Commodores 13

Commodores 13 was produced by William King, Thomas McClary, Walter Orange and Milan Williams.[3] Singers Vesta Williams and Melissa Manchester made guest appearances on the album.[3]

Side one

1. "I'm in Love" (Harold Hudson, Shirley King, William King) – 4:05
2. "Turn Off the Lights" (Shirley King, William King) – 4:20
3. "Nothing Like a Woman" (Hudson, Walter Orange) – 4:56
4. "Captured" (Linda McClary, Thomas McClary) – 4:37

Side two

1. "Touchdown" (Michael Dunlap, Orange) – 4:30
2. "Welcome Home" (Bill Champlin, Thomas McClary) – 4:20
3. "Ooo, Woman You" (Melissa Manchester, Thomas McClary) – 4:22
4. "Only You" (Milan Williams) – 4:10[3]

Commodores

• Harold Hudson – lead vocals (1, 2, 6), rhythm & vocal arrangements (1, 2, 3), backing vocals (2), additional keyboards (3)
• William King – rhythm & vocal arrangements (1, 2), synthesizers (2, 3, 4, 6, 7), horns (2, 4, 5, 6, 8)
• Ronald LaPread – bass guitar (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8), vocal arrangements (3)
• Thomas McClary – lead & rhythm guitar (2, 3, 5, 7, 8), acoustic & electric guitar (4), rhythm & vocal arrangements (4, 6, 7), horn & string arrangements (4, 6), guitar solo (6), lead vocals (7)
• Walter Orange – drums (1-8), lead vocals (3, 4, 5, 8), rhythm arrangements (3, 5), vocal arrangements (5)
• Milan Williams – keyboards (2-7), acoustic piano (8), Fender Rhodes (8), Oberheim synthesizer (8), rhythm & vocal arrangements (8), horn & string arrangements (8)

Additional musicians

• Michael Boddicker – acoustic piano (1), Fender Rhodes (1), synthesizers (1), synth bass (1), synth horns (6), synth strings (6), additional synthesizers (7)
• David Cochrane – backing vocals (1-7), synthesizers (5, 7), vocoder (5), additional guitar (8)
• Bill Champlin – backing vocals (1, 3-8), vocal arrangements (6), acoustic piano (6), Fender Rhodes (6), synth bass (6)
• Michael Dunlap – additional guitar (3, 5), additional keyboards (5), rhythm arrangements (5), rhythm guitar (6), Moog synthesizer (7)
• Geno Findley – additional synthesizers (7)
• Michael Lang – additional keyboards (8)
• Paul Jackson Jr. – additional guitar (8)
• John Gilston – Simmons drums (7)
• Steve Schaeffer – additional drums (8)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (1, 3, 6, 7), effects (3)
• Rolene Marie Naveja – castanets (3)
• Bruce Miller – horn & string arrangements (1, 2, 3, 5, 8)
• Shirley King – rhythm & vocal arrangements (2)
• Gene Page – horn & string arrangements (4)
• Benjamin White – string arrangements (7)
• Phyllis St. James – backing vocals (1)
• Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (2, 4, 6, 7)
• Tandia Brenda White – backing vocals (5)
• Vesta Williams – backing vocals (5, 6, 8)[3]
• Melissa Manchester – backing vocals (7)

• Producers – William King (Tracks 1 & 2), Walter Orange (Tracks 3 & 5), Thomas McClary (Tracks 4, 6 & 7), Milan Williams (Track 8).
• Executive Recording and Mixing Engineer – Jane Clark
• Second Recording – Brian Leshon
• Additional Recording, Second Recording and Additional Mixing – Magic Moreno
• Additional Mixing – Norman Whitfield
• Mastering – Bernie Grundman
• Recorded and Mastered at A&M Studios, Hollywood, California.
• Mixed at Motown/Hitsville U.S.A. Recording Studios, Hollywood, California and The Village Recorder, West Los Angeles, California.
• Project Manager – Suzee Ikeda
• Art Direction – Terry Taylor
• Photography – Mark Sennet[3]