1983 Lionel Richie – Can’t Slow Down
Can’t Slow Down is the second solo album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 11, 1983, by Motown Records.
The album reached #1 on the Billboard album chart. It also spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the Top 10 (including the entire year of 1984) and a total of 160 weeks (over three years) on the Billboard 200. After being the third best-selling album of 1984, it went on to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985 and by 1986 the album had sold 15 million copies, eventually selling over 20 million.
Can’t Slow Down achieved the feat of having every single released hit the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Two songs, “Hello” and “All Night Long (All Night)”, both went to #1. Other hits include “Stuck on You” (US #3), “Running With the Night” (US #7), and “Penny Lover” (US #8). The ballad “The Only One” was a significant song from the album which was never released as a single, yet remains a popular staple of Richie’s live performances.
Tracks
1 Can’t Slow Down (David Cochrane, Lionel Richie) 4:43
2 All Night Long (All Night) (Lionel Richie) 6:25
3 Penny Lover (Brenda Harvey-Richie, Lionel Richie) 5:35
4 Stuck On You (Lionel Richie) 3:13
5 Love Will Find A Way (Greg Phillinganes, Lionel Richie) 6:16
6 The Only One (David Foster, Lionel Richie) 4:21
7 Running With The Night (Cynthia Weil, Lionel Richie) 6:01
8 Hello (Lionel Richie) 4:15
Biography
Musicians
1 Can’t Slow Down
| Bass | David Cochrane |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Synthesizer | David Cochrane |
| Vocoder | David Cochrane |
2 All Night Long (All Night)*
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Darrell Jones |
| Guitar | Tim May |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Synthesizer | Lionel Richie |
| Percussion | Paulinho Da Costa |
| Synthesizer | David Cochrane |
3 Penny Lover
| Bass | Abraham Laboriel Sr |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Fender Rhodes | John Hobbs |
| Synthesizer | Lionel Richie |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
4 Stuck On You
| Bass | Joe Chemay |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Guitar | Mitch Holder |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Acoustic Guitar | Darrell Jones |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Lionel Richie |
5 Love Will Find A Way
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Guitar | David Cochrane |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Synthesizer | Greg Phillinganes |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Howes |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
6 The Only One
| Bass | David Foster |
| Drums | JR Robinson |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Keyboards | David Foster |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
7 Running With The Night
| Bass | Joe Chemay |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Guitar | Carlos Rios |
| Piano | John Hobbs |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
| Vocoder | Michael Boddicker |
| Background Vocals | David Cochrane |
| Background Vocals | Deborah Thomas |
| Background Vocals | Richard Marx |
8 Hello
| Bass | Joe Chemay |
| Drums | Paul Leim |
| Guitar | Louie Shelton |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim May |
| Fender Rhodes | Reginald Burke |
| Synthesizer | Michael Boddicker |
Other Musicians
*Vocals (Chant) – Brenda Harvey-Richie, Calvin Harris, Deborah Joyce Richie, Deborah Thomas, Diane Burt, Dr. Lloyd Byron Greig, James Anthony Carmichael, Janice Johnson, Jeanette Hawes, Lionel Richie, Richard Marx, Suzanne Stanford
*Vocals (Vocal Sound Effects) – Melinda Joyce Chatman
*Voice (Chant) – David Cochrane, Melinda Joyce Chatman
*Voice (Hoopa Hollers) – Alison Maxwell, Billy Nelson, Carlos Rios, Darrell Jones, David Egerton, David Malvin, Gabrielle Greig, Greg Phillinganes, Jerry Montes, John Michael Montes, Marilyn Ammons, Melinda Joyce Chatman, Randy Stern, Rejauna Lynn Green, Ruth Diaz, Sally Greig, Sandy Dent-Crimmel, Sheldon J. Cohn, Sue Ann Butler, Susan Wood, Suzanne Stanford, Sylvia Genauer, Tanya Greig, Wilbert Terrell (Track 2)
Liner Notes
Producer – Lionel Richie
Producer – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Producer – David Foster (Track 6)
Arranged By – David Cochrane (Track 1)
Arranged By – James Anthony Carmichael (Track 1)
Arranged By – Lionel Richie (Track 1)
Arranged By – Jerry Hey (Track 2)*
Arranged By (Rhythm) – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Lionel Richie (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8)
Arranged By (Rhythm) – Greg Phillinganes (Track 5)
Arranged By (Horns, Strings) – James Anthony Carmichael (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jeremy Lubbock (Track 6)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Lionel Richie
Concertmaster – Israel Baker (Tracks 3, 4)
Concertmaster – Harry Bluestone (Track 8)
Coordinator (Assistant) – Brenda Harvey-Richie, Melinda Joyce Chatman
Engineer (Second Recording Engineer) – Jim Cassell (Track 8)
Engineer (Additional Recording And Mixing Engineer) – Jane Clark
Engineer (Mixing) – Calvin Harris
Engineer (Recording) – Calvin Harris
Engineer (Second Mixing) – Fred Law, Karen Siegel
Engineer (Second Recording) – David Egerton, Mark Ettel, Steve Crimmel
Mastered By – Bernie Grundman
Mixed By – Calvin Harris
Mixed By – Humberto Gatica (Track 6)
Musical Assistance (Creative Assistant) – Rita Leigh
Art Direction – Johnny Lee
Photography – Greg Gorman, Chris Callis
Mixed At Motown Recording Studios
Recorded At Ocean Way Recording
Recorded At Sunset Sound
Phonographic Copyright Motown Record Corporation
Copyright Motown Record Corporation
*uncredited but confirmed by Jerry Hey himself.