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Back To Front (Lionel Richie Album)
''Back to Front'' is the first compilation album by American singer Lionel Richie, which was released on May 5, 1992, by Motown Records. It contains songs from both his successful solo career and as part of the band the Commodores, along with three new tracks (1–3). The international version of the album also includes the tracks "Dancing on the Ceiling" and " Stuck on You". It debuted atop both the UK Albums Chart and the ARIA Albums Chart, and spent 12 weeks at number one on the Dutch Album Top 100. The single "Do It To Me" reached #21 at US Hot 100. Track listing All songs performed by Lionel Richie, unless stated otherwise. Personnel Tracks 1, 2 & 3 * Lionel Richie – lead vocals, keyboards, rhythm arrangements, vocal arrangements, backing vocals (1, 2) * Brad Cole – synthesizers, synthesizer programming * Michael Landau – guitars (1, 2, 3) * David Williams – guitars (2) * Freddie Washington – bass * Quincy Jones III – drum programming (1, 2) * Jim Keltner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality. He rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles " Easy", " Sail On", " Three Times a Lady" and " Still", with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number one single "Lady" for Kenny Rogers. The following year, he wrote and produced the single " Endless Love", which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross; it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career with the album '' Lionel Richie'', which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles " You Are", " My Love", and the number one single " Truly". His second album, '' Can't Slow Down'' (1983), reached number one on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do It To Me
"Do It to Me" is a song by American singer Lionel Richie. The song was written by Richie, and produced by himself and Stewart Levine Stewart Levine (born 1946) is an American record producer. He has worked with such artists as The Crusaders, Minnie Riperton, Lionel Richie, Simply Red, Hugh Masekela, Dr. John, Randy Crawford, B.B. King, Huey Lewis and the News, Patti LaBelle .... It was the first single from his first compilation album, '' Back to Front'' and was released in 1992 by Motown Records. The song spent one week at number one on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and peaked at number 21 on the ''Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100. "Do It to Me" also achieved some success in European countries, becoming a top ten hit in France and Norway. The song samples the drum break "Sneakin' in the Back" by Tom Scott (saxophonist), Tom Scott. Critical reception Bryan Buss from AllMusic described the song as "classic, smooth Lionel Richie, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cynthia Weil
Cynthia Weil (born October 18, 1940) is an American songwriter who wrote many songs together with her husband Barry Mann. Life and career Weil was born in New York City, and was raised in a Conservative Jewish family. Her father was Morris Weil, a furniture store owner and the son of Lithuanian-Jewish immigrants, and her mother was Dorothy Mendez, who grew up in a Sephardic Jewish family in Brooklyn. Weil trained as an actress and dancer, but soon demonstrated a songwriting ability that led to her collaboration with Barry Mann, whom she married in August 1961. The couple has one daughter, Jenn Mann. Weil became one of the Brill Building songwriters of the 1960s, and one of the most important writers during the emergence of rock and roll. She and her husband went on to create songs for many contemporary artists, winning several Grammy Awards as well as Academy Award nominations for their compositions for film. As their Rock and Roll Hall of Fame biography put it, in part: "Mann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running With The Night
"Running with the Night" is the second single released from American singer and songwriter Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, ''Can't Slow Down''. Richie co-wrote the song with songwriter Cynthia Weil and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael. Recording The electric guitar solo on "Running with the Night" was played by Steve Lukather, best known as a member of the rock band Toto.Hyatt, Wesley (1999). ''The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits'' (Billboard Publications), page 279. Lukather sat down in the studio and the engineer played the basic tracks of the song, for him to hear for the first time, so he could plan his part. As the music played, he jammed along on his instrument. At the conclusion of the tune, he said to the engineer, "Okay, I'm ready for a take." The producer replied, "That was a take." Some adult contemporary stations edited out Lukather's guitar solo. Singer Richard Marx added backing vocals on the track as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Love (soundtrack)
''Endless Love: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' is the soundtrack album to the film of the same name. The album was released worldwide by Mercury Records and PolyGram in 1981. While the ''Endless Love'' movie itself faded into obscurity, the film's soundtrack and its theme song by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie, also called " Endless Love", certainly did not. The song was a No. 1 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, and nearly 30 years after its release still remains the best-selling single of Ross' career. The single stayed at No. 1 for no less than nine weeks from August 9 to October 10, 1981, making it the biggest-selling single of the year in the US. It also topped the ''Billboard'' R&B chart and the Adult Contemporary chart as well as becoming a top ten hit single in the UK, peaking at No. 7. It also reached the top ten charts in most parts of the world. The duet single was released by Motown Records worldwide since both artists were still signed to that label at the time, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Ross
Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer and actress. She rose to fame as the lead singer of the vocal group the Supremes, who became Motown's most successful act during the 1960s and one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. They remain the best-charting female group in history, with a total of twelve number-one hit singles on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including " Where Did Our Love Go", " Baby Love", " Come See About Me", and " Love Child". Following departure from the Supremes in 1970, Ross embarked on a successful solo career in music, film, television and on stage. Her eponymous debut solo album featured the U.S. number-one hit " Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and music anthem " Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)". It was followed with her second solo album, '' Everything Is Everything'' (1970), which spawned her first UK number-one single " I'm Still Waiting". She continued her successful solo career by mounting elaborate record-se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Endless Love (song)
"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and pop icon singer/actress Diana Ross. In this ballad, the singers declare their "endless love" for one another. It was covered by Luther Vandross with fellow R&B singer Mariah Carey and also by country music singer Shania Twain. Richie's friend (and sometimes co-worker) Kenny Rogers has also recorded the song. ''Billboard'' has named the original version as the greatest song duet of all time. About the record Ross and Richie recorded the song for Motown, and it was used as the theme for Franco Zeffirelli's film adaptation of Scott Spencer's novel ''Endless Love''. (Jamie Bernstein, as the character Susan, sings the song during the course of the movie.) Produced by Richie and arranged by Gene Page, it was released as a single from the film's soundtrack in 1981. While the film ''Endless Love'' was a modest box-office success, the song became the second-biggest selling single of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Magic (album)
''Midnight Magic'' is the seventh studio album by the musical group the Commodores, released in 1979. The album was certified Gold in the UK by the BPI. Critical reception The New York Times stated "the Commodores, too, have their disco‐dance numbers. But this group's principal appeal would seem to be its ability to come up with classy “makeout” music. The new ''Midnight Magic'', which is moving up the album charts quickly, will disappoint no one in search of just that. And as usual, the Commodores’ ability to span a wide stylistic range and to avoid some of the more tired cliches of black vocal instrumental groups is extremely refreshing. ''Smash Hits'' called it, "solid professional funk, but still faceless and only moderately entertaining - mainly because of a distinct threadbareness in the melody department." ''Midnight Magic'' was Grammy nominated in the category of Best R&B Performance by a Duo, Group or Chorus. Singles A song called "Still" became the band's s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Still (Commodores Song)
"Still" is a 1979 song by the soul music group the Commodores. It was released as a single on Motown Records with "Such a Woman" as the B-side. The song appears on their 1979 hit album '' Midnight Magic''. It is notable for being their last No. 1 before Lionel Richie went solo. ''Cash Box'' said it was a "tender, lilting ballad" with "a soft, building piano figure" and "expressive, plaintive lead vocal." ''Billboard'' praised the " poignant lyric and slow, romantic melodyline." Chart history Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts Cover versions In 1981, actor-singer John Schneider took a cover version to No. 69 on the pop chart. It was the B-side to his country single "Them Good Ol' Boys Are Bad", which reached No. 13 on the country chart. The song was covered in a Cantonese version by Hong Kong singer Alan Tam Alan Tam Wing-lun MH (; born 23 August 1950) is a Hong Kong singer and actor. He played a major role in developing the Cantopop scene in the 1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commodores (album)
''Commodores'' is the fifth studio album by the Commodores, released in 1977. The album spent eight weeks at the top of the R&B/soul albums chart, the second of their albums to do so, and was their first Top 5 pop album. There is also a previously released extended version. Reception The band employed a variety of musical styles for the album, highlighted by the popular anthem " Brick House". With Walter Orange's deep voice on the lead, and Ronald LaPread's roundtone bassline, this track peaked on the U.S. Hot 100 at #5, and the U.S. R&B Chart at #4. "Brick House" means a "stacked" woman with an hour-glass figure. In contrast to "Brick House", " Easy" is a pop ballad with mellow vocals by Lionel Richie. "Zoom" is one of the Commodores' best known tunes, despite not being released as a single in the US. It reached #38 on the UK singles chart. Fergie sampled "Zoom" in her song "All That I Got (The Make-Up Song)" on the album ''The Dutchess''. In the UK and other Western Eur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Commodores
Commodores are an American funk and soul band, which were at their peak in the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. The members of the group met as mostly freshmen at Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) in 1968, and signed with Motown in November 1972, having first caught the public eye opening for the Jackson 5 while on tour. The group's most successful period was in the late 1970s and early 1980s when Lionel Richie was the co-lead singer. The band's biggest hit singles are ballads such as " Easy", " Three Times a Lady", and " Nightshift"; and funk-influenced dance songs; including " Brick House", "Fancy Dancer", " Lady (You Bring Me Up)", and " Too Hot ta Trot". Commodores were inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame and Vocal Group Hall of Fame. The band has also won one Grammy Award out of nine nominations. The Commodores have sold over 70 million albums worldwide. History Commodores were formed from two former student groups, the Mystics and the Jays. Ric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy (Commodores Song)
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, ''Commodores (album), Commodores'', released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1976. Released in March 1977, "Easy" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart and number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The success of "Easy" paved the way for similar Lionel Richie-composed hit Sentimental ballad, ballads such as "Three Times a Lady" and "Still (Commodores song), Still", and also for Richie's later solo hits. American rock music, rock band Faith No More covered the song in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
