Truly (Lionel Richie song)

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"Truly"
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Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Lionel Richie
B-side "Just Put Some Love in Your Heart"
ReleasedSeptember 1982
Recorded1982
Genre Pop
Length3:26
Label Motown
Songwriter(s) Lionel Richie
Producer(s) Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"Endless Love"
(1981)
"Truly"
(1982)
"You Are"
(1982)
Audio
"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.

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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]

Music video

In the music video for "Truly", Lionel Richie performs the song live on a piano. [5]

Track listing

  1. "Truly"
  2. "Just Put Some Love in Your Heart"

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [18] Platinum100,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver250,000^
United States (RIAA) [20] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Steven Houghton version

"Truly"
Single by Steven Houghton
from the album Steven Houghton
Released6 March 1998
Recorded1997
Genre Pop
Length3:20
Label Bertelsmann Music Group
Songwriter(s) Lionel Richie
Producer(s) Steven Houghton
Steven Houghton singles chronology
"Wind Beneath My Wings"
(1997)
"Truly"
(1998)

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. [21]

Track listing

  1. "Truly" – 3:20
  2. "Wind Beneath My Wings" – 4:30

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC)23

Other cover versions

See also

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