The Definitive Collection | |
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Greatest hits album by | |
Released | February 4, 2003 |
Recorded | 1982–2002 |
Genre | Pop |
Label | Motown |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by American pop musician Lionel Richie.
The album was initially released in the US as a one-disc compilation in February 2003. A limited edition release of the US version included a bonus disc with rare extra tracks.[2] A two-disc edition was released for the International market which collects 38 songs over 20 years. A special edition of the album was released later which includes a DVD selecting highlights throughout this period of Richie's career. The DVD also includes a live performance from Amsterdam and the making of Dancing on the Ceiling (as a hidden extra).
The album was unusual in that it hit the #1 spot on the UK Albums Chart 12 years after it was released, after a live performance by Richie described as 'triumphant' at the Glastonbury Festival 2015.[3] It became his first UK #1 in 23 years. It also held a record for the shortest stay at #1. 5 days after reaching the top, it was replaced by Ed Sheeran's x.
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- 1Track listing
- 1.1US version
- 1.2International version
Track listing[edit]
US version[edit]
Standard version[edit]
All songs written by Lionel Richie, except where noted.
- 'Hello' – 4:08 from Can't Slow Down
- 'Just to Be Close to You' by Commodores (Single Version) – 3:30 from Hot on the Tracks
- 'Easy' by Commodores – 4:15 from Commodores
- 'Running with the Night' (Richie, Cynthia Weil) (Single Version) – 4:10 from Can't Slow Down
- 'Three Times a Lady' by Commodores (Single Version) – 3:37 from Natural High
- 'Still' by Commodores (Single Version) – 3:44 from Midnight Magic
- 'All Night Long (All Night)' (Single Version) – 4:22 from Can't Slow Down
- 'Endless Love' with Diana Ross – 4:25 from Endless Love
- 'Truly' – 3:19 from Lionel Richie
- 'Penny Lover' (Richie, Brenda Harvey-Richie) (Single Version) – 3:49 from Can't Slow Down
- 'You Are' (Richie, Harvey-Richie) (Single Version) – 4:06 from Lionel Richie
- 'Sail On' by Commodores (Single Version) – 4:00 from Midnight Magic
- 'Stuck on You' – 3:12 from Can't Slow Down
- 'Say You, Say Me' – 4:01 from Dancing on the Ceiling
- 'Dancing on the Ceiling' (Richie, Carlos Rios, Michael Frenchik) – 4:32 from Dancing on the Ceiling
- 'Do It to Me' (Single Version) – 4:30 from Back to Front
- 'Ballerina Girl' – 3:36 from Dancing on the Ceiling
- 'Angel' (Richie, Paul Barry, Mark Taylor) (Single Version) – 3:43 from Renaissance
- 'To Love a Woman' featuring Enrique Iglesias (Barry, Enrique Iglesias, Richie) – 3:54 from Encore
- 'Goodbye' – 3:39 from Encore
US bonus disc[edit]
- 'Zoom' by Commodores (Richie, Ronald LaPread) (Unreleased Alternate Mix) – 8:15
- 'Oh No' – 3:03
- 'Can't Slow Down' (David Cochrane) (Early Working Version) – 5:11
- 'Lady' – 4:29
- 'Brick House' by Commodores (hidden track) – 3:28
International version[edit]
Disc 1[edit]
- 'All Night Long (All Night)'
- 'Say You, Say Me'
- 'My Destiny'
- 'Running with the Night'
- 'Dancing on the Ceiling'
- 'Don't Stop the Music'
- 'Love, Oh Love'
- 'Ballerina Girl'
- 'Love Will Conquer All'
- 'Do It to Me'
- 'Cinderella'
- 'Tender Heart'
- 'Don't Wanna Lose You'
- 'The Closest Thing to Heaven'
- 'I Forgot'
- 'Angel'
- 'To Love a Woman' (feat. Enrique Iglesias)
- 'Goodbye'
- The UK version features 'My Love' inserted before 'Love Will Conquer All', and removes 'Goodbye'
Disc 2[edit]
- 'Three Times a Lady'
- 'Easy'
- 'Endless Love'
- 'Hello'
- 'Still'
- 'Sail On'
- 'Stuck on You'
- 'You Are'
- 'Truly'
- 'Just to Be Close to You'
- 'Sweet Love'
- 'Penny Lover'
- 'Oh No'
- 'Lady (You Bring Me Up)'
- 'Wonderland'
- 'Machine Gun'
- 'Brick House'
- 'Too Hot ta Trot'
- 'Flying High'
- 'Zoom'
DVD[edit]
- 'My Destiny'
- 'All Night Long (All Night)'
- 'Love Will Conquer All'
- 'You Are'
- 'Say You, Say Me'
- 'Dancing on the Ceiling'
- 'Running with the Night'
- 'Penny Lover'
- 'Hello'
- 'Ballerina Girl'
- 'Se La'
- 'Love, Oh Love'
