The Definitive Collection (UK version)

~ Release by Lionel Richie & the Commodores (see all versions of this release, 12 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1All Night Long
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1983) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 1983)
recording of:
All Night Long (All Night)
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Music and Rondor Music (Australia) Pty Ltd
Lionel Richie3.44:19
2"Say You, Say Me"
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
brass [horn] arranger and strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Corporation (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1985), Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2003) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Say You, Say Me
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music
part of:
The 58th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1985 winner)
Lionel Richie4.154:02
3My Destiny
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Motown Record Company, L.P. (company credits only; do NOT use as release label) (in 1992)
recording of:
My Destiny
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Harvey–Richie and Lionel Richie
publisher:
Imagem Songs Ltd. and Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. (UK)
Lionel Richie3.654:50
4Running With the Night
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Island Def Jam Music Group (American holding company, not normally a release label) (until 1983)
recording of:
Running With the Night
writer:
Lionel Richie and Cynthia Weil
publisher:
Brockman Music, Dyad Music Ltd., Rondor Music (Ldn) Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
Lionel Richie3.254:10
5Dancing on the Ceiling
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael, Lionel Richie and Carlos Rios (producer/guitarist)
background vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2003) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Dancing on the Ceiling
lyricist:
Lionel Richie
composer:
Michael Frenchik, Lionel Richie and Carlos Rios (producer/guitarist)
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Concord Music Publishing LLC, Skegee Music and Brockman Music (in 1986)
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Lionel Richie3.94:31
6Don't Stop the Music
recording of:
Don’t Stop the Music
writer:
Paul Barry (songwriter/musician), Lionel Richie and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
Lionel Richie4:15
7Love, Oh Love
recording of:
Love, Oh Love
writer:
Brenda Harvey–Richie and Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie25:48
8Ballerina Girl
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
strings [string] arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2003) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Ballerina Girl
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brockman Music
Lionel Richie3:38
9My Love
recording engineer:
Calvin Harris
engineer:
Jim Cassell
assistant producer:
Brenda Harvey–Richie
producer:
James Anthony Carmichael and Lionel Richie
mixer:
Calvin Harris, Michael Johnson (Motown related), Fred Law and Stephan Smith (US 70s/80s soul/funk engineer)
bass:
Nathan East
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Morty Corb (bass, USA)
drums (drum set):
Leon Ndugu Chancler
electric guitar:
Darrell Jones (American soul / funk guitarist and songwriter)
French horn:
James Atkinson (French horn), David Allen Duke (horn), Arthur Maebe (US horn player) and Brian O’Connor (French hornist)
harp:
Gayle Levant (American studio musician, harpist)
saxophone:
Gary Herbig
strings:
Rollice Dale, Assa Drori, Henry Ferber, Ronald Folsom, Allan Harshman (violist), William Henderson (violinist, concertmaster and strings), Armand Kaproff, Dennis Karmazyn, William Kurasch, Joy Lyle, Erno Neufeld, Nathan Ross, Myron Sandler, David Schwartz (violist), Frederick Seykora, Paul Shure, David Speltz, Mari Tsumura (aka Mari Tsumura‐Botnick) and Tibor Zelig
trombone:
Lew McCreary and Bill Reichenbach, Jr. (jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Gary Grant (brass), Jerry Hey and Warren Luening
viola:
Allan Harshman (violist)
violin:
Assa Drori, Joy Lyle and Paul Shure
woodwind:
Don Ashworth (woodwind), Gene Cipriano, Gary Herbig and Larry Williams (jazz keyboard, sax, flute & clarinet; producer, composer, arranger, and multi‐instrumentalist)
background vocals:
Lionel Richie, Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur), Kin Vassy (singer and songwriter) and Terry Williams (American singer-songwriter)
arranger:
James Anthony Carmichael
background vocals arranger:
Kenny Rogers (US country singer, songwriter, actor, record producer & entrepreneur)
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
concertmaster:
Harry Bluestone
recorded at:
A&M Recording Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Motown / Hitsville U.S.A Recording Studios (recording and mastering studios in West Hollywood, CA) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
My Love
lyricist and composer:
Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing and Brockman Music
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
Lionel Richie44:06
10Love Will Conquer All
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Universal Motown Records (not for release label use; use “Universal Motown” instead) (in 2003) and Motown Records (not for label use; use “Motown” instead) (in 2015)
recording of:
Love Will Conquer All
lyricist:
Lionel Richie and Cynthia Weil
composer:
Greg Phillinganes and Lionel Richie
publisher:
Brenda Richie Publishing, Brockman Music, Dyad Music Ltd., King Arthur Music, Kobalt Songs Music Publishing (USA, ASCAP affiliated), Poopy’s Music and Wixen Music Publishing, Inc.
Lionel Richie45:41
11Do It to Me
producer:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist) and Lionel Richie
arranger:
Stewart Levine (record producer and saxophonist) and Lionel Richie
vocals arranger:
Lionel Richie
produced for:
Oliverea Productions Limited
recording of:
Do It to Me
lyricist and composer:
Brenda Harvey–Richie and Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie4:41
12Cinderella
recording of:
Cinderella
writer:
Lionel Richie and Joe Wolfe
Lionel Richie4.353:40
13Tender Heart
recording of:
Tender Heart
writer:
Paul Barry (songwriter/musician), Billy Lawrie and Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie54:29
14Don't Wanna Lose You
recording of:
Don’t Wanna Lose You
composer:
James Harris III (James Harris of Jam & Lewis), Terry Lewis (US hip-hop/soul songwriter, producer & label owner) and Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie4:33
15Closest Thing to Heaven
recording of:
Closest Thing to Heaven
lyricist and composer:
Diane Warren (US songwriter)
Lionel Richie44:00
16I Forgot
recording of:
I Forgot
translated version of:
L’important c’est d’aimer
Lionel Richie4:53
17Angel
recording of:
Angel
composer:
Paul Michael Barry (songwriter/musician), Lionel Richie and Mark Taylor (UK producer & songwriter aka Q & Groove Brothers member)
Lionel Richie34:15
18To Love a Woman
performer:
Enrique Iglesias (Spanish pop singer) and Lionel Richie
recording of:
To Love a Woman
writer:
Paul Barry (songwriter/musician), Enrique Iglesias (Spanish pop singer) and Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie with Enrique Iglesias3:54
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