"Brick House" is a song from the Commodores' 1977 self-titled album (released as Zoom in the UK). The single peaked at number 5 in the U.S. and number 32 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]
| "Brick House" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 US 12-inch vinyl single | ||||
| Single by the Commodores | ||||
| from the album Commodores | ||||
| B-side | "Captain Quick Draw" | |||
| Released | August 26, 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 | |||
| Genre | Funk[1][2] | |||
| Length | 3:37 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Walter Orange, Ronald LaPread, Thomas McClary, William King | |||
| Producer(s) | James Anthony Carmichael and the Commodores | |||
| The Commodores singles chronology | ||||
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Background
editLionel Richie stated that the song's title is a play on the expression "built like a brick shithouse," referring to a strongly built woman.[4]
Charts
edit| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles | 24 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 15 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 2 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 32 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[8] | 5 |
| US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[9] | 4 |
References
edit- ^ Big Gigantic (September 20, 2016). "The 30 Best Funk Songs Ever". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (July 17, 2000). "The Clinton Administration: Funk". Night Moves - Pop Music in the Late 70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-312-19821-3.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 116/7. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ Maria Granditsky (November 28, 1996). "Miss Funkyflyy's Lionel Richie Interview". Hem.bredband.net. Archived from the original on February 20, 2016. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
- ^ "Commodores – Brick House" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Commodores – Brick House". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
- ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Commodores Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
External links
edit- List of cover versions of "Brick House" at SecondHandSongs.com