Personnel includes: Lionel Richie (vocals, piano, synthesizer); David Cochrane (guitar, synthesizers, vocoder, programming); Darrell Jones, Carlos Rios (guitars, background vocals); Steve Lukather, Louie Shelton (guitars); John Hobbs (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Reginald "Sonny" Burke (Fender Rhodes piano); David Foster (keyboards, bass); Michael Boddicker (synthesizers, emulator, vocoder); Greg Phillinganes (synthesizer); Abraham Laboriel, Nathan East (bass); Paul Leim, John Robinson, Jeff Porcaro (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Richard Marx (background vocals).
Producers: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, David Foster.
Engineers include: Calvin Harris, Larry Fergusson, Humberto Gatica.
Recorded at Oceanway Recording Studios and Sunset Sounds Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California.
Disc 2 contains an untitled hidden track following "Hello".
Personnel: Lionel Richie (vocals, arranger, piano); David Cochrane (guitar, vocodor, synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Fred Tackett (acoustic guitar); Steve Lukather, Mitch Holder, Louie Shelton, Tim May, Darrell Jones, Carlos Rios, (guitar); John Hobbs (piano, Fender Rhodes piano); Reginald "Sonny" Burke (Fender Rhodes piano); David Foster (keyboards, bass); Michael Boddicker (synthesizer); Nathan East, Joe Chemay, Abraham Laboriel (bass); John Robinson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Richard Marx, Deborah Thomas (background vocals).
Producers: Lionel Richie, James Anthony Carmichael, David Foster.
Compilation producers: Harry Weinger, Lionel Richie.
Recorded at Ocean Way, Sunset Sound Studios, Los Angeles, California in 1983. Originally released on Motown (6059). Includes liner notes by Steven Ivory.
Mr Richie's brand of silky-smooth macho soul was the butt of some critics during the early 80s. A plethora of handsome studs with great voices, whopping great medallions, who just wanted to lurve all night long followed Richie. Yet another album crammed with hit singles, it was one of the 80s sales phenomena both in the USA and the UK - as was "Hello." Corny but delicious, and unashamedly romantic, and consequently, more couples have danced to his "All Night Long (All Night)" than any other - and then 16 million couples went out and bought it.
Professional Reviews
Q (5/00, p.135) - Included in Q Magazine's "Best Soul Albums Of All Time"
Q (10/99, p.161) - Included in Q Magazine's Best Motown Records Of All Time - "...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..."
