Definitive Collection (Bonus Tracks) CD

MUSIC

R&B / SOUL

Song Listing

Disc 1

Song Title

1. Hello ~ Lionel Richie

2. Just to Be Close to You [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

3. Easy [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

4. Running with the Night [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

5. Three Times a Lady [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

6. Still [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

7. All Night Long (All Night) [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

8. Endless Love ~ Lionel Richie

9. Truly ~ Lionel Richie

10. Penny Lover [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

11. You Are [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

12. Sail On [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

13. Stuck On You ~ Lionel Richie

14. Say You, Say Me [from White Knights] ~ Lionel Richie

15. Dancing On The Ceiling ~ Lionel Richie

16. Do It to Me [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

17. Ballerina Girl ~ Lionel Richie

18. Angel [Single Version] ~ Lionel Richie

19. To Love a Woman ~ Lionel Richie

20. Goodbye - (previously unreleased) ~ Lionel Richie

Disc 2

Song Title

1. Zoom - (Unreleased Alternate Mix, previously unreleased) ~ Lionel Richie

2. Oh No ~ Lionel Richie

3. Can't Slow Down ~ Lionel Richie

4. Lady ~ Lionel Richie

5. [Untitled Hidden Track] ~ Lionel Richie

The story is told via the most comprehensive greatest hits compilation of Lionel Richie career. The Definitive Collection was released in the United States and Canada in February 2003. The collection includes 20 newly mastered hit songs from Lionel Richie as well as the Commodores, plus two new tracks from Lionel, "To Love A Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias) and "Goodbye". A bonus disc will also be available in a limited quantity that includes 4 tracks hand picked by Lionel Richie himself as well as a hidden track.

Album Notes and Credits

Notes & Personnel Info
	The first pressings of THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION included a bonus disc featuring rare tracks.
	Personnel includes: Lionel Richie (vocals); Diana Ross, Enrique Igelesias (vocals); Russ DeSalvo (guitar, synthesizer); Adam Philips, Cheili Minucci (guitar); Shane Keister (piano); Eric Kupper (keyboards); John Reade (bass); Patrick Carroll (electric bass, programming); Richie Jones (programming); Commodores.
	Producers include: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores, Mark Taylor, Ric Wake, Stewart Levine.
	Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Jeff Moskow.
	Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory.
	All tracks have been digitally remastered.
	Personnel: Russ Desalvo (guitar, synthesizer); Shane Keister (piano); Eric Kupper (keyboards); Patrick Carroll (electric bass, drum programming, percussion programming); Richie Jones (drum programming).
	Audio Mixers: Dan Hetzel; Richie Jones.
	Liner Note Author: Steven Ivory.
	Recording information: Hit Factory Criteria, Miami, FL; Metrophonic Studios, England.
	Photographer: Alan Silfen.
	Arrangers: James Anthony Carmichael; Gene Page; Rick Wake; Russ Desalvo; Commodores.
	Although Lionel Richie was AWOL for most of the '90s, he's still a pop culture force to be reckoned with, and THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION ably supports this assertion. Between his work as a frontman for The Commodores, songwriter for other artists, and as a solo act, Richie became the only songwriter to score nine chart-toppers in nine consecutive years. Aside from Kenny Rogers' "Lady" and USA For Africa's "We Are The World," (co-written with Michael Jackson), all the other #1's are here: "Endless Love" (with Diana Ross), "Truly," "Hello," "All Night Long (All Night)," "Say You, Say Me," "Still" and "Three Times A Lady." That's not even counting the man's other Top 10 hits including further Commodores manna like "Easy" (later a hit remake for Faith No More). Throw in solo sides like the infectious "Dancing On the Ceiling" and the urgent "Running With The Night" and its easy to hear how Richie nonchalantly dominating the charts throughout the '80s. He brings things up-to-date with two new songs: the slow rolling Enrique Iglesias duet "To Love a Woman" and the piano ballad "Goodbye."
Engineer: Jim Annunziato; Dave Scheuer; Dug McGuirk; Joe Wolfe; Mark Taylor
Musical Guests
	Diana Ross
	Enrique Iglesias

Artist Overview

First as the leader of the Commodores and then as a worldwide solo superstar in the '80s, Lionel Richie pioneered a highly accessible mix of soul and soft pop that influenced everyone from Luther Vandross to Mariah Carey. An excellent singer and songwriter, Richie started as a hard core funk musician but later became a master of the romantic contemporary R&B ballad, a style with which his name has become synonymous.

Compilation Appearances

	Vol. 2-Motown Singles Collection (1972-1992)
	Past Present & Future (w/ Bonus DVD) (Explicit Version)
	Motown 1s
	Gold
	Definitive Collection
	You Raise Me Up
	Motown: The Complete #1's (Box Set) (Limited Edition)
	Now That's What I Call The 80S Volume
	Motown 50 Fanthology
	Songs For The Car
	Icon
	Now Country 5
	Number 1'S
	Motown:musical Originals (Ocr)

Associated Artists and Works

	Bomha, Dinu
	Gold ~ Commodores (The)
	Dinu Bomha

Technical Info

	Release Date : 03/03/2003
	Original Release Date : 2003
	Catalog ID : AA4400681402
	Label : Universal International
	Number of Discs : 1
	Studio/Live : Studio
	Mono/Stereo : Stereo
	SPAR Code : n/a
	UPC : 00044006814025