Ronald LaPread

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Commodores, often billed as the Commodores, are an American funk and soul group. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for the Jackson 5 while on tour. The band's biggest hit singles are ballads such as... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Ronald LaPread first charted in 1974 with I Feel Sanctified.The artist placed 9 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 2 of which reached the Top‑10.The artist scored 6 UK Top‑75 entries, including a single Top‑10 placement.On US RnB the artist achieved 5 Top‑10s, 2 of which hit number‑one.

Top songs: #1: I'm Gonna Be Alright - #2: Brick House - #3: Slippery When Wet - #4: Too Hot Ta Trot - #5: So into You
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  The Commodores
I Feel Sanctified
1.
11/1974

I Feel Sanctified
The Commodores

from Machine Gun   Machine Gun
33 pts
75
US


12
R&B
52
UK
[Motown 1319]
written by Lionel Richie, Jeffrey Bowen, Ronald LaPread greentick, Walter Orange, Milan Williams & Thomas McClary
2.
04/1975

#3  Slippery When Wet
The Commodores

from Caught in the Act   
103 pts
19
US


1
R&B
51
UK
[Motown 1338]
written by Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread greentick, William King & Walter Orange
Fancy Dancer
3.
12/1976

Fancy Dancer
The Commodores

from Hot on the Tracks   Hot on the Tracks
37 pts
39
US
33
dance
9
R&B


[Motown 1408]
written by Lionel Richie & Ronald LaPread greentick
Brick House
4.
04/1977

#2  Brick House
The Commodores

from Commodores   Commodores
198 pts
5
US
34
dance
4
R&B
32
UK
charted as Sweet Love / Brick House in UK charts
[Motown 1425]
written by Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread greentick, William King & Walter Orange
5.
12/1977

#4  Too Hot Ta Trot
The Commodores

from The Commodores Live!   
101 pts
24
US


1
R&B
38
UK
charted as Too Hot to Trot / Zoom in UK charts
[Motown 1432]
written by Lionel Richie, Milan Williams, Ronald LaPread greentick, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange & William King
  The Sugarhill Gang
6.
12/1980

8th Wonder
The Sugarhill Gang

from 8th Wonder   8th Wonder
20 pts
82
US
38
dance
15
R&B


[Sugar Hill 553]
written by Cheryl Cook & Ronald LaPread greentick
  Rottin Razkals
7.
02/1995

Oh Yeah!
Rottin Razkals

from Rottin ta da Core   
5 pts
103
US


63
R&B


[Illtown 0260]
written by Lionel Richie, Naughty By Nature, Ronald LaPread greentick, Abdullah Barr, Charles Kelley & Jeffrey Ray
  Tricky
8.
01/1997

Tricky Kid
Tricky

from Pre-Millennium Tension   Pre-Millennium Tension
33 pts






28
UK
written by Ronald LaPread greentick, Lionel Richie & Adrian Thaws
  Tamia
So into You
9.
07/1998

#5  So into You
Tamia

from Tamia   Tamia
49 pts
30
US


7
R&B


[Qwest 17194]
written by Tim Kelley, Bob Robinson, Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread greentick & Tamia Hill
  Jennifer Lopez
I'm Gonna Be Alright
10.
04/2002

#1  I'm Gonna Be Alright
Jennifer Lopez

from J to tha L-O! The Remixes   J to tha L-O! The Remixes
243 pts
10
US


32
R&B
3
UK
featuring Nas
[Epic 79759]
written by Lorraine Cheryl Cook, Ronald LaPread greentick, Jennifer Lopez, Troy Oliver & Cory Rooney
  Pop Smoke
11.
07/2020

Something Special
Pop Smoke

from Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon   
20 pts
41
US






[Victor Victor Worldwide]
written by Bashar Jackson, Kenneth Ifill, Lionel Richie, Ronald LaPread greentick, Tim Kelley, Tamia Washington, Ernesto Shaw & John Jackson


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The Commodores


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