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Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)

January 01, 1970

Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 14, 1983, by Motown Records.[5]

Can't Slow Down
Studio album by
Lionel Richie
ReleasedOctober 14, 1983
RecordedMarch–September 1983
Studio
Genre
Length40:56
LabelMotown
Producer
Lionel Richie chronology
Lionel Richie
(1982) 		Can't Slow Down
(1983) 		Dancing on the Ceiling
(1986)
Singles from Can't Slow Down
  1. "All Night Long (All Night)"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Running with the Night"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Hello"
    Released: February 1984
  4. "Stuck on You"
    Released: June 1984
  5. "Penny Lover"
    Released: September 1984

Can't Slow Down has been certified Diamond by the RIAA, selling over 10 million copies[6] in the United States and over 20 million copies worldwide, making it Richie's best-selling album, and one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s. Five singles were released from the album, all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached No. 1: "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". The album subsequently won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [7]
Robert ChristgauB+[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music     [8]
Rolling Stone     [9]

In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a "B+" and called it a "surprisingly solid" improvement, particularly with respect to Richie's ballad singing. He felt that its "jumpy international dance-pop" suited Richie more than the Commodores' funk had and predicted that, considering his "well-established appeal to white people," Can't Slow Down had the potential to become a "mini-Thriller".[2] Don Shewey of Rolling Stone magazine gave the album four out of five stars and said that, although the ballads were monotonous, Richie successfully broadened his music for different listeners and drew on contemporary artists such as Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson: "if you can't innovate, imitate. And the more honest they are about their sources, the better."[9]

In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that Richie took a conservative, melodic hook-based approach on an album whose hits showed him at his best and whose only weakness was a short running time.[7] In 1999, Q magazine included Can't Slow Down on its list of the best Motown records of all time and stated, "Production values are high, his songwriting craft is at its peak and at least one track – the global smash 'All Night Long' – is an anthem to good times that makes the heart sing and feet twitch".[10]

In an unprecedented snub, Can't Slow Down was left out of Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Best Albums of the Eighties", despite the album winning a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 1985.

Commercial performance and re-releases edit

 
Richie in 1984. Can't Slow Down went on to win Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985, and remains one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s.

The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.[11] It also spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the Top 10 (including the entire year of 1984) and a total of 160 weeks (over three years) on the Billboard 200.[citation needed] After being the third best-selling album of 1984, it went on to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985, beating out such heavyweight contenders as Born in the U.S.A. by Bruce Springsteen and Purple Rain by Prince. By 1986 the album had sold 15 million copies,[12] eventually selling over 20 million.[13]

Can't Slow Down achieved the feat of having every single released hit the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Two songs, "Hello" and "All Night Long (All Night)", both went to #1. Other hits include "Stuck on You" (US #3), "Running With the Night" (US #7), and "Penny Lover" (US #8).[citation needed] The ballad "The Only One" was a significant song from the album which was never released as a single, yet remains a popular staple of Richie's live performances.

The single "Stuck on You" also reached No. 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart (now Hot Country Songs).[citation needed]

On May 6, 2003, a two-CD deluxe edition of the album was released in conjunction of the 20th anniversary of the album's original release date. This version included several mixes originally included on various singles from the album at the end of the first CD, including instrumental versions of the 12-inch extended mixes of "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Running with the Night". Disc 2 showcased demo or alternate versions of all tracks from the original album, plus additional unfinished songs from the same sessions, all previously unreleased.

