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The Commodores: Oh No

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 05:28:42 +0000

The Commodores, led by Lionel Richie had a hit ballad in 1981 with Oh No. The song was featured in the movie The Last American Virgin (from which you can see some scenes in the video here).

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Lionel Richie: Truly

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 08:08:26 +0000

Truly was Lionel Richie’s debut single as a solo artist after departing the Commodores. In what would become a trend for Lionel throughout the 80′s, it hit #1 on the charts towards the end of 1982. A classic love ballad.

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Lionel Richie: You Are

Lovin' the 80's — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 08:55:25 +0000

Lionel Richie did it again and again and here he is with You Are. The song is from his self-title debut album and it went to the top 5 in three different Billboard charts in 1983. Richard Marx provides background vocals.

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Lionel Richie: Running With The Night

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:51:33 +0000

Lionel Richie was HUGE in the 80′s. 1984 saw him with many hits off his Can’t Slow Down album including Running With the Night which peaked at #7 on the charts. The video is another dramatic lip synched overacted one from Lionel. Great!

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Lionel Richie: Stuck on You

Lovin' the 80's — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:37:56 +0000

Lionel Richie’s monster 1984 hit Stuck on You from his Can’t Slow Down Album. One of the all time great sing-a-long ballads… yes I’m ooooon my waaaaaay. Here’s a live version from Paris.

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USA for Africa: We Are the World

Lovin' the 80's — Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:49:49 +0000

A huge amount of the biggest stars in music came together in 1985 to record the Lionel Richie and Michael Jackson written We Are the World to support famine relief in Ethiopia. Quincy Jones conducted and produced the song. Here’s the full list of the stars who sang: Dan Aykroyd, Harry Belafonte, Lindsey Buckingham, Kim Carnes, Ray Charles, Bob Dylan, Sheila E., Bob Geldof, Hall and Oates, James Ingram, Jackie Jackson, LaToya Jackson, Marlon Jackson, Michael Jackson, Randy Jackson, Tito Jackson, Al Jarreau, Waylon Jennings, Billy Joel, Cyndi Lauper, Huey Lewis, Kenny Loggins, Bette Midler, Willie Nelson, Jeffrey Osborne, Steve Perry, Pointer Sisters, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson, Kenny Rogers, Diana Ross, Paul Simon, Bruce Springsteen, Tina Turner, Dionne Warwick, Stevie Wonder.

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Lionel Richie: Dancing on the Ceiling

Lovin' the 80's — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 21:33:30 +0000

Oh what a feeling… when we’re dancing on the ceiling. The song was Lionel Richie’s biggest hit from his Dancing on the Ceiling album from 1986. The video features some interesting dancing camerawork trickery.

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Lionel Richie: Say You Say Me

Lovin' the 80's — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:40:48 +0000

Lionel Richie recorded his 1985 number one hit Say You Say Me for the movie White Nights which starred Gregory Hines and Mikhail Baryshnikov. The song went on to win both the Golden Globe and Academy Award. It can be found on Lionel’s Dancing on the Ceiling album.

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Lionel Richie: Hello

Lovin' the 80's — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 00:55:19 +0000

Here’s the really interesting video for Lionel Richie’s hit Hello. Lionel does a bit of acting in the beginning, playing a teacher in love with a blind student. The song appears on Richie’s Can’t Slow Down album.

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Lionel Richie: All Night Long

Lovin' the 80's — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:59:37 +0000

The party anthem All Night Long from Lionel Richie. The calypso influenced song was from Lionel’s Can’t Slow Down. Former Monkee Michael Nesmith produced the colorful music video.

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