In the Pocket (Commodores album)

In the Pocket is the ninth studio album by the American R&B/Funk group the Commodores, released by Motown Records in 1981.

It is the last Commodores album to feature Lionel Richie, as he left the band to start a solo career the following year. The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia. This album contained two hit singles, "Lady (You Bring Me Up)" (U.S. #8) and "Oh No" (U.S. #4).

Personnel
Commodores
 * Lionel Richie – vocals, pianos, keyboards, saxophones
 * Milan Williams – keyboards, vocals
 * Thomas McClary – vocals, guitars
 * Ronald LaPread – bass, vocals
 * Walter Orange – drums, vocals, percussion
 * William King – trumpet

Additional personnel
 * David Cochrane – keyboards, guitars, saxophones
 * Harold Hudson – keyboards, trumpet, vocals
 * Darrell Jones – guitars
 * James Anthony Carmichael – horn and string arrangements
 * Gene Page – rhythm arrangements (4, 8)

Production
The bulk of the album was recorded at Web IV Recording Studio in Atlanta, Georgia.


 * Commodores – producers, arrangements
 * James Anthony Carmichael – producer, arrangements
 * Calvin Harris – recording, mixing
 * Jane Clark – additional engineer
 * Tommy Cooper – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
 * Ed Seay – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
 * Richard Well – assistant engineer (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7)
 * Skip Cottrell – assistant engineer (4, 8)
 * Bernie Grundman – mastering
 * Johnny Lee – art direction, design
 * David Alexander – photography
 * Suzee Ikeda – project manager