When I first heard them, I did not know they were on the Motown label. "Machine Gun" was the first record of theirs I heard back in 1974. As time progress I really liked the band and would go to their concerts. Then they evolved into , well you know the rest. LOL! My favorite Commodores record:

This is the album version. The radio edit was just as good in my opinion. From very late 1975............"Sweet Love"