The Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie album)

The Definitive Collection
Greatest hits album by Lionel Richie
Released	February 4, 2003
Recorded	1982–2002
Genre	Pop
Length	78:31
Label	Motown
Lionel Richie chronology
Encore (2002) The Definitive Collection (2003) Just for You (2004)

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AllMusic	[1]

The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by American pop musician Lionel Richie.

The album was initially released in the US as a one-disc compilation in February 2003. A limited edition release of the US version included a bonus disc with rare extra tracks. ^[2] A two-disc edition was released for the International market which collects 38 songs over 20 years. A special edition of the album was released later which includes a DVD selecting highlights throughout this period of Richie's career. The DVD also includes a live performance from Amsterdam and the making of the Dancing on the Ceiling music video, as a hidden extra.

The album was unusual in that it hit the number-one spot on the UK Albums Chart twelve years after it was first released, following a live performance by Richie described as "triumphant" at Glastonbury Festival 2015. ^[3] It became his first UK number one in 23 years.

Track listing

All songs written by Lionel Richie, except where noted.

Standard US version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original appearance	Length
1.	"Hello"		Can't Slow Down	4:08
2.	"Just to Be Close to You" (by Commodores, single version)		Hot on the Tracks	3:30
3.	"Still" (by Commodores, single version)		Midnight Magic	3:44
4.	"Running with the Night" (single version)	Richie, Cynthia Weil	Can't Slow Down	4:09
5.	"Three Times a Lady" (by Commodores, single version)		Natural High	3:37
6.	"Easy" (by Commodores)		Commodores	4:15
7.	"All Night Long (All Night)" (single version)		Can't Slow Down	4:22
8.	"Endless Love" (with Diana Ross)		Endless Love	4:25
9.	"Truly"		Lionel Richie	3:19
10.	"Penny Lover" (single version)	Richie, Brenda Harvey-Richie	Can't Slow Down	3:49
11.	"You Are" (single version)	Richie, Harvey-Richie	Lionel Richie	4:06
12.	"Sail On" (by Commodores, single version)		Midnight Magic	4:00
13.	"Stuck on You"		Can't Slow Down	3:12
14.	"Say You, Say Me"		Dancing on the Ceiling	4:01
15.	"Dancing on the Ceiling"	Richie, Carlos Rios, Michael Frenchik	Dancing on the Ceiling	4:32
16.	"Do It to Me" (single version)		Back to Front	4:30
17.	"Ballerina Girl"		Dancing on the Ceiling	3:36
18.	"Angel" (single version)	Richie, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor	Renaissance	3:43
19.	"To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)	Barry, Enrique Iglesias, Richie	Encore	3:54
20.	"Goodbye"		Encore	3:39
Total length:				78:31

US bonus disc

1. "Zoom" by Commodores (Richie, Ronald LaPread) (unreleased alternate mix) – 8:15
2. "Oh No" – 3:03
3. "Can't Slow Down" (David Cochrane) (early working version) – 5:11
4. "Lady" – 4:29
5. "Brick House" by Commodores (hidden track) – 3:28

International version

Disc 1

1. "All Night Long (All Night)"
2. "Say You, Say Me"
3. "My Destiny"
4. "Running with the Night"
5. "Dancing on the Ceiling"
6. "Don't Stop the Music"
7. "Love, Oh Love"
8. "Ballerina Girl"
9. "Love Will Conquer All"
10. "Do It to Me"
11. "Cinderella"
12. "Tender Heart"
13. "Don't Wanna Lose You"
14. "The Closest Thing to Heaven"
15. "I Forgot"
16. "Angel"
17. "To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)
18. "Goodbye"

• The UK version features "My Love" inserted before "Love Will Conquer All", and removes "Goodbye"

Disc 2

1. "Three Times a Lady"
2. "Easy"
3. "Endless Love"
4. "Hello"
5. "Still"
6. "Sail On"
7. "Stuck on You"
8. "You Are"
9. "Truly"
10. "Just to Be Close to You"
11. "Sweet Love"
12. "Penny Lover"
13. "Oh No"
14. "Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
15. "Wonderland"
16. "Machine Gun"
17. "Brick House"
18. "Too Hot ta Trot"
19. "Flying High"
20. "Zoom"

DVD

1. "My Destiny"
2. "All Night Long (All Night)"
3. "Love Will Conquer All"
4. "You Are"
5. "Say You, Say Me"
6. "Dancing on the Ceiling"
7. "Running with the Night"
8. "Penny Lover"
9. "Hello"
10. "Ballerina Girl"
11. "Se La"
12. "Love, Oh Love"
13. "Truly"
14. "Do It to Me"
15. "Three Times a Lady" (live in Amsterdam)

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2003) Peak position Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [4] 22 Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [5] 10 Irish Albums (IRMA) [6] 32 Scottish Albums (OCC) [7] 18 UK Albums (OCC) [8] 10 US Billboard 200 [9] 19 Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 16 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [11] 61 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [12] 31 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [13] 23 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [14] 40 Italian Albums (FIMI) [15] 30 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [16] 31 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [17] 45 Chart (2005) Peak position Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [18] 4 Chart (2006) Peak position New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [19] 7 Chart (2015) Peak position Scottish Albums (OCC) [20] 1 UK Albums (OCC) [21] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Albums (OCC) [22] 61 Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC) [23] 131 Chart (2015) Position UK Albums (OCC) [24] 46

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [25] album	Platinum	70,000^
Australia (ARIA) [26] video	Platinum	15,000^
Germany (BVMI) [27] album	Gold	100,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ) [28]	Platinum	15,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [29]	4× Platinum	965,083 [30]
United States (RIAA) [31]	Platinum	1,000,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [32]	Platinum	1,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. ‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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