Machine Gun
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"Machine Gun" is the 1974 debut studio album by American funk and soul band the Commodores, known for its energetic instrumental title track and establishing the group's signature sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machine Gun canonical | 2 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| albumLength | approximately 36 minutes ⓘ |
| artist |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
|
| chronologyNextTitle | Caught in the Act ⓘ |
| chronologyNextYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
soul ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
1974 debut albums
ⓘ
Commodores albums ⓘ Motown albums ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Machine Gun (Commodores album) cover image ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
I Feel Sanctified
ⓘ
Machine Gun ⓘ
surface form:
Machine Gun (song)
|
| hasTrack |
Dragon's Lair
ⓘ
Gonna Blow Your Mind ⓘ I Feel Sanctified ⓘ Machine Gun ⓘ
surface form:
Machine Gun (song)
Rapid Fire ⓘ Superman ⓘ The Bump ⓘ The Zoo ⓘ
surface form:
The Zoo (The Human Zoo)
There's a Song in My Heart ⓘ Young Girls Are My Weakness ⓘ |
| labelImprint |
Motown
ⓘ
surface form:
Motown Records
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainInstrumentation | band ensemble ⓘ |
| musicBrainzType | Album ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
dance-oriented soul
ⓘ
horn-driven funk ⓘ |
| notableFor |
energetic instrumental title track
ⓘ
establishing the Commodores' signature sound ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Commodores discography ⓘ |
| performer |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
Lionel Richie ⓘ Milan Williams ⓘ Ronald LaPread ⓘ Thomas McClary ⓘ Walter Orange ⓘ William King ⓘ |
| producer |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
James Anthony Carmichael ⓘ |
| recordedBy |
The Commodores
ⓘ
surface form:
Commodores
|
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Motown ⓘ
surface form:
Tamla Motown
|
| releaseDate | 1974 ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| titleTrack |
Machine Gun
ⓘ
surface form:
Machine Gun (song)
|
Referenced by (2)
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