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Lionel Richie
Born: Jun 20, 1949 in Tuskegee, AL
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Genre: Pop
Styles: Urban, Soft Rock, Pop Soul/Quiet Storm, Oldies, Rock, Soul and R&B, Classic Pop, R&B, Adult Contemporary, Pop/Rock
Biography: After leaving the Commodores, Lionel Richie became one of the most successful male solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael Jackson and Prince. Richie dominated the pop charts during that period with an incredible run of 13 consecutive Top Ten hits, five ...Read full biography
Can't Slow Down
Released: 1983
Label: Motown
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On Can't Slow Down, his second solo album, Lionel Richie ran with the sound and success of his eponymous debut, creating an album that was designed to be bigger and better. It's entirely possible that ...Read full review
Lionel Richie
Released: 1982
Label: Motown
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Lionel Richie's solo career began while he was still in the Commodores, as he wrote and sang (as a duet with Diana Ross) the theme to the Brooke Shields romance Endless Love, which became a bigger hit ...Read full review
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