1982 Lionel Richie – My Love (US:#5 UK:#70)
“My Love” is the title of a 1983 hit song by the American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It was the third single released off Richie’s self-titled debut solo album. The song features harmony backing vocals by country music singer Kenny Rogers.[1] It reached the Top 10 on three notable Billboard magazine charts in the spring of 1983: on the pop chart, the song peaked at # 5; on the adult contemporary chart, the song spent four weeks at # 1; and on the R&B chart, the song topped out at # 6. “My Love” was not among Richie’s more successful singles in the United Kingdom, where it only managed # 70 on the UK Singles Chart. In Canada in peaked on the RPM Singles chart at #28.
Later, a remake of the song was recorded and included on Richie’s 2012 album Tuskegee. The remake features Kenny Chesney.
Album
Lionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by Lionel Richie. It was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores. He would leave the group shortly after. It was released on October 6, 1982 on Motown Records. The first single, “Truly”, topped the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up single “You […]
Musicians
| Bass | Nathan East |
| Drums | Leon Chancler |
| Guitar | Darryl Jones |
| Piano | Lionel Richie |
| Harp | Gayle Levant |
| Trombone | Bill Reichenbach |
| Trombone | Lew McCreary |
| Trumpet | Gary Grant |
| Trumpet | Jerry Hey |
| Trumpet | Warren Luening |
| Woodwinds | Don Ashworth |
| Woodwinds | Gary Herbig |
| Woodwinds | Gene Cipriano |
| Woodwinds | Larry Williams |
| Background Vocals | Kenny Rogers |
| Background Vocals | Kin Vassy |
| Background Vocals | Terry Williams |
| Vocals | Lionel Richie |
Produced By
James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie
Songwriters
Lionel Richie
Charts
US:#5
UK:#70