The Definitive Collection is a Soul & Funk album by Lionel Richie & The Commodores, originally released in 2003. On Gatefold: 35 pressings tracked.
About
Hugely popular throughout the '70s and '80s, Lionel Richie started his career as a founding member of The Commodores. That funk/soul group racked up a slew of crossover hits, including timeless party jams ("Brick House") and ultra-smooth love songs ("Easy"). In the early to mid-'80s Richie was one of the planet's biggest pop stars, right up there with Prince and M.J., unleashing a long run of chart-topping singles and becoming especially well-known for his tearjerker ballads and now-classic videos. This 20-track compilation features a handful of early Commodores favorites, notably "Three Times a Lady" and "Just To Be Close to You," as well as Richie's '80s-era solo standouts like "All Night Long," "Stuck on You," and "All Night Long (All Night)." The playlist ends with lesser-known newer material ("Angel," "Goodbye"), but those songs still showcase his uniquely captivating voice. Overall a great collection from one of this generation's greatest singer/songwriters.
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Tracklist
- 1Hello4:08
- 2Just to Be Close to You (Single Version)3:35
- 3Easy (Single Version)4:14
- 4Running With the Night (Single Version)4:09
- 5Three Times a Lady (Single Version)3:39
- 6Still (Single Version)3:43
- 7All Night Long (All Night) [Single Version]4:20
- 8Endless Love (Endless Love Soundtrack Version)4:26
- 9Truly3:20
- 10Penny Lover (Single Version)3:46
- 11You Are (Single Edit)4:06
- 12Sail On (Single Version)4:02
- 13Stuck On You3:11
- 14Say You, Say Me4:02
- 15Dancing On the Ceiling4:35
- 16Do It to Me (Single Radio Edit)4:30
- 17Ballerina Girl3:38
- 18Angel (Metro Mix Radio Edit)3:43
- 19To Love a Woman (feat. Enrique Iglesias) [Studio]3:53
- 20Goodbye (Live)3:36
Sound DNA
- Soul & Funk
- Classic Soul
- warm
- tender
- soulful
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Adam PhillipsGUITAR
- Chieli MinucciGUITAR
- Diana RossVOCALS
- Enrique IglesiasFEATURING FEATURING, WRITTEN-BY VOCALS
- Eric KupperKEYBOARDS
- James Anthony CarmichaelARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , ARRANGED BY
- Jeff BovaARRANGED BY
- John ReadBASS
- Lionel RichieARRANGED BY ARRANGED BY , WRITTEN-BY
- Mark TaylorARRANGED BY
- Patrick CarrollDRUM PROGRAMMING, PROGRAMMED BY , ELECTRIC BASS
- Robin SmithARRANGED BY , CONDUCTOR ARRANGED BY CONDUCTOR
- Russ DeSalvoARRANGED BY, GUITAR, SYNTH GUITAR, SYNTH
- Shane KeisterPIANO
35 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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