- 'Truly'
- 'Do It to Me'
- 'Three Times a Lady' (live in Amsterdam)
Charts[edit]
Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 10 |
US Billboard 200[5] | 19 |
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 16 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] | 61 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] | 31 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] | 23 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] | 40 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] | 31 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] | 45 |
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] | 4 |
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[14] | 7 |
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
UK Albums (OCC)[15] | 1 |
Certifications[edit]
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[16] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[19] | 3× Platinum | 965,083[18] |
United States (RIAA)[20] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[21] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |
References[edit]
- ^AllMusic review
- ^allmusic ((( The Definitive Collection [Bonus Disc > Overview )))]
- ^'Lionel Richie scores first Number 1 in 23 years after show-stopping Glastonbury set'.
- ^'Official Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Lionel Richie Chart History (Billboard 200)'. Billboard.
- ^'Australiancharts.com – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Austriancharts.at – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection' (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Ultratop.be – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection' (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Dutchcharts.nl – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection' (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Officialcharts.de – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Swedishcharts.com – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Swisscharts.com – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Norwegiancharts.com – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Charts.nz – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Official Albums Chart Top 100'. Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 21, 2018.
- ^'ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums'. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^'Latest Gold / Platinum Albums'. Radioscope. 17 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
- ^Jones, Alan (July 6, 2015). 'Official Charts Analysis: Lionel Richie jumps to No.1 after Glastonbury appearance'. Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved October 15, 2015.
- ^'British album certifications – Lionel Richie & the Commodores – The Definitive Collection'. British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 22, 2013.Select albums in the Format field.Select Platinum in the Certification field.Type The Definitive Collection in the 'Search BPI Awards' field and then press Enter.
- ^'American album certifications – Lionel Richie – The Definitive Collection'. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved October 22, 2013.If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.
- ^'IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007'. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
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Lionel Richie – The Definitive Collection (2003) {International Version}
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Total Size: 950 MB (CDs) + 280 MB (Scans) | 3% RAR Recovery
Label: Motown / Universal | EU | Cat#: 06024 981 420-3 (5) | Genre: Adult Contemporary
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Label: Motown / Universal | EU | Cat#: 06024 981 420-3 (5) | Genre: Adult Contemporary