Track listing edit

Original album (1983)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Slow Down"Lionel Richie, David Cochrane4:43
2."All Night Long (All Night)"Richie6:25
3."Penny Lover"Richie, Brenda Harvey-Richie5:34
4."Stuck on You"Richie3:13
5."Love Will Find a Way"Richie, Greg Phillinganes6:16
6."The Only One"Richie, David Foster4:21
7."Running with the Night"Richie, Cynthia Weil6:01
8."Hello"Richie4:08
20th anniversary deluxe edition bonus tracks (2003)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
9."All Night Long (All Night)" (12" version)Richie6:42
10."Penny Lover" (7" single remix)Richie, Harvey-Richie3:48
11."All Night Long (All Night)" (12" B-side instrumental version)Richie6:43
12."Running with the Night" (12" B-side instrumental version)Richie, Weil6:57
20th anniversary deluxe edition CD2 (2003)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Can't Slow Down" (Alternate version)Richie, David Cochrane4:55
2."Ain't No Sayin' No" (Unfinished demo)Richie, Phillinganes4:57
3."Tell Me" (Unfinished demo)Richie, Foster4:57
4."All Night Long (All Night)" (Original demo version)Richie7:20
5."Penny Lover" (Alternate version)Richie, Harvey-Richie6:24
6."Stuck on You" (Original demo version)Richie3:00
7."Can't Find Love" (Unfinished demo)Richie5:50
8."Love Will Find a Way" (Original demo version)Richie, Phillinganes6:35
9."The Only One" (Original demo version)Richie, Foster4:28
10."The Groove" (Instrumental interlude)Richie1:15
11."Running with the Night" (Undubbed version)Richie, Weil6:14
12."Hello" (Original demo version)Richie4:26
13."Blues" (Outro) 1:12

Personnel edit

Credits lifted from the album's liner notes.[14]

Performers and musicians

Chant vocals on "All Night Long"

  • Diane Burt
  • James Anthony Carmichael
  • Melinda Joyce Chatman
  • David Cochrane
  • Dr. Lloyd Byro Greig
  • Calvin Harris
  • Jeanette Hawes
  • Janice Marie Johnson
  • Brenda Harvey-Richie
  • Richard Marx
  • Deborah Joyce Richie
  • Lionel Richie
  • Suzanne Stanford
  • Deborah Thomas

Hoopa Hollers on "All Night Long"

  • Marilyn Ammons
  • Sue Ann Butler
  • Melinda Joyce Chatman
  • Sheldon J. Cohn, Esq.
  • Sandy Dent-Crimmel
  • Ruth Diaz
  • David Egerton
  • Sylvia Genauer
  • Rejauna Lynn Green
  • Gabrielle Greig
  • Sally Greig
  • Tanya Greig
  • Darrell Jones
  • David Malvin
  • Alison Maxwell
  • Jerry Montes
  • John Michael Montes
  • Billy "Bass" Nelson
  • Greg Phillinganes
  • Carlos Rios
  • Suzanne Stanford
  • Randy Stern
  • Wilbert Terrell
  • Susan Wood

Production edit

  • James Anthony Carmichael – producer (1–5, 7, 8)
  • Lionel Richie – producer (1–5, 7, 8)
  • David Foster – producer (6)
  • Brenda Harvey-Richie – production assistant
  • Melinda Joyce Chatman – production coordinator
  • Calvin Harris – recording and mixing engineer
  • Steve Crimmel – second recording engineer (1–5, 7)
  • David Egerton – second recording engineer (1–5, 7)
  • Mark Ettel – second recording engineer (1–5, 7)
  • Larry Ferguson – recording engineer (6)
  • Humberto Gatica – recording and mixing engineer (6)
  • Terry Christian – second recording engineer (6)
  • Jim Cassell – second recording engineer (8)
  • Jane Clark – additional engineer
  • Fred Law – second mixing
  • Karen Siegel – second mixing
  • David Kraai – technical support
  • Bernie Grundman – mastering at A&M Studios (Hollywood, California)
  • Rita Leigh – creative assistant
  • Johnny Lee – art direction
  • Chris Callis – innerspread photography
  • Greg Gorman – front and back cover photography

