music.wikisort.org - CompositionLionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982, on Motown Records. Originally intended as a side project at the suggestion of Motown, it was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores; he left the group shortly after the album's release. The first single from the album, "Truly", topped the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up single "You Are" reached number four, and "My Love" reached number five. The album reached number one on the Cashbox albums chart on December 11, 1982.[5]
1982 studio album by Lionel Richie
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Released | October 6, 1982 |
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Recorded | 1981–1982 |
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Studio | A&M (Hollywood) |
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Genre | Pop soul[1] |
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Length | 38:27 |
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Label | Motown |
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Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie |
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In 2003, Lionel Richie was re-released as part of a remaster series that saw two additional tracks added: a solo version of "Endless Love" and an instrumental version of "You Are".
Eagles member Joe Walsh provided the guitar solo for the song "Wandering Stranger".
Track listing
Title | Writer(s) |
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1. | "Serves You Right" | | 5:14 |
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2. | "Wandering Stranger" | Richie | 5:38 |
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3. | "Tell Me" | | 5:32 |
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4. | "My Love" | Richie | 4:08 |
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5. | "Round and Round" | | 4:57 |
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6. | "Truly" | Richie | 3:26 |
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7. | "You Are" |
- Brenda Harvey-Richie
- Richie
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8. | "You Mean More to Me" | Richie | 3:08 |
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9. | "Just Put Some Love in Your Heart" | Richie | 1:27 |
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2003 remaster bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) |
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10. | "Endless Love" (solo demo) | Richie | 3:58 |
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11. | "You Are" (instrumental) | | 5:06 |
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Personnel
Musicians
- Lionel Richie – lead vocals, vocal arrangements, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5-8), acoustic piano (4, 6, 8), Fender Rhodes (7), rhythm arrangements (7)
- Greg Phillinganes – Fender Rhodes (1), Roland Jupiter 8 (1), Minimoog (1), arrangements (1)
- Clarence McDonald – Fender Rhodes (2)
- Michael Lang – acoustic piano (2, 9), Fender Rhodes (9)
- David Cochrane – Prophet-5 (3), electric guitar (3, 7), synthesizer bass (3, 7), backing vocals (3, 7), arrangements (3, 5), acoustic piano (5), bass guitar (5), saxophone solo (5)
- Michael Boddicker – synthesizers (3, 5, 7), vocoder (3, 5, 7)
- Bill Payne – Fender Rhodes (6)
- Thomas Dolby [uncredited] – synthesizer programming (7), backing vocals (7)
- Paul Jackson Jr. – electric guitar (1, 2, 6)
- Fred Tackett – acoustic guitar (2)
- Joe Walsh – guitar solo (2)
- Richie Zito – guitar solo (3)
- Darrell Jones – electric guitar (4, 5, 7), acoustic guitar (8)
- Tim May – acoustic guitar (6)
- Nathan Watts – bass guitar (1)
- Joe Chemay – bass guitar (2, 6, 8)
- Nathan East – bass guitar (4)
- John Robinson – drums (1, 5, 7)
- Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – drums (2, 4)
- Paul Leim – drums (3, 6, 8)
- Lenny Castro – percussion (1)
- Paulinho da Costa – percussion (2, 5, 7)
- Rick Shlosser – percussion (5)
- Gene Page – arrangements (2, 6, 9)
- Harry Bluestone – concertmaster (2-9)
- James Anthony Carmichael – arrangements (3, 4, 5, 8), string arrangements (3, 7), horn arrangements (7), rhythm arrangements (7), celeste (8)
- Howard Kenney – backing vocals (1, 5, 7)
- Richard Marx – backing vocals (1, 2, 7, 8)
- Deborah Thomas – backing vocals (2, 3, 5, 7)
- Jimmy Connors – backing vocals (3)
- Kenny Rogers – backing vocals (4), BGV arrangement (4)
- Kin Vassy – backing vocals (4)
- Terry Williams – backing vocals (4)
Horns, strings and woodwinds
- Louise Di Tullo – flute (3, 6, 9)
- Art Maebe – French horn (3, 4, 6, 8, 9)
- Richard Perissi – French horn (3, 6, 9)
- Henry Sigismonti – French horn (3, 6, 9)
- Jim Atkinson – French horn (4, 8)
- David Duke – French horn (4, 8)
- Brian O'Connor – French horn (4, 8)
- William Green – saxophone (5, 7)
- Ernie Watts – saxophone (5, 7)
