Lionel Richie (Album)
Production
- Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael,
Lionel Richie is the title of the debut album by Lionel Richie, which was released in September 1982.
History
Stylistically corresponds to each song in the album Soul of direction, however, some songs contain influences from other directions. All released songs reached the top 10 of the U.S. single charts.
In an episode of the third season of Friends Chandler Endless Love sings.
In 2003, a remastered version of the album, which contained Endless Love. At the time, Endless Love was only on the soundtrack of the eponymous film ( German title: Endless Love, starring Brooke Shields ) are available.
Criticism
- Allmusic wrote that Richie with his debut album turned away from the spark of his former band, The Commodores and focused on ballads and lively mid-tempo pop, which he seasoned with some styled dance grooves.