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The Definitive Collection

Lionel Richie & the Commodores - The Definitive Collection Audio CD

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Band: Lionel Richie & the Commodores
Title: The Definitive Collection
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Release Date: 2003-11-22
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: All Night Long (All Night) - Lionel Richie 2: Say You, Say Me - Lionel Richie 3: My Destiny - Lionel Richie 4: Running With the Night - Lionel Richie 5: Dancing on the Celling - Lionel Richie 6: Don't Stop the Music - Lionel Richie 7: Love, Oh Love - Lionel Richie 8: Ballerina Girl - Lionel Richie 9: Love Will Conquer All - Lionel Richie 10: Do It to Me - Lionel Richie 11: Cinderella - Lionel Richie 12: Tender Heart - Lionel Richie 13: Don't Wanna Lose You - Lionel Richie 14: Closest Thing to Heaven - Lionel Richie 15: I Forgot - Lionel Richie 16: Angel - Lionel Richie 17: To Love a Woman - Enrique Iglesias, Lionel Richie 18: Goodbye - Lionel Richie 19: Three Times a Lady - The Commodores 20: Easy - The Commodores 21: Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross 22: Hello - Lionel Richie 23: Still - The Commodores 24: Sail On - The Commodores 25: Stuck on You - Lionel Richie 26: You Are - Lionel Richie 27: Truly - Lionel Richie 28: Just to Be Close to You - The Commodores 29: Sweet Love - The Commodores 30: Penny Lover - Lionel Richie 31: Oh No - The Commodores 32: Lady (You Bring Me Up) - The Commodores 33: Wonderland - The Commodores 34: Machine Gun - The Commodores 35: Brick House - The Commodores 36: Too Hot Ta Trot - The Commodores 37: Flying High - The Commodores 38: Zoom - The Commodores

This is an Import "Best Of" worth the price!
This import compilation has a very good selection from both stages in LR career, including the wonderful hits "Easy", "Brick House", the nice and funky instrumental "Machine Gun", "Stuck On You", "Hello", "Do It To Me" (single version), "Love Will Conquer All" and more. Both as a founder member of the Commodores as well as a solo artist, Lionel Richie is one of the best singers/composers/performers from "the miraculous MOTOWN Hit Maker". If you're planning to go into Lionel Richie's magnificent career in music, this CD is definitely for you. .

a Great overview
He understood what Words&Music was truly all about. Lionel Richie is One of the Few Artists who truly did it the right way both as a member of a very Successful Band&then later on as a Solo Artist. his material covered R&B,Pop,Gospel&country. He didn't sound like anybody else&just always understood the power of using the Bridge in his music. the Man is One of the All time Greatest Artists as a Singer,Songwriter&all around force. so many great songs that truly stand the test of time. this is what a Double Set is all about. Lionel Richie is One of My All Time Favorite Artists. .

The Essential Lionel Richie/Commodores Collection
Great selection of songs. This one has it all. Outstanding mix. All the hits. The DVD
will only play on a computer. It appears to be a region 2. They don't say that in the
ad. Lionel played such an important part of music during the 70's & 80's. Nothing is
left out here. Better selection of songs than the American version. Buy it just for that,
It is worth it. All Commodore and Richie fans deserve the best. Here it is.

of the Greatest Songwriters Ever
he could teach alot of folks on how to compose a Song. Lionel Richie is One of the Greatest Songwriters Ever. He made classic Songs with the Commodores&the His solo Career went through the Roof. He always had material that reflected a moment&hit the spot. vocally he was a good Singer. this is a cool Collection on Lionel Richie both as a Band Member&as a Solo Artist.

Quality soul music from the seventies and eighties
Of the new artists that Motown signed in the seventies, the Commodores were easily their best and most successful. Motown's golden decade was the sixties, after which several of their stars quit or departed for rival labels. Eventually their lead singer, Lionel Richie, left the group to pursue a solo career. The Commodores continued without him but only scored one major hit - Nightshift, a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. This compilation omits Nightshift but includes all the important hits that Lionel Richie had, both with the Commodores and as a solo singer.

The Commodores began mixing hard-edged funk songs with soulful ballads but the latter proved to be more popular and these came to dominate their music. Machine gun (their first hit) and Too hot to trot were their most successful funky singles, but the songs that they are best remembered for are all ballads. Three times a lady became a number one hit for them in Britain and America. Conway Twitty covered it and took it into the country top ten, proving that a great song can be adapted to any style of music. Easy, Sail on and Still (all of which made the UK top ten) are other great Commodores ballads.

Lionel Richie was even more successful as a solo singer than he had been as lead singer of the Commodores. Dispensing with the funky songs, he focused entirely on ballads. He even wrote one for Kenny Rogers (Lady - an American number one hit) following which he produced an entire album for Kenny (Share your love). So even if his solo career had flopped, he showed that he could have a career as a songwriter and producer. He didn't need to worry as his own hits kept coming. Endless love (with Diana Ross), Truly, All night long, Running with the night, Hello, Say you say me and Dancing on the ceiling all made the UK top ten while Lionel was with Motown.

This compilation provides a very comprehensive collection of Lionel Richie's music, with and without the Commodores. I was slightly disappointed by the omission of Deep river woman, a track featuring the country super-group Alabama. It would have been nice if they'd included Nightshift too. Both those tracks can be found elsewhere. For most people, this is the only Lionel Richie album they will ever need.

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