"""Brick House"", ""Fancy Dancer"", ""Lady (You Bring Me Up)"", and ""Too Hot ta Trot"". In 1986 the Commodores won their first Grammy for the song ""Nightshift"". The Commodores originally came together from two former student groups, the Mystics and the Jays. Richie described some members of the Mystics as ""jazz buffs"". Together, a six-man band was created from which the notable individuals were Lionel Richie, Thomas McClary, and William King from the Mystics; Andre Callahan, Michael Gilbert, and Milan Williams were from the Jays. They wanted to change the name. To choose a new name, William ""WAK"" King opened a"
"Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Beginning in 1968, Richie was a member of the funk and soul band the Commodores. The Commodores became established as a popular soul group; their first several albums had a danceable, funky sound, as in such tracks as ""Machine Gun"" and ""Brick House."" Over time, Richie wrote and sang more romantic, easy-listening ballads such as ""Easy"", ""Three Times a Lady"", ""Still"", and the tragic breakup ballad ""Sail On"". Richie then launched a solo career in 1982 and his 1982 debut solo"
"Song. Lionel Richie Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer. Beginning in 1968, Richie was a member of the funk and soul band the Commodores. The Commodores became established as a popular soul group; their first several albums had a danceable, funky sound, as in such tracks as ""Machine Gun"" and ""Brick House."" Over time, Richie wrote and sang more romantic, easy-listening ballads such as ""Easy"", ""Three Times a Lady"", ""Still"", and the tragic breakup ballad ""Sail On"". Richie then launched a solo career in 1982 and his 1982 debut"
"he left the group for a solo career. 7"" single Lady (You Bring Me Up) ""Lady (You Bring Me Up)"" is a 1981 Top 10 hit single by The Commodores. It reached #8 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart and also reached the Top 10 of the ""Billboard"" R&B Chart, peaking at #5. It was also a hit in the United Kingdom, reaching #56 on the UK Chart. It was written by Commodores member William King, his wife, Shirley, and Harold Hudson, a member of the Commodores' backing group, ""The Mean Machine"". Lionel Richie sang the lead vocal, and"
"released in 2012 and peaked at number one on the US ""Billboard"" 200, making it his third number one album on the chart. Lionel Richie discography Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, who has released ten studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums. Formerly the lead vocalist of The Commodores, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Richie's first three studio albums have all been certified ""Multi-Platinum"" by the Recording Industry Association of America. His"
"'Til You Get Enough"" and ""Rock with You."" The Commodores were another group that played from a diverse repertoire, including R&B, funk and pop. Lionel Richie, who went on to even greater success as a solo artist in the 1980s, fronted the group's biggest 1970s hits, including ""Easy,"" ""Three Times a Lady"" and ""Still."" Some of the more notable pop groups during the 1970s were the Carpenters, the Jackson 5, Chicago, Earth, Wind & Fire, KC and the Sunshine Band, Bee Gees, Electric Light Orchestra, the Eagles and Gladys Knight & the Pips. Male soloists who characterized the pop music"
"Nightshift (album) Nightshift is the 11th studio album by the Commodores, released by Motown Records on January 15, 1985. It was the group's last album on the Motown label before switching to Polydor. ""Nightshift"" is the Commodores' second album without Lionel Richie, who left the band in 1982, and their last album with their original bass guitarist Ronald LaPread. Their previous album ""Commodores 13"" (1983) had featured interim lead vocalist Harold Hudson of Mean Machine. For ""Nightshift"" the Commodores permanently replaced Richie with British-born J.D. Nicholas, formerly of Heatwave. Dennis Lambert was chosen as producer, the Commodores hoping to find"
"due to its hit title track, ""Nightshift"". Written by Walter Orange, Dennis Lambert and Franne Golde, ""Nightshift"" was the band's biggest post-Lionel Richie hit, reaching #3 on The Billboard Hot 100, and #1 on ""Billboard's"" chart for top R&B/hip-hop singles. Paying tribute to the late soul singers Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson, who both died in 1984, ""Nightshift"" also earned the group its only Grammy. Though not as successful as the ""Nightshift"" single, two other tracks from the album were released. Regarded as an out-of-the-ordinary track for the Commodores, ""Animal Instinct"", with Orange on lead vocals, was released almost six"
"They Dance Alone ""They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)"" is a protest song composed by English musician Sting and published first on his 1987 album ""...Nothing Like the Sun""; the song was the fifth and final single released from the album. The song is a metaphor referring to mourning Chilean women (arpilleristas) who dance the Cueca, the national dance of Chile, alone with photographs of their disappeared loved ones in their hands. Sting was accompanied by Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler on guitar with Rubén Blades providing additional Spanish vocals. Sting explained his song as a symbolic gesture of"
