Lionel Richie (album)

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AllMusic[1]
Robert ChristgauC+[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Lionel Richie is the debut solo album by R&B singer 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 in 1982 on Motown Records. The first single, "Truly", topped the Billboard Hot 100. Follow-up single "You Are" reached number four, and "My Love" reached number five. The album was also a hit, reaching number one on the Cashbox albums chart on December 11, 1982.[4]

In 2003, Lionel Richie was re-released as part of a remaster series that saw two additional tracks added to the overall package. A solo version of "Endless Love" and an instrumental version of "You Are" now round out the CD.

As well as featuring English musician Thomas Dolby on synthesizers, Joe Walsh provided the guitar solo for the song "Wandering Stranger". It was his first album appearance since playing all tracks on John Entwistle's fifth solo album, Too Late the Hero.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Serves You Right"
5:14
2."Wandering Stranger"Richie5:38
3."Tell Me"
5:32
4."My Love"Richie4:08
5."Round and Round"
  • David Cochrane
  • Richie
4:57
6."Truly"Richie3:26
7."You Are"
  • Brenda Harvey-Richie
  • Richie
5:05
8."You Mean More to Me"Richie3:08
9."Just Put Some Love in Your Heart"Richie1:27
2003 remaster bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
10."Endless Love" (solo demo)Richie3:58
11."You Are" (instrumental)
  • Harvey-Richie
  • Richie
5:06

In popular culture

In a Season 3 episode of Friends, Chandler is seen holding a copy of this album and singing "Endless Love". The song was not a part of this release; however, the song now appears on the 2003 remastered edition as one of two bonus tracks (as a solo performance only). At the time, "Endless Love" was available only on the original soundtrack to the movie of the same name, Endless Love, starring Brooke Shields.

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs.[5]

Musicians

Horns, strings and woodwinds

  • Jerry Hey - trumpet, horn arrangements
  • Bob Findley - trumpet
  • Gary Grant - trumpet
  • Walter Johnson - trumpet
  • Warren Luening - trumpet
  • Bill Reichenbach, Jr. - trombone
  • Don Ashworth - woodwinds (tracks 4 and 8)
  • Gene Cipriano - woodwinds (tracks 4 and 8)
  • Larry Williams - woodwinds (tracks 4 and 8)
  • Gary Herbig - saxophone, woodwinds
  • Armand Kaproff - cello
  • Dennis Karmazyn - cello
  • Jesse Ehrlich - cello
  • Paula Hochhalter - cello
  • Arni Egilsson - double bass
  • Buell Neidlinger - double bass
  • Morty Corb - double bass
  • Ray Brown - double bass
  • Louise Di Tullo - flute
  • Art Maebe - French horn
  • Brian O'Connor - French horn
  • David Duke - French horn
  • Henry Sigismonti - French horn
  • Jim Atkinson - French horn
  • Gayle Levant - harp
  • David Schwartz - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • David Speltz - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Erno Neufeld - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Fred Seykora - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Henry Ferber - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Mari Tsumura - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Myron Sandler - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Nathan Ross - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Rollice Dale - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Ronald Folsom - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Tibor Zelig - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • William Henderson - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • William Kurasch - strings (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)
  • Harry Bluestone - string arrangements (tracks 4, 5, 8 and 9)

Charts

Chart positions

Chart (1982-1983) Peak
position
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 21
New Zealand Albums Chart[7] 3
Swedish Albums Chart[8] 41
UK Albums Chart[9] 9
US Billboard 200[10] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[11] Platinum 300,000^
United States (RIAA)[12] 4× Platinum 4,000,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Robert Christgau Consumer Guide
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review
  4. ^ "楽天が運営するポータルサイト ： 【インフォシーク】Infoseek". Msdb.hp.infoseek.co.jp. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2012-02-28.
  5. ^ Personnel - Discogs
  6. ^ "Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie".
  7. ^ "Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie".
  8. ^ "Lionel Richie - Lionel Richie".
  9. ^ "UK Albums Chart - February 27, 1983". Official Charts.
  10. ^ "Lionel Richie Chart History". Billboard.
  11. ^ "British album certifications – Lionel Richie – Lionel Richie". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Lionel Richie in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ "American album certifications – Lionel Richie – Lionel Richie". Recording Industry Association of America.
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