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›
Certifications and sales for Can't Slow Down
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia — 400,000[42]
Belgium (BEA)[43] 4× Platinum 200,000*
Brazil — 190,000[44]
Canada (Music Canada)[45] Diamond 1,000,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[46] Platinum 50,608[46]
France (SNEP)[47] Gold 100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[48] Gold 250,000^
Hong Kong (IFPI Hong Kong)[49] Platinum 20,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[50] Platinum 100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[51] Platinum 15,000^
South Africa — 200,000[52]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[53] Gold 50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[55] 3× Platinum 1,891,896[54]
United States (RIAA)[56] Diamond 10,000,000^
Summaries
Worldwide — 20,000,000[13]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

References edit

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January 01, 1970
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Can t Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie It was released on October 14 1983 by Motown Records 5 Can t Slow DownStudio album by Lionel RichieReleasedOctober 14 1983RecordedMarch September 1983StudioSunset Sound Hollywood Ocean Way Hollywood mixed at Motown Recording Los Angeles 1 GenreDance pop 2 R amp B pop 3 soul 4 Length40 56LabelMotownProducerJames Anthony Carmichael Lionel Richie David FosterLionel Richie chronologyLionel Richie 1982 Can t Slow Down 1983 Dancing on the Ceiling 1986 Singles from Can t Slow Down All Night Long All Night Released August 1983 Running with the Night Released November 1983 Hello Released February 1984 Stuck on You Released June 1984 Penny Lover Released September 1984 Can t Slow Down has been certified Diamond by the RIAA selling over 10 million copies 6 in the United States and over 20 million copies worldwide making it Richie s best selling album and one of the best selling albums of the 1980s Five singles were released from the album all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart including two that reached No 1 All Night Long All Night and Hello The album subsequently won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985 Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Commercial performance and re releases 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 4 1 Production 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 5 3 Decade end charts 6 Certifications and sales 7 See also 8 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 Robert ChristgauB 2 Encyclopedia of Popular Music nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 In a contemporary review for The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave the album a B and called it a surprisingly solid improvement particularly with respect to Richie s ballad singing He felt that its jumpy international dance pop suited Richie more than the Commodores funk had and predicted that considering his well established appeal to white people Can t Slow Down had the potential to become a mini Thriller 2 Don Shewey of Rolling Stone magazine gave the album four out of five stars and said that although the ballads were monotonous Richie successfully broadened his music for different listeners and drew on contemporary artists such as Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson if you can t innovate imitate And the more honest they are about their sources the better 9 In a retrospective review for AllMusic Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four and a half out of five stars and wrote that Richie took a conservative melodic hook based approach on an album whose hits showed him at his best and whose only weakness was a short running time 7 In 1999 Q magazine included Can t Slow Down on its list of the best Motown records of all time and stated Production values are high his songwriting craft is at its peak and at least one track the global smash All Night Long is an anthem to good times that makes the heart sing and feet twitch 10 In an unprecedented snub Can t Slow Down was left out of Rolling Stone magazine s 100 Best Albums of the Eighties despite the album winning a Grammy award for Album of the Year in 1985 Commercial performance and re releases edit nbsp Richie in 1984 Can t Slow Down went on to win Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985 and