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Written by Commodores lead singer Lionel Richie, the song is a slow ballad expressing a man's relief as a relationship ends. Rather than being depressed about the break-up, he states that he is instead "easy like Sunday morning"—something that Richie described as evocative of "small Southern towns that die at 11:30pm" on a Saturday night, such as his hometown Tuskegee, Alabama. [6]
"All Night Long (All Night)" is a song by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down (1983). The song combined Richie's Commodores style with Caribbean influences. The single reached number one on three Billboard charts (pop, R&B and adult contemporary). [5]
Richie was born on June 20, 1949, in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Lionel Brockman Richie (1915–1990), [11] a U.S. Army systems analyst, and Alberta R. Foster (1917–2001), [12] a teacher and school principal. His grandmother Adelaide Mary Brown was a pianist who played classical music.
Before achieving popularity for his own music, singer Richard Marx was a studio musician who can be heard singing backing vocals on "You Are" as well as other songs from Richie's debut album. Richie re-worked the song as a duet with country singer Blake Shelton for Richie's 2012 Tuskegee album.
"Lady" is a song written by Lionel Richie and first recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in September 1980 on the album Kenny Rogers' Greatest Hits . It is listed at number 60 on Billboard ' s "Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs".
Written by Lionel Richie, the song was released as a single in 1981, being his last hit with the Commodores before going solo. Similarities of the song's opening bars can be heard in Richie's 1981 duet "Endless Love" with Diana Ross. Record World praised "the combination of delicate piano melodies and Lionel Richie Jr.'s emotional lead vocal." [1]
"Stuck on You" is a song written and originally recorded by American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie. It was the fourth single released from his second studio album, Can't Slow Down, released in June 1984, by Motown, [1] and achieved chart success, particularly in the US and the UK, where it peaked at number three and number 12, respectively.