- Lew McCreary – trombone (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Bill Reichenbach, Jr. – trombone (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Gary Grant – trumpet (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Jerry Hey – trumpet (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Walter Johnson – trumpet (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Warren Luening – trumpet (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Bob Findley – trumpet (5, 7)
- Don Ashworth – woodwinds (4, 8)
- Gene Cipriano – woodwinds (4, 8)
- Gary Herbig – woodwinds (4, 8), saxophone (5, 7)
- Larry Williams – woodwinds (4, 8)
- Jesse Ehrlich – cello (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Armand Kaproff – cello (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Paula Hochhalter – cello (2, 6, 9)
- Dennis Karmazyn – cello (2, 6, 9)
- Arni Egilsson – double bass (2, 6, 9)
- Buell Neidlinger – double bass (2, 6, 9)
- Ray Brown – double bass (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Morty Corb – double bass (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Gayle Levant – harp (2, 4-9)
- Alan DeVeritch – viola (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Allan Harshman – viola (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Virginia Majewski – viola (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Gareth Nuttycombe – viola (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Bonnie Douglas – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Assa Drori – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Endre Granat – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Joy Lyle – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Donald Palmer – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Henry Roth – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Sheldon Sanov – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Jack Shulman – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Paul Shure – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Mari Tsumura-Botnick – violin (2, 3, 6, 9), strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Charles Veal, Jr. – violin (2, 3, 6, 9)
- Rollice Dale – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Henry Ferber – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Ronald Folsom – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- William Henderson – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- William Kurasch – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Erno Neufeld – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Nathan Ross - strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Myron Sandler – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- David Schwartz – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Fred Seykora – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- David Speltz – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
- Tibor Zelig – strings (4, 5, 7, 8)
Production
- Producers – James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
- Production Assistant – Brenda Harvey-Richie
- Recorded and Mixed by Calvin Harris
- Second Recording Engineer – Jim Cassell
- Second Mix Engineers – Michael Johnson, Fred Law and Stephan Smith.
- Additional Mixing – Jane Clark
- Mastered by Bernie Grundman at A&M Studios (Los Angeles, CA).
- Creative Assistant – Rita Leigh
- Art Direction – Johnny Lee
- Photography – David Alexander
Charts
Certifications and sales
References
- AllMusic review
- AllMusic review
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- "Lionel Richie: Lionel Richie : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". 30 November 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
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- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
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- "IFPIHK Gold Disc Award − 1984". IFPI Hong Kong. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- "Richie LP Hits Big In South Africa". Billboard. September 13, 1986. Retrieved June 1, 2020 – via Google Books.
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- All the Hits, All Night Long
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[de] Lionel Richie (Album)
Lionel Richie ist das Debütalbum von Lionel Richie. Es erschien im September 1982.
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[es] Lionel Richie (álbum)
Lionel Richie es el título del álbum debut homónimo de estudio en solitario grabado por el cantautor estadounidense Lionel Richie. Fue lanzado al mercado por la empresa discográfica Motown Records el 6 de octubre de 1982. El primer sencillo, "Truly" lideró la lista de éxitos Billboard Hot 100. El siguiente sencillo, "You Are" alcanzó el puesto #4, y "My Love" el puesto #5. El álbum fue también un éxito, alcanzando el primer lugar de la lista de álbumes de Cashbox el 11 de diciembre de 1982.[1]
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Lionel Richie — дебютный студийный альбом американского соул-певца Лайонела Ричи, вышедший 6 октября 1982 года на лейбле Motown. Продюсером был Джеймс Энтони Кармайкл. Диск Ричи возглавил соул-чарт Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums.
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