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The Definitive Collection | 
 enlarge | Artist: Lionel Richie & The Commodores
Label: Universal / Island
Category: Music
List Price: £11.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 2117
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 169
Discs: 2
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 602498613948
EAN: 0602498613948
ASIN: B0000UH75G
Release Date: December 4, 2006
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| » | 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 | | » | My Love | | » | 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 |
Disc 2
| » | 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 | | » | Wonderland | | » | Machine Gun | | » | Brick House | | » | Too Hot Ta Trot | | » | Flying High | | » | Zoom |
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GREAT ALBUM December 25, 2006
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
A great album gathering all the big hits.
Although some classic Commodores tracks are missing such as 'I Feel Sanctified'.
There is another Compilation with all of their funky tracks although these are only the short versions.
There should be a companion CD of long lost 12" and extended remixes.
Surely 'Nightshift' was released after Lionel Richie had left the Commodores, and so it has no place on one of his albums?
GVB
Quality soul music from the seventies and eighties February 21, 2005
33 out of 38 found this review helpful
Motown's golden decade was the sixties, after which several of their stars quit or departed for rival labels. Of the new artists that Motown signed in the seventies, the Commodores were easily their best and most successful. Eventually their lead singer, Lionel Richie, left the group to pursue a solo career. The Commodores continued without him but only scored one major hit - Nightshift, a tribute to Marvin Gaye and Jackie Wilson. This compilation omits Nightshift but includes all the important hits that Lionel Richie had, both with the Commodores and as a solo singer.The Commodores began mixing hard-edged funk songs with soulful ballads but the latter proved to be more popular and these came to dominate their music. Machine gun (their first hit) and Too hot to trot were their most successful funky singles, but the songs that they are best remembered for are all ballads. Three times a lady became a number one hit for them in Britain and America. Conway Twitty covered it and took it into the country top ten, proving that a great song can be adapted to any style of music. Easy, Sail on and Still (all of which made the UK top ten) are other great Commodores ballads. Lionel Richie was even more successful as a solo singer than he had been as lead singer of the Commodores. Dispensing with the funky songs, he focused entirely on ballads. He even wrote one for Kenny Rogers (Lady - an American number one hit) following which he produced an entire album for Kenny (Share your love). So even if his solo career had flopped, he showed that he could have a career as a songwriter and producer. He didn't need to worry as his own hits kept coming. Endless love (with Diana Ross), Truly, All night long, Running with the night, Hello, Say you say me and Dancing on the ceiling all made the UK top ten while Lionel was with Motown. This compilation provides a very comprehensive collection of Lionel Richie's music, with and without the Commodores. I was slightly disappointed by the omission of Deep river woman, a track featuring the country super-group Alabama. It would have been nice if they'd included Nightshift too. Both those tracks can be found elsewhere. For most people, this is the only Lionel Richie album they will ever need.
brilliant July 21, 2004
6 out of 12 found this review helpful
Abosolutely wonderful. Highly recommended.
Great collection June 12, 2004
7 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is a great collection of songs from the early ones like Easy and 3 Times A Lady to the recent ones like Angel and Dont Stop the Music. The wonderful Hello is under-rated in my opinion because of that stupid video.
Go buy this ... you wont be dissappointed.
Classic Lionel November 15, 2003
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
Well this collection is truely a must for Lionel Richie/Commodore fans! All the classic hits are included and are on the verge of helping you woo your beau once more. There are songs to "dance to, cry to, laugh to, and make love to". What more do you want? Add it to your basket today and make your partner happy!!
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