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 […]
“Penny Lover” is the title of the fifth and final single released from Lionel Richie’s multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, Can’t Slow Down. The song was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie. As with all the other singles taken from Can’t Slow Down (“All Night Long (All Night)”, “Running with the […]
“Hello” is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from his second solo album Can’t Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart (for two weeks), the R&B chart (for three weeks), and the adult contemporary chart (for six weeks). […]
“All Night Long (All Night)” is a hit single by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, Can’t Slow Down, it combined Richie’s soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance music, pop-inspired approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B […]
“Dancing on the Ceiling” is a song by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was written by Richie, Mike Frenchik, and Carlos Rios for his third studio album of the same name (1986), while production was helmed by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael. Released as the album’s leading single, it became a worldwide top ten […]
“Se La” is a track from Lionel Richie‘s 1986 album Dancing on the Ceiling. The song was written by Lionel Richie and Greg Phillinganes, and produced by Richie and James Anthony Carmichael. It was released in 1987 as the final single from the album, and was Richie’s last single of the 1980s. Musicians Bass Nathan […]
“Love Will Conquer All” is a track from Lionel Richie‘s 1986 album “Dancing on the Ceiling” featuring Marva King on backing vocals. The song was written by Richie along with Greg Phillinganes and Cynthia Weil. “Love Will Conquer All” was Richie’s tenth number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The single spent two weeks at […]
“Ballerina Girl” is a 1986 song written and recorded by Lionel Richie. The song is a track from Richie’s Dancing on the Ceiling album. “Ballerina Girl” peaked at number five on the soul charts. The song was also the last of Richie’s eleven number ones on the Adult Contemporary charts. “Ballerina Girl” spent four weeks […]
Louder Than Words is Lionel Richie’s fourth solo album, released on April 16, 1996. It also marked the first time he released a studio album of new material in ten years. In 1992 he released just three new tracks on his compilation album Back to Front. Louder Than Words debuted at #33 on the Billboard […]
“Say You, Say Me” is a song written and recorded by Lionel Richie for the film White Nights, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines. The single hit #1 in the US and on the R&B singles charts in December 1985. It became Richie’s ninth number one on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The track is […]