The band originated while its members attended Tuskegee UniversityВ in Alabama. In 1981 they released two Top Ten hits with 'Oh No' (#4) and their first upbeat single in almost five years, ' Lady (You Bring Me Up)' (#8). In 1979 the Commodores scored another Top Five ballad, 'Sail On', before reaching the top of the charts once again with another ballad, ' Still'. The group reached #1 in 1978 with the sweet ' Three Times a Lady'. In 1977 the Commodores released ' Easy', which became the group's biggest hit yet, reaching #4 in the U.S., followed by 'Brick House', also Top 5, both from their landmark album 'The Commodores', as was 'Zoom'. That move was hinted at in their 1976 Top Ten hits 'Sweet Love' and ' Just to Be Close to You'. After those recordings the group started to move towards a softer sound. Three albums released in 19 ( Caught in the Act, Movin' On, and Hot On The Tracks) are considered the peak of their harder funk period. Another instrumental, ' Cebu' (named after an islandВ in the Philippines), later became a staple В in the Quiet stormВ format. It reached #22 on the BillboardВ Hot 100 in 1975.

' Machine Gun', the instrumental title track from the band's debut album, became a staple at American sporting events, В and is similarly featured in many films, including Boogie NightsВ and Looking for Mr. 'We lucked out,' he remarked with a laugh when telling this story to Peoplemagazine. To choose a new name, William 'WAK' King opened a dictionary and randomly picked a word. The Commodores originally came together from two former groups, the Mystics and the Jays, but wanted to change the name.

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