EXCEPT "THE ONLY ONE" PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID FOSTER

7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT

●  5:56  JEFF

STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  DEBORAH THOMAS - BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  NATHAN EAST - BASS GUITAR

●  JEANETTE HAWES

●  CALVIN HARRIS

●  DAVID COCHRANE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

TO DR. LLOYD BYRON GRIEG, MY "DIALECT COACH" ON "ALL NIGHT LONG", AND FRIEND,

TO THE OCEAN WAY GANG : ALLEN "TUBE" SIDES, DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL, STEVE CRIMMEL, MAGGIE EARL, JAY KAUFMAN,

SUPPORT AND NEVER-ENDING FAITH AND ENTHUSIASM HAVE ALWAYS BEEN THERE FOR ME TO LEAN ON.

I LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU WITH ALL MY HEART.

SALES DATE : 1983.

ALL VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS BY : LIONEL RICHIE

8. HELLO

●  4:06  PAUL LEIM

 MUSICIANS :

●  DAVID COCHRANE - BACKGROUND VOCALS

 8. HELLO

●  DAVID COCHRANE - GUITAR & BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  SUZANNE STANFORD

●  BRENDA HARVEY- RICHIE

●  RICHARD MARX

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP AND PATIENCE OR IS THAT PATIENTS?

TONY CHIAPPA AND MIKE RODGERS, THANKS.

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & CYNTHIA WEIL

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

 1. CAN'T SLOW DOWN

TO MY WIFE, BRENDA, FOR YOUR LOVE, SUPPORT AND MAGIC TOUCH THAT MAKES EVERYTHING COME TOGETHER

TO OUR FAMILY, LYONEL, ALBERTA AND DEBORAH RICHIE, ADELAIDE FOSTER, MARSHALL, LUCILLE AND STEPHEN HARVEY,

TO RUTH ROBINSON, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND FRIENDSHIP.

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

●  LIONEL RICHIE - PIANO, LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  BRIAN BANKS - SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING

●  ANTHONY MARINELLI - SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING

●  Dr. LLOYD BYRON GRIEG

●  JANICE MARIE JOHNSON

●  DEBORAH JOYCE RICHIE

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

TO BERRY GORDY, FOR MANY YEARS AT THE MOTOWN SCHOOL. YOU ARE BY FAR THE MASTER TEACHER.

IN APPRECIATION TO THE MOTOWN FAMILY, JANE CLARK, JOHNNY LEE, GENE SHELTON, THE GANG AT HITSVILLE STUDIOS,

EXCEPT "THE ONLY ONE" RECORDING ENGINEERS : LARRY FERGUSSON, HUMBERTO GATICA & CALVIN HARRIS

●  REGINALD "SONNY" BURKE - FENDER RHODES

●  JOE CHEMAY - BASS GUITAR

●  DEBORAH THOMAS - BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  FRED TACKETT - ACOUSTIC GUITAR

●  MELINDA JOYCE CHATMAN

 HOOPA HOLLERS :

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

TO JAY LASKER, YOU ARE "TRULY" THE NUMBER ONE MARKETING MAN. THANKS!

 SONG TRACKS :

MIXING ENGINEER : HUMBERTO GATICA

●  MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZERS

●  JEANETTE HAWES - BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  MITCH HOLDER - GUITAR

●  MARILYN AMMONS

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

ADDITIONAL RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : JANE CLARK

●  DARRELL JONES - ELECTRIC GUITAR

●  TIM MAY - ACOUSTIC GUITAR 

●  RICHARD MARX - BACKGROUND VOCALS

 6. THE ONLY ONE

●  LOUIE SHELTON - GUITAR

●  MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZER & EMULATOR

●  LIONEL RICHIE - GS1, LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS

TO KEN KRAGEN, THANKS FOR THE TIME, EFFORT AND LOVE YOU HAVE DEVOTED TO MY CAREER,

ON DRUMS

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL, STEVE CRIMMEL

●  PAUL LEIM - DRUMS

●  JOE CHEMAY - BASS GUITAR

●  GREG PHILLINGANES - GS1

TO JOE LAYTON, YOU MADE MY FIRST STEP SO EASY. YOU ARE A PRICELESS GEM.

EXCEPT "THE ONLY ONE" SECOND RECORDING ENGINEER : TERRY CHRISTIAN

●  CARLOS RIOS - GUITAR

●  ABRAHAM LABORIEL - BASS GUITAR

TO SKIP MILLER, MARLENE REYES, MILLER LONDON AND THE ENTIRE MOTOWN PROMOTIONAL STAFF, THANK YOU.

