Disco de Lionel Richie: “The Definitive Collection”
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The first pressings of THE DEFINITIVE COLLECTION included a bonus disc featuring rare tracks.
<p>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.
<p>Producers include: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, Commodores, Mark Taylor, Ric Wake, Stewart Levine.
<p>Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Jeff Moskow.
<p>Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory.
<p>All tracks have been digitally remastered.
<p>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."
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The Definitive Collection |
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UPC:044006814025
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Formato:CD
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Tipo:Performer
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Género:R&B - Pop R&B
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Artista:Lionel Richie
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Artistas Invitados:Diana Ross; Enrique Iglesias
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Sello:UTV
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Distribuidora:Universal Distribution
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Fecha de publicación:2003/02/04
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Año de publicación original:2003
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Número de discos:1
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Mono / Estéreo:Stereo
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Estudio / Directo:Studio
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43 personas de un total de 44 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- His Best Compilation
This is Lionel's 3rd compilation following Back To Front (1992) and Truly-The Love Songs (1997). 12 of Back To Front's songs are on this 20 track collection. If you own Truly, than 12 of its songs are also on this CD. But Definitive Collection digs a little big deeper than those other two. It adds "Dancing on the Ceiling" and "You Are", both Top 5 solo hits that weren't on the other CD's. Some might wonder why 5 Commodores songs are included when 2 Top 10 solo hits: "My Love" and "Love Will Conquer All" are not here, but my only complaint with this strategy is that they left off Lionel's first ballad hit with the Commodores: 1975's "Sweet Love". The 2 new songs are good and don't sound out of place on this collection. The liner notes are 2003-up-to-date with a lot of looking back from Richie himself. This is Lionel's best and best-sounding compilation. SPECIAL NOTE: the initial versions of this CD included a 5 track bonus CD. The track listings are: Commoders - Zoom (long version alternate mix), Commoderes - Oh No (original version), Lionel- Can't Slow Down (different take on title track from album), Lionel- Lady (1998 version of Kenny Rogers' #1 hit that Richie wrote), and Commodores - Brick House (original version). B-MAN "B" (Earth, occasionally. Until I get bored.) - 11 Febrero 2003
25 personas de un total de 26 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Definitely most "Definitive" Lionel Richie Collection
This is the best Lionel Richie collection available to date. The Definitive Collection consists of 25 tracks (5 song bonus disc included): 8 songs from the Commodores and 17 by Lionel Richie. The previous hits collection, 1992's single disc "Back to Front" is completely covered here, minus "My Destiny" and "Love, Oh Love". Also the 1997 compilation, "Love Songs", is all here except for "Love will conquer all" and the Commodores hit "Sweet Love". Its hard to quibble with the exclusion of "Sweet Love" and most anything by the Commodores considering the several extensive anthologies and hits albums available by that group. The problem is the Commodores' love songs sang by Richie are considered by many as Lionel Richie songs, hence the reason the biggest ones are in this collection. The collection is not chronological, starting off with Richie's "Hello" from '83 followed by the Commodores' "Just to be close to you" circa '76, but it still works because the theme and mood of the songs are similar. Two new songs finish off the main disc: "To love a woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) and "Goodbye". The 5 track bonus disc includes three more from the Commodores: an unreleased alternate mix of "Zoom","Oh No", and a hidden track #5 - a classic from the Commodores (can you guess what it is?) and two more from Richie: early working version of "Can't Slow Down" and "Lady", which many people probably think Kenny Rogers wrote. The Definitive Collection should please any fan, casual or not, and its the best way to get all the essential Lionel Richie tracks in a single reasonably priced CD.
Warning: Track 15 may actually make you want to try to dance on your ceiling, but I wouldn't advise it. It didn't work either time I tried it. I got hurt.
"tjm3774" (Springfield, MO USA) - 28 Abril 2003
7 personas de un total de 7 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- This Collection Is OUTRAGEOUS!
Long-time Lionel Richie fans will cherish this ultimate collection of hits from his solo days as well as his days with the Commodores. I adore his two new songs, "To Love A Woman" (with Enrique Iglesias) and "Goodbye". Fans will REALLY love the five-track bonus disc which features Lionel's version of "Lady", the number-one smash he wrote for Kenny Rogers. All in all, this "Definitive Collection" should be a "must buy" for all his fans. OUTRAGEOUS! 5 personas de un total de 5 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Love Lionel Richie
This is a fine collection of the best of the best of Lionel Richie. I had forgotten how rich and mellow many of his biggest hits were. " Dancing on the Ceiling" was on of the best party records you could spin at any party! Every song brings back a flood of fun and you know the words. This is well worth owning. 7 personas de un total de 8 encontraron útil la siguiente opinión:
- Definitive, No
As a Lionel Richie fan I found this CD to be a farce, a misnomer. This release is anything but "Definitive", for one simple reason, when one comes to the selection, "Still", it is a shorten version for radio play, not the original.
Shame on you Motown, for this is nothing short of a ruse, a sucker play. This is why I gave this release only three stars.
Otherwise this is a good collection of Mr. Richie's hits.
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