remains one of the best selling albums of the 1980s The album reached No 1 on the Billboard album chart 11 It also spent 59 consecutive weeks inside the Top 10 including the entire year of 1984 and a total of 160 weeks over three years on the Billboard 200 citation needed After being the third best selling album of 1984 it went on to win a Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 1985 beating out such heavyweight contenders as Born in the U S A by Bruce Springsteen and Purple Rain by Prince By 1986 the album had sold 15 million copies 12 eventually selling over 20 million 13 Can t Slow Down achieved the feat of having every single released hit the top ten on the Billboard Hot 100 chart Two songs Hello and All Night Long All Night both went to 1 Other hits include Stuck on You US 3 Running With the Night US 7 and Penny Lover US 8 citation needed The ballad The Only One was a significant song from the album which was never released as a single yet remains a popular staple of Richie s live performances The single Stuck on You also reached No 24 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles amp Tracks chart now Hot Country Songs citation needed On May 6 2003 a two CD deluxe edition of the album was released in conjunction of the 20th anniversary of the album s original release date This version included several mixes originally included on various singles from the album at the end of the first CD including instrumental versions of the 12 inch extended mixes of All Night Long All Night and Running with the Night Disc 2 showcased demo or alternate versions of all tracks from the original album plus additional unfinished songs from the same sessions all previously unreleased Track listing editOriginal album 1983 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Slow Down Lionel Richie David Cochrane4 432 All Night Long All Night Richie6 253 Penny Lover Richie Brenda Harvey Richie5 344 Stuck on You Richie3 135 Love Will Find a Way Richie Greg Phillinganes6 166 The Only One Richie David Foster4 217 Running with the Night Richie Cynthia Weil6 018 Hello Richie4 08 20th anniversary deluxe edition bonus tracks 2003 No TitleWriter s Length9 All Night Long All Night 12 version Richie6 4210 Penny Lover 7 single remix Richie Harvey Richie3 4811 All Night Long All Night 12 B side instrumental version Richie6 4312 Running with the Night 12 B side instrumental version Richie Weil6 57 20th anniversary deluxe edition CD2 2003 No TitleWriter s Length1 Can t Slow Down Alternate version Richie David Cochrane4 552 Ain t No Sayin No Unfinished demo Richie Phillinganes4 573 Tell Me Unfinished demo Richie Foster4 574 All Night Long All Night Original demo version Richie7 205 Penny Lover Alternate version Richie Harvey Richie6 246 Stuck on You Original demo version Richie3 007 Can t Find Love Unfinished demo Richie5 508 Love Will Find a Way Original demo version Richie Phillinganes6 359 The Only One Original demo version Richie Foster4 2810 The Groove Instrumental interlude Richie1 1511 Running with the Night Undubbed version Richie Weil6 1412 Hello Original demo version Richie4 2613 Blues Outro 1 12Personnel editCredits lifted from the album s liner notes 14 Performers and musicians Lionel Richie lead vocals vocal arrangements rhythm arrangements 2 4 6 8 backing vocals 2 7 Yamaha GS 1 2 4 acoustic piano 8 David Cochrane synthesizers 1 synthesizer programming 1 vocoder 1 synth bass 1 guitars 1 5 arrangements 1 backing vocals 2 5 7 Greg Phillinganes Yamaha GS 1 2 5 synthesizers 5 rhythm arrangements 5 Michael Boddicker synthesizers 3 4 7 8 E mu Emulator sampler 4 additional synthesizer 5 vocoder 7 John Hobbs Fender Rhodes 3 electric piano 7 Brian Banks synthesizer programming 5 Anthony Marinelli synthesizer programming 5 David Foster keyboards 6 Roland Jupiter 8 6 Moog bass 6 rhythm arrangements 6 Reginald Sonny Burke Fender Rhodes 8 Darrell Jones guitars 2 acoustic guitar 4 electric guitar 8 Tim May guitars 2 acoustic guitar 8 Carlos Rios guitars 3 7 Mitch Holder guitars 4 Louie Shelton guitars 4 8 Fred Tackett acoustic guitar 4 Steve Lukather guitars 6 guitar solo 7 Peter Banks guitars 8 uncredited Abraham Laboriel bass guitar 2 3 Joe Chemay bass guitar 4 7 8 Nathan East bass guitar 5 Paul Leim Simmons drums 1 drums 3 4 8 John Robinson drums 2 6 Jeff Porcaro drums 7 Paulinho da Costa percussion 2 7 Charlie Loper trombone 2 Bill Reichenbach Jr trombone 2 Chuck Findley trumpet 2 Gary Grant trumpet 