EXCEPT "HELLO" SECOND RECORDING ENGINEER : JIM CASSELL

●  LOUIE SHELTON - GUITAR

●  MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZER & WAVE

●  DARRELL JONES - GUITAR

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW, KAREN SIEGEL

●  HARRY BLUESTONE - CONCERTMASTER

●  JOHN ROBINSON - DRUMS

●  STEVE LUKATHER - GUITAR

●  DAVID FOSTER - KEYBOARDS & BASS GUITAR

●  TIM MAY - GUITAR 

●  JOHN ROBINSON - DRUMS

TO SUZEE IKEDA, WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE THE ALBUM WITHOUT YOU. THANKS ONCE AGAIN.

RECORDED AT : OCEANWAY RECORDING STUDIOS, 6050 SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90028

●  PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION

TO MY ATTORNEYS, JAY COOPER AND RONNIE DASHEV, THANKS FOR BEING THERE AND FOR YOUR EXPERT ADVICE AND GUIDANCE.

EXCEPT VOCALS ON "THE ONLY ONE" RECORDED AT :

●  DEBORAH THOMAS - BACKGROUND VOCALS

TO MY BUSINESS MANAGER, LEONARD FREEDMAN, THANKS FOR TAKING CARE OF MY MONEY.

SUNSET SOUND RECORDING STUDIOS, 6650 SUNSET BOULEVARD, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90028

●  RICHARD MARX - BACKGROUND VOCALS

TO SUZANNE DE PASSE AND TONY JONES, I'M GLAD YOU'RE PART OF MY FAMILY.

MIXED AT : MOTOWN / HITSVILLE U.S.A. RECORDING STUDIOS, 7317 ROMAINE STREET, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA 90046

●  DAVID COCHRANE - BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  KIN VASSY - BACKGROUND VOCALS

TO HOWARD RAFELSON AND MICHAEL NESMITH, IT WAS A PURE PLEASURE WORKING WITH YOU,

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

●  PAUL LEIM - DRUMS

●  CALVIN HARRIS - BACKGROUND VOCALS

EVEN WHEN IT LASTED "ALL NIGHT LONG". YOU ARE MASTERS OF YOUR CRAFT.

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

●  JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL - BACKGROUND VOCALS

TO BILL WHITTEN, YOUR COSTUMES ARE DYNAMITE, YOUR CREATIVITY SUPERB, AND YOUR FRIENDSHIP VERY SPECIAL

ASSISTANT TO THE PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : MELINDA JOYCE CHATMAN

●  MELINDA JOYCE CHATMAN - VOCAL SOUND EFFECTS

 CHANT :

ALL SONGS ADMINISTERED BY : BROCKMAN MUSIC (ASCAP),

TO BOB JONES, THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE.

EXCEPT "THE ONLY ONE" ADMINISTED BY : BROCKMAN MUSIC (ASCAP) & SHANKMAN DeBLASIO, INC.

●  ISRAEL BAKER - CONCERTMASTER

 4. STACK ON YOU

TO BRENDA BOYCE, FOR CRACKING THE WHIP, THANKS...IT'LL BE IN YOUR OFFICE TOMORROW.

"RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT" ADMINISTERED BY : BROCKMAN MUSIC (ASCAP) & DYAD MUSIC LTD. (BMI)

TO RITA LEIGH, YOU'RE THE ICING ON THE CAKE, THANKS.

"LOVE WILL FIND A WAY" ADMINISTERED BY : BROCKMAN MUSIC (ASCAP) & WB MUSIC CORP. (ASCAP)

ART DIRECTION : JOHNNY LEE

TO CYNTHIA WEIL, THANKS FOR BEING SO FLEXIBLE. I ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU.

FRONT & BACK COVER PHOTOGRAPHY : GREG GORMAN

●  RICHARD MARX - BACKGROUND VOCALS

 7. RUNNING WITH THE NIGHT

TO DAVID FOSTER, I REALLY ENJOYED WORKING WITH YOU. YOU MADE IT PAINLESS.

INNERSPREAD PHOTOGRAPHY : CHRIS CALLIS

SPECIAL THANKS :

TO JEFF PORCARO, STEVE LUKATHER, PAULINHO DA COSTA AND GREG PHILLINGANES, YOUR TALENTS ARE UNBELIEVABLE

AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THIS ALBUM.

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY

5. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY

●  6:11