Lionel Richie (Album)

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Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie's studio album

Publication
(s)

September 12, 1982

admission

1981-1982

Label (s) Motown

Format (s)

CD, record

Genre (s)

soul

Title (number)

10

running time

38:27

production

chronology
- Lionel Richie Can't Slow Down
(1983)

Lionel Richie is the debut album by Lionel Richie . It was released in September 1982.

history

Stylistically, every song in the album corresponds to the soul direction , but some songs contain influences from other directions. All published songs reached the top 10 of the US singles chart.

In an episode of the third season of Friends , Chandler sings Endless Love .

In 2003 a remastered version of the album was released, which contained Endless Love. At that time, Endless Love was only available on the soundtrack of the feature film of the same name (German title: Endlose Liebe , with Brooke Shields ).

criticism

  • Allmusic wrote that Richie turned away from the funk of his previous band The Commodores with his debut album and concentrated on ballads and lively mid-tempo pop, which he spiced up with some stylish dance grooves.

Track list

  1. "Serves You Right" (John McClain, Greg Phillinganes , Richie) - 5:14
  2. "Wandering Stranger" (Richie) - 5:38
  3. "Tell Me" (David Cochrane, Richie) - 5:32
  4. " My Love " (Richie) - 4:08
  5. "Round And Round" (Cochrane, Richie) - 4:57
  6. " Truly " (Cochrane, Richie) - 3:26
  7. " You Are " (Brenda Harvey Richie, Richie) - 5:05
  8. "You Mean More To Me" (Richie) - 3:08
  9. "Just Put Some Love In Your Heart" (Richie) - 1:27
  10. " Endless Love " (Richie) - 3:58 * 2003 Remaster Bonus Track *

Charts

album

year title Chart positions
DE AT CH UK US
1982 Lionel Richie / / / 9 3

Singles

year title Chart positions
DE AT CH UK US
1981 Endless Love
"Lionel Richie"
/ / 6th 7th 1
1982 Truly
"Lionel Richie"
/ / / 6th 1
1983 You Are
"Lionel Richie"
/ / / 43 4th
1983 My Love
"Lionel Richie"
/ / / 70 5

Sales figures and awards

Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Gold record icon.svg gold 10,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 400,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 4,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 300,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg1 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg9 × platinum
4,710,000

Main article: Lionel Richie / Music Sales Awards

Individual evidence

  1. References in Allmusic.com
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000195447