2 Jerry Hey trumpet 2 James Anthony Carmichael arrangements 1 horn arrangements 2 string arrangements 2 4 8 rhythm arrangements 3 5 7 8 Jeremy Lubbock string arrangements 6 Israel Baker concertmaster 3 4 6 Harry Bluestone concertmaster 8 Melinda Joyce Chatman vocal sound effects 2 Calvin Harris backing vocals 2 Richard Marx backing vocals 2 5 7 Deborah Thomas backing vocals 2 5 7 Kin Vassy backing vocals 2 Jeanette Hawes backing vocals 6 Chant vocals on All Night Long Diane Burt James Anthony Carmichael Melinda Joyce Chatman David Cochrane Dr Lloyd Byro Greig Calvin Harris Jeanette Hawes Janice Marie Johnson Brenda Harvey Richie Richard Marx Deborah Joyce Richie Lionel Richie Suzanne Stanford Deborah Thomas Hoopa Hollers on All Night Long Marilyn Ammons Sue Ann Butler Melinda Joyce Chatman Sheldon J Cohn Esq Sandy Dent Crimmel Ruth Diaz David Egerton Sylvia Genauer Rejauna Lynn Green Gabrielle Greig Sally Greig Tanya Greig Darrell Jones David Malvin Alison Maxwell Jerry Montes John Michael Montes Billy Bass Nelson Greg Phillinganes Carlos Rios Suzanne Stanford Randy Stern Wilbert Terrell Susan Wood Production edit James Anthony Carmichael producer 1 5 7 8 Lionel Richie producer 1 5 7 8 David Foster producer 6 Brenda Harvey Richie production assistant Melinda Joyce Chatman production coordinator Calvin Harris recording and mixing engineer Steve Crimmel second recording engineer 1 5 7 David Egerton second recording engineer 1 5 7 Mark Ettel second recording engineer 1 5 7 Larry Ferguson recording engineer 6 Humberto Gatica recording and mixing engineer 6 Terry Christian second recording engineer 6 Jim Cassell second recording engineer 8 Jane Clark additional engineer Fred Law second mixing Karen Siegel second mixing David Kraai technical support Bernie Grundman mastering at A amp M Studios Hollywood California Rita Leigh creative assistant Johnny Lee art direction Chris Callis innerspread photography Greg Gorman front and back cover photographyCharts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Can t Slow Down Chart 1983 1984 Peakposition Argentinian Albums CAPIF 15 2 Australian Albums Kent Music Report 16 1 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 17 17 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 18 1 European Albums European Top 100 Albums 19 2 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 20 2 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 21 1 Norwegian Albums VG lista 22 3 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 23 2 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 24 3 UK Albums OCC 25 1 US Billboard 200 26 1 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 27 1 US Top Country Albums Billboard 28 55 Year end charts edit 1983 year end chart performance for Can t Slow Down Chart 1983 Position Dutch Albums Album Top 100 29 15 1984 year end chart performance for Can t Slow Down Chart 1984 Position Australian Albums Kent Music Report 30 1 Canadian Albums RPM 31 6 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 32 1 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 33 4 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 34 11 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 35 7 UK Albums OCC 36 1 US Billboard 200 37 3 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 38 1 1985 year end chart performance for Can t Slow Down Chart 1985 Position Australian Albums Kent Music Report 30 12 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 39 78 US Billboard 200 40 22 US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 41 29 Decade end charts edit Decade end chart performance for Can t Slow Down Chart 1980 1989 Position Australian Albums Kent Music Report 16 6Certifications and sales edit See Tfd See Tfd Certifications and sales for Can t Slow Down Region Certification Certified units sales Australia 400 000 42 Belgium BEA 43 4 Platinum 200 000 Brazil 190 000 44 Canada Music Canada 45 Diamond 1 000 000 Finland Musiikkituottajat 46 Platinum 50 608 46 France SNEP 47 Gold 100 000 Germany BVMI 48 Gold 250 000 Hong Kong IFPI Hong Kong 49 Platinum 20 000 Netherlands NVPI 50 Platinum 100 000 New Zealand RMNZ 51 Platinum 15 000 South Africa 200 000 52 Spain PROMUSICAE 53 Gold 50 000 United Kingdom BPI 55 3 Platinum 1 891 896 54 United States RIAA 56 Diamond 10 000 000 Summaries Worldwide 20 000 000 13 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone 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