Lionel Richie - All Night Long

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Description: 1983) Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Lionel Richie grew up on the campus of Tuskegee Institute. His grandfather's house was across the street from the home of the president of the Institute. His family moved to Illinois where he graduated from high school in Joliet. A star tennis player in Joliet, he accepted a tennis scholarship back at Tuskegee Institute and later graduated with a major in economics. Back as a student in Tuskegee, he formed a succession of R&B groups in the mid-'60s. In 1968 he became the lead singer and saxophonist with the Commodores. They signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1968 for one record before moving on to Motown Records, being schooled as support act to the Jackson Five. The Commodores became established as one of America's most popular soul groups of the '70s. Their first several albums had a danceable, funky sound (with such tracks as "Machine Gun" and "Brick House"). Over time, however, Richie wrote and sang more of their biggest hits, which were more romantic, easy-listening ballads such as "Three Times A Lady" and "Still". His pleasing vocal tones established him as the most prominent member of the group, and by the late '70s he had begun to accept songwriting commissions from other artists. He composed "Lady" for his friend Kenny Rogers which hit #1 in 1980, and he produced Rogers' Share Your Love album the following year. Also in 1981, Richie sang a duet with Diana Ross in the theme song for the film Endless Love. Issued as a single, the song topped the UK and US pop music charts, and it became one of Motown's biggest hits. Its success encouraged Richie to branch out into a full-fledged solo career in 1982. His debut album, Lionel Richie, produced another chart-topping single, "Truly", which continued the style of his ballads with the Commodores. In 1983, he released Can't Slow Down, which shot him into the first rank of international superstars. The album also won two Grammy Awards including Album Of The Year. It spawned the #1 hit "All Night Long", a Caribbean-flavored dance number that was promoted by a dazzling music video produced by former Monkee, Michael Nesmith. Several more Top 10 hits followed, the most successful of which was the ballad "Hello"(1984), a sentimental love song that showed how far Richie had moved from his R&B roots. Now described by one critic as 'the black Barry Manilow', Richie wrote and performed a suitably soothing theme song, "Say You, Say Me", for the film White Nights, winning an Oscar for his efforts. He also collaborated with Michael Jackson on the charity single "We Are the World" by USA for Africa. This collaboration has recently been rekindled as Richie has co-written a song for Jackson's new album, Instinct, for release later this year. Richie describes the song, entitled "The Whole World Over", as "something very special... a real heart wrencher like back in the day".
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kingiefella ::: Favorites God!..those were the days when music made you want to get up and dance and feel good!..even if you couldnt dance!...instead of now all about bitches and ho`s 07-07-07 11:40:46 _____________________________________________________
dvokokiri ::: Favorites great song 07-07-11 02:10:20 _____________________________________________________
missdee1983 ::: Favorites best song in the world, always puts a smile on my face xxxxx 07-07-13 17:02:36 _____________________________________________________
benmadrid5 ::: Favorites does anyone know why it was infamous, cuz i wanna know? 07-07-14 00:45:01 _____________________________________________________
greggiegreggie ::: Favorites This song is rapidly bring me out of my melancholy..... 07-07-18 17:13:26 _____________________________________________________
cestxo ::: Favorites i heart this song!!it makes me wanna dance! 07-07-18 23:16:24 _____________________________________________________
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utape ::: Favorites The video is so 80's (very funny indeed) but the song is great, love it!! It never fails to make me feel good. 07-07-22 11:26:06 _____________________________________________________
ogblackscorpion ::: Favorites this is when music was music! no violence..just dancing & having a really good time..just wish he did a 12" version of this video..thank God i have the 12" on cd..my all time favorite Lionel Richie song & video! 07-07-24 13:47:01 _____________________________________________________
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chrishasaclue ::: Favorites he reminds me of michel jackson,the one from back in the day of coruse! 07-08-16 20:44:12 _____________________________________________________