"lead guitarist, songwriter, co-producer, co-arranger (along with James Carmichael) for the Commodores.. His guitar solo in the Commodores song ""Easy"" is a classic which earned him his first write-up in Rolling Stone Magazine and was called ""one of the best solo guitar performances of all time"" by writer Dave Thompson.[1] While with the Commodores, McClary and Richie wrote thirty two of the ninety songs recorded on ten studio albums including the group's first number one single ""Slippery When Wet"". This innovative song became the template for the hit ""Play that funky Music"" by the group Wild Cherry. ""Brick House"",""Too Hot"
"Beste 1966–1994"" They Dance Alone ""They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo)"" is a protest song composed by English musician Sting and published first on his 1987 album ""...Nothing Like the Sun""; the song was the fifth and final single released from the album. The song is a metaphor referring to mourning Chilean women (arpilleristas) who dance the Cueca, the national dance of Chile, alone with photographs of their disappeared loved ones in their hands. Sting was accompanied by Eric Clapton, Fareed Haque and Mark Knopfler on guitar with Rubén Blades providing additional Spanish vocals. Sting explained his song as a symbolic"
"(Danny Rivera and Vicente's group) she did lead vocals with Danny in two songs (""Controversia"" and ""De Mi Voz Nació La Luz"") and did lead vocals by herself on ""Plena de los Cantores"". ""Controversia"" was the transition from Vicente to Danny. After falling in love with her voice, Danny Rivera offered to bring her with him to record albums and to go on tour but with the condition that she quit ""Los Cantores"". Her first album as a soloist was ""Ofrenda"" (1986) in which she is the only female soloist. In ""Dulce Encuentro"" she sings half the song by herself"
"originally recorded in 1984, and became the first hit attained by the Commodores after Lionel Richie's departure from the group. It was also their biggest hit after Richie's departure, peaking at number three for the week of April 20 on both the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 and UK Singles Chart, and rising to number one on the Hot Black Singles chart; the single also became a success on the Adult Contemporary and the Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales charts in the first half of that year. Although the band was against the label's decision to release it as a single, it won"
"Walter Orange. The band remained hitless until 1985 when their final Motown album, ""Nightshift"", produced by Dennis Lambert—all prior albums were produced by James Anthony Carmichael—delivered the Grammy Award-winning title track ""Nightshift"" (No. 3 in the U.S.), a loving tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson who had both died the previous year. In 2010 a new version was recorded, dedicated to Michael Jackson. The Commodores were on a European tour performing at Wembley Arena, London, on June 25, 2009, when they walked off the stage after they were told that Michael Jackson had died. Initially the band thought it"
"a CBS recording contract for their single, ""Rebelde"", within months of their formation. The release of the single coincided, however, with the overthrow of the moderate President Arturo Illia and his replacement with the repressive General Juan Carlos Onganía, who, upon learning that the album's insert contained shirtless photos of the band, had the release immediately banned, and the group soon disbanded. He continued composing and performing, and though he struggled, his single, ""Ayer nomás"" (""Only Yesterday"") was made into a local hit by Los Gatos. With his wife, Inés, and two children to look after, however, Birabent signed on"
"it scored the band a number 21 success on the R&B charts, where Heatwave continued to be a strong presence. A Rod Temperton penned single, ""Lettin' It Loose,"" proved a minor success during August. Derek Bramble quit the band at the end of 1982, like Roy Carter, for a career in production (he would go on to work with David Bowie on 1984s ""Tonight"" LP, and later masterminded Jaki Graham's breakthrough). J.D. Nicholas left to replace Lionel Richie as the lead singer of the Commodores. After this long series of departures, the remaining members of Heatwave effectively disbanded. In approximately"
"Lionel Richie discography Lionel Richie is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, who has released ten studio albums, three live albums, and seven compilation albums. Formerly the lead vocalist of The Commodores, Richie began a solo career in the early 1980s and has released over 40 singles, five of which became number-one hits on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Richie's first three studio albums have all been certified ""Multi-Platinum"" by the Recording Industry Association of America. His second album, ""Can't Slow Down"", is his most successful, being certified 10× Platinum (i.e. Diamond) in the US. The album spent 59 consecutive"
"Commodores (album) Commodores is the eponymous fifth studio album by the Commodores, released in 1977. The album spent eight weeks at the top of the R&B/soul albums chart, the second of their albums to do so, and was their first Top 5 pop album. There is also a previously released extended version. The band employed a variety of musical styles for the album, highlighted by the popular anthem ""Brick House"". With Walter Orange's squeaking/growling voice on the lead, and Ronald LaPread's roundtone bassline, this track peaked on the U.S. Hot 100 at #5, and the U.S. R&B Chart at #4."
