Released October 6, 1982 Genre R&B , disco, soul Label Motown | Recorded 1981–1982 Length 38:27 | |
Producer James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie | ||
Lionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982 on Motown Records. It was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores; he would leave 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 was also a hit, reaching number one on the Cashbox albums chart on December 11, 1982.
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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".
As well as featuring English musician Thomas Dolby on synthesizers, Joe Walsh provided the guitar solo for the song "Wandering Stranger".
In popular culture
In a Season 3 episode of Friends, Chandler is seen holding a copy of this album and singing "Endless Love". The song was not a part of this release; however, the song now appears on the 2003 remastered edition as one of two bonus tracks (as a solo performance only). At the time, "Endless Love" was available only on the original soundtrack to the movie of the same name, Endless Love, starring Brooke Shields.
Personnel
Credits adapted from Discogs.