1981 Diana Ross & Lionel Richie – Endless Love (US:#1 UK:#7)
“Endless Love” is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow R&B singer Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their “endless love” for one another. It was covered by Luther Vandross with fellow R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by country music singer Shania Twain. Richie’s friend (and sometimes co-worker) Kenny Rogers has also recorded the song. Billboard has named the original version as the greatest song duet of all-time.
Musicians
Bass | Neil Jason |
Drums | Yogi Horton |
Guitar | Jeff Mironov |
Piano | Ray Chew |
Piano | Pat Rebillot |
Synthesizer | Ed Walsh |
Vocals | Diana Ross |
Produced By
Diana Ross
Songwriters
Lionel Richie
Charts
US:# 1
UK:# 7