"Mean More To Me"" in a pre-taped segment. Appearing with him was Lynette Butler, identified as a ""Sickle Cell Poster Child."" Richie did not appear with his former group the Commodores, who appeared without him on a separate live segment of the special, singing ""Brick House,"" which was led, as on the original recording, by Commodore Walter ""Clyde"" Orange. The other original Commodores, William King, Ron LaPread, Milan Williams, and Thomas McCleary were present and performed on this segment. Marvin Gaye, who had left the label a year before to sign with Columbia Records and had a current hit with"
"months after ""Nightshift"", and reached #23 on the R&B charts, and only #43 on the pop charts.The single, ""Janet,"" barely made Billboard's Top 100 and never made it into the R&B top 50. However, it did reach #8 on the Adult Contemporary charts. With the following album, ""United"", only reaching #17 on the R&B charts, ""Nightshift"" became The Commodores last album to enter the top ten, and the song ""Nightshift"" was their second-to-last song to reach the top ten, with ""Goin' to the Bank"" being their last, in 1986. Nightshift (album) Nightshift is the 11th studio album by the Commodores,"
"1981 movie of the same name starring Brooke Shields. Credits adapted from Discogs. Lionel Richie (album) Lionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982, on Motown Records. It was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores; he would leave the group shortly after the album's release. The first single from the album, ""Truly"", topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Follow-up single ""You Are"" reached number four, and ""My Love"" reached number five. The album was also a hit, reaching number one on the ""Cashbox"" albums"
"When Richie left the Commodores in 1982 for a solo career, Carmichael went with him. The pair co-produced all Richie's albums and singles over the next few years, including the albums ""Lionel Richie"" (1982), ""Can't Slow Down"" (1983), and ""Dancing on the Ceiling"" (1986). The albums featured another string of hits co-produced by Carmichael, including four US number one records on the pop charts - ""Truly"", ""All Night Long (All Night)"", ""Hello"", and ""Say You, Say Me"". When Richie won his first American Music Award in 1984, he made a point of thanking Carmichael for his involvement. The song ""All"
"by pop music. The song was played in the series 10 finale of ""London's Burning"". CD single Truly (song) ""Truly"" is the title of the debut solo single by singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. Resuming where he left off with D-flat major tunes ""Sail On"" and particularly ""Still"" when he was lead for the Commodores, Richie wrote the song and co-produced it with James Anthony Carmichael. Released as the first single from his self-titled debut album in 1982, ""Truly"" debuted on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 on 9 October 1982 and climbed to No. 1 on 27 November – 4 December 1982. It"
"""Eydie has been my partner on stage and in my life for more than 55 years. I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time."" Solo With Steve Lawrence With Trio Los Panchos Eydie Gormé Eydie Gormé (born Edith Gormezano; August 16, 1928 – August 10, 2013) was an American singer who had hits on the pop and Latin pop charts. She sang solo and with her husband, Steve"
"Lionel Richie (album) Lionel Richie is the eponymous debut solo studio album by American singer Lionel Richie, released on October 6, 1982, on Motown Records. It was recorded and released while Richie was still a member of the Commodores; he would leave the group shortly after the album's release. The first single from the album, ""Truly"", topped the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. Follow-up single ""You Are"" reached number four, and ""My Love"" reached number five. The album was also a hit, reaching number one on the ""Cashbox"" albums chart on December 11, 1982. In 2003, ""Lionel Richie"" was re-released as part"
"As their second single, ""Brick House"" helped to propel the Commodores into the spotlight as a leading R&B act. In contrast to ""Brick House"", ""Easy"" is a pop-soul ballad with mellow vocals by Lionel Richie with a Southern country twist. ""Zoom"" is one of the Commodores' best known tunes, despite not being released as a single in the US. It reached #38 on the UK singles chart. Fergie sampled ""Zoom"" in her song ""All That I Got (The Make-Up Song)"" on the album ""The Dutchess"". In the UK, this album was released as ""Zoom"" on Tamla Motown STML 12057. The"
