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Lionel Richie ~ Serves You Right You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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One of my favorites from his debut album. Don't laugh at my funk
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Wasn't this a b-side also to another song? **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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 His first two solo albums are so underrated | |
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I wouldn't say that Can't Slow Down is underrated.It sold over 10 million copies and won a ton of awards 
I also like Tell Me,Round And Round,You Mean More To Me and my favorite You Are
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One of my favorites,as well
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This is possibly my favourite song from possibly my favourite Lionel solo album... there were a lot of very decent tracks on that one that never appear on any of his compilations. According to the liner notes of the Can't Slow Down Deluxe Edition, Lionel had initially wanted Quincy Jones to produce this album, then Maurice White, but both were busy. Finally, James Anthony Carmichael became available when the Commodores decided to self-produce their next album. |
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OMG. I could just imagine how great this project would have been with either of those guys producing. Don't laugh at my funk
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I remember when this album was released in the fall of 1982,there was so much going on in the R&B world at that time! Such an exciting time
Luther Vandross released Forever,For Always,For Love Marvin Gaye released Midnight Love Michael Jackson released Thriller Prince released 1999 Jeffrey Osborne released Jeffrey Osborne Lionel Richie released Lionel Richie
and this is all just from the fall of that year! | |
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The Isleys released Between The Sheets that year too. I don't know what season but i do know on the liner notes that Ronald Isley mentioned there was a little friendly competition going on between him and Marvin Gaye at CBS. When Marvin released Sexual Healing, Ronald said the Isleys response was Between The Sheets.
Don't laugh at my funk
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Well org wise  | |
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Between The Sheets was released in the Spring of 83. The single was released in March and the album was released in April. **--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••--**--••**--••-
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I love me some solo Lionel
A lot on the org think he sold his funky soul to the devil...
But his 80's albums had some funky tunes Pistols sounded like "Fuck off," wheras The Clash sounded like "Fuck Off, but here's why.."- Thedigitialgardener
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I love Lionel's first two albums (and many songs from his later albums); and yes, he is underrated, especially here on the .org. For some reason, he's considered uncool these days, even by '80s pop and r&b lovers. [Edited 8/20/12 19:29pm] | |
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CrabalockerFishwife said: I love Lionel's first two albums (and many songs from his later albums); and yes, he is underrated, especially here on the .org. For some reason, he's considered uncool these days, even by '80s pop and r&b lovers. [Edited 8/20/12 19:29pm] I love Time too. Definetly his best post-80's album | |
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His first two albums are great.I wasn't too fond of Dancing On The Ceiling,though. | |
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I completely agree!
But his debut album will forever be my favourite, with songs like "Serves You Right", "You Are" and one of his best ballads e-ver, "Wandering Stranger". I was amazed when I saw Lionel on the Time tour (with Sheila E in the band) and he played that song! Just like the white winged dove... |
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My favorite is Can't Slow Down. Not a single bad song on it. Hello and All Night are just | |
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I agree.. it's my favorite track on the album. | |
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"Love Will Find A Way" is my favorite Lionel Richie song | |
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Too bad he had to re-make that track as "Love Will Conquer All" on his next album Just like the white winged dove... |
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I know,huh? | |
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