It’s hard to believe, but prior to the 2003 release of The Definitive Collection, there wasn’t a proper hits collection in Lionel Richie’s catalog. A decade earlier, Motown dipped their toe in the water with the jumbled Back to Front, which tried desperately to camouflage its nature as a comp with three new songs, which, at 14 tracks, hurt the hit quotient dramatically. This, however, gets it almost all right. Spanning 20 tracks (only two of which are new, tacked onto the end; while not especially memorable, neither is bad), this collection has nearly all the big hits from his solo recordings (the Top Ten “Love Will Conquer All” is notably absent, but that’s the only chart-topper not here), along with five Commodores ballads that showcase Richie the balladeer at a peak: “Just to Be Close to You,” “Easy,” “Three Times a Lady,” “Still,” “Sail On.” Since these were the first tracks to showcase Lionel Richie as a talent separate from the Commodores, their presence is welcome on a collection of his solo hits, and they indeed make this a fuller experience, since this now has all of Richie’s soft rock hits in one place. Taken together, it’s a formidable body of work, making a clear case for him as one of the preeminent soft rock craftsmen of the early ’80s. True, the collection might have benefited slightly from a chronological track listing, but by jumping between albums, and between Commodores and solo material, the consistency of his records becomes evident. Few of his peers created singles as memorable as “Easy,” the infectious “All Night Long (All Night),” “Truly,” the sweetly melancholic “Hello,” the insistent, gently ominous “Running with the Night,” “Just to Be Close to You,” and the ebullient “You Are,” as delightful as 45s came in the early days of the Reagan Administration. Not everything here quite reaches those standards — admittedly, those are the hits upon which his reputation lay, plus they’re the best that soft pop got in the ’80s — but the rest is all well-crafted and easily enjoyable, proving that Lionel Richie is a singular adult contemporary talent. He may be sappy, but he’s got skills. ― Allmusic
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CD 1
01. All Night Long – 04:22
02. Say You, Say Me – 04:03
03. My Destiny – 04:50
04. Running With The Night – 04:10
05. Dancing On The Ceiling – 04:36
06. Don’t Stop The Music – 04:15
07. Love Oh Love – 05:49
08. Ballerina Girl – 03:39
09. Love Will Conquer All – 05:42
10. Do It To Me – 04:31
11. Cinderella – 03:42
12. Tender Heart – 04:30
13. Don’t Wanna Lose You – 04:59
14. The Closest Thing To Heaven – 04:01
15. I Forgot – 04:53
16. Angel – 03:43
17. To Love A Woman (Feat. Enrique Iglesias) – 03:53
18. Goodbye – 03:36
01. All Night Long – 04:22
02. Say You, Say Me – 04:03
03. My Destiny – 04:50
04. Running With The Night – 04:10
05. Dancing On The Ceiling – 04:36
06. Don’t Stop The Music – 04:15
07. Love Oh Love – 05:49
08. Ballerina Girl – 03:39
09. Love Will Conquer All – 05:42
10. Do It To Me – 04:31
11. Cinderella – 03:42
12. Tender Heart – 04:30
13. Don’t Wanna Lose You – 04:59
14. The Closest Thing To Heaven – 04:01
15. I Forgot – 04:53
16. Angel – 03:43
17. To Love A Woman (Feat. Enrique Iglesias) – 03:53
18. Goodbye – 03:36
CD 2
01. Three Times A Lady – 03:41
02. Easy – 04:15
03. Endless Love (Duet with Diana Ross) – 04:27
04. Hello – 04:10
05. Still – 03:44
06. Sail On – 04:03
07. Stuck On You – 03:12
08. You Are – 04:07
09. Truly – 03:20
10. Just To Be Close To You – 03:35
11. Sweet Love – 03:28
12. Penny Lover – 03:47
13. Oh No – 03:01
14. Lady (You Bring Me Up) – 04:02
15. Wonderland – 03:49
16. Machine Gun – 02:40
17. Brick House – 03:34
18. Too Hot Ta Trot – 03:31
19. Flying High – 03:53
20. Zoom – 04:21
01. Three Times A Lady – 03:41
02. Easy – 04:15
03. Endless Love (Duet with Diana Ross) – 04:27
04. Hello – 04:10
05. Still – 03:44
06. Sail On – 04:03
07. Stuck On You – 03:12
08. You Are – 04:07
09. Truly – 03:20
10. Just To Be Close To You – 03:35
11. Sweet Love – 03:28
12. Penny Lover – 03:47
13. Oh No – 03:01
14. Lady (You Bring Me Up) – 04:02
15. Wonderland – 03:49
16. Machine Gun – 02:40
17. Brick House – 03:34
18. Too Hot Ta Trot – 03:31
19. Flying High – 03:53
20. Zoom – 04:21
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CD 2
CD 2
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