Lionel Richie | ||||
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Released | October 6, 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
Studio | A&M (Hollywood) | |||
Genre | Pop soul [1] | |||
Length | 38:27 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Producer | James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie | |||
Lionel Richie chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lionel Richie | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | C+ [3] |
Rolling Stone | [4] |
Lionel Richie is the 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]
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".
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Serves You Right" |
| 5:14 |
2. | "Wandering Stranger" | Richie | 5:38 |
3. | "Tell Me" |
| 5:32 |
4. | "My Love" | Richie | 4:08 |
5. | "Round and Round" |
| 4:57 |
6. | "Truly" | Richie | 3:26 |
7. | "You Are" |
| 5:05 |
8. | "You Mean More to Me" | Richie | 3:08 |
9. | "Just Put Some Love in Your Heart" | Richie | 1:27 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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10. | "Endless Love" (solo demo) | Richie | 3:58 |
11. | "You Are" (instrumental) |
| 5:06 |
Musicians
Horns, strings and woodwinds
Weekly charts
| Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [17] | 4× Platinum | 400,000^ |
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong) [18] | Gold | 10,000* |
South Africa | — | 100,000 [19] |
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] | Platinum | 300,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [21] | 4× Platinum | 4,000,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
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