding the album, the 1975 Sweet Love period, the original 1977 funk recordings, Midnight Magic association for Sail On and Still, Lady in 1981 and the post-Richie Nightshift group in 1985. Solo Lionel Richie recordings remain separate. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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About Commodores
The Commodores developed from musicians studying at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Their recordings joined tightly played funk with melodic ballads, giving space to several songwriters and contrasting lead voices. Machine Gun and Walter Orange's performances on Brick House represent the group's rhythmic side, while Lionel Richie sang songs including Easy and Three Times a Lady. Producer James Anthony Carmichael helped shape their recorded work. After Richie left for a solo career, the group continued with J.D. Nicholas and the later recording Nightshift.
Artist background sources
Classic Motown: The Commodores
Label history supports Tuskegee origins, funk/ballad range, distinct vocal roles, Carmichael and post-Richie continuation; reviewed retained Commodores/The Commodores variants share one catalog ID. | Retrieved 2026-10-17
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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