"Truly" | ||||
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Single by Lionel Richie | ||||
from the album Lionel Richie | ||||
B-side | "Just Put Some Love in Your Heart" | |||
Released | September 1982 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:26 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Producer(s) | Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael | |||
Lionel Richie singles chronology | ||||
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"Truly" on YouTube |
"Truly" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. Resuming where he left off with D-flat major tunes "Sail On" and particularly "Still" when he was lead for the Commodores, Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael.
Released as the first single from his self-titled debut album in 1982, "Truly" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on 9 October 1982 and climbed to No. 1 on 27 November – 4 December 1982. [1] It also spent four weeks at No. 1 on the adult contemporary chart, [2] and logged nine weeks at No. 2 on the R&B chart, behind Marvin Gaye's "Sexual Healing". In addition, "Truly" made the top 10 in United Kingdom, where the song peaked at No. 6. [3] The song won a Grammy Award for Richie in the category Best Male Pop Vocal Performance.
Billboard called it a "moving ballad with all the drama and poignance of 'Still', 'Three Times a Lady' and 'Endless Love'." [4]
In the music video for "Truly", Lionel Richie performs the song live on a piano. [5]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Canada (Music Canada) [20] | Platinum | 100,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [21] | Silver | 250,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [22] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
"Truly" | ||||
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Single by Steven Houghton | ||||
from the album Steven Houghton | ||||
Released | 6 March 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1997 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Bertelsmann Music Group | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Producer(s) | Steven Houghton | |||
Steven Houghton singles chronology | ||||
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British singer and actor Steven Houghton released a cover version of "Truly" in March 1998 which reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart. The song was played in the series 10 finale of London's Burning , in which Houghton starred in. [23]
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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UK Singles (OCC) | 23 |