"Solo (A.B. Quintanilla song) ""Solo"" is a song by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. It was released on October 30, 2012 as the first single from his eighth studio album ""Blanco y Negro"" (2013). The song features his band Kumbia All Starz but was released only under by A.B. Quintanilla's name. The music video was directed by A.B. Quintanilla's sister Suzette Quintanilla and was shot at Corpus Christi, Texas. It was released on November 19, 2012. The video shows A.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia All Starz and Quintanilla's wife Rikkie Leigh Robertson as a DJ performing"
"Acompañame A Estar Solo ""Acompañame A Estar Solo"" is a song written by Guatemalan singer-songwriter Ricardo Arjona for his tenth studio album, ""Adentro"" (2005). It was produced by Arjona, Dan Warner, Lee Levin and Tommy Torres and performed by Arjona. The song was one of the two demos Arjona sent to Torres the ""hookiest and darkest tracks"" he had before working with him on the production of ""Adentro"", the other being ""Iluso"". Torres heavily worked on them, finally grabbing the attention of Arjona. ""Acompañame A Estar Solo"" was released as the album's lead single on October 25, 2005, and became"
"material ten years later. Lionel Richie had risen to prominence as a member of the Commodores during the late 1970s, but after tensions arose in the band he left in 1982. His first two solo albums, ""Lionel Richie"" (1982) and ""Can't Slow Down"" (1983), were runaway successes: ""Lionel Richie"" sold 4 million copies, while ""Can't Slow Down"" sold 10 million copies, and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Recording of the songs later used on ""Dancing on the Ceiling"" began in 1985. The track ""Say You, Say Me"" was used in that year's film ""White Nights"" for"
"Kaleth Morales Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya (9 June 1984 – 24 August 2005) was a Colombian vallenato singer and songwriter, best known as the leader of the ""Nueva Ola"" (""""New Wave"""") movement in Vallenato, having released singles such as ""Vivo en el Limbo"". Kaleth Miguel Morales Troya was born in Valledupar, Cesar, Colombia to singers Miguel Morales and Nevis Troya. He was one of three brothers and two sisters. When Morales was thirteen years old, he made his first musical composition, a song called ""Solo he Quedado"" (""""Alone I'm Left""""). Although it was never recorded, it was the song that"
"on the song was his first outside the Commodores and foreshadowed his success as a solo act during the 1980s. Rogers was also a featured vocalist on ""We Are the World"", co-written by Richie. Richie performed the song himself on his 1998 album, ""Time"", and he and Rogers performed the song as a duet on Richie's 2012 release ""Tuskegee"". Lionel Richie had originally pitched this song to the Commodores and they turned it down. Then later, it was given to Kenny Rogers to record and it became the biggest selling hit single for him as a solo artist. Since his"
"at a club. Solo (A.B. Quintanilla song) ""Solo"" is a song by Mexican-American musician A.B. Quintanilla y Los Kumbia All Starz. It was released on October 30, 2012 as the first single from his eighth studio album ""Blanco y Negro"" (2013). The song features his band Kumbia All Starz but was released only under by A.B. Quintanilla's name. The music video was directed by A.B. Quintanilla's sister Suzette Quintanilla and was shot at Corpus Christi, Texas. It was released on November 19, 2012. The video shows A.B. Quintanilla and the Kumbia All Starz and Quintanilla's wife Rikkie Leigh Robertson as"
"The Commodores' 1977 hit single ""Easy""). Other singles released from the album were ""Crooked Officer"" and ""Straight Gangstaism"". ""Till Death Do Us Part"" was produced by the Rap-A-Lot in-house producer N.O. Joe. It featured guitar, bass guitar and keyboards by Mike Dean, bass guitar by Roger Tausz, bass guitar and percussion by Preston Middleton, and scratches by DJ Domination. The album was certified gold by the RIAA on May 10, 1993. There is a Chopped & Screwed version by OG Ron C available. There were four music videos releases for the songs in ""Till Death Do Us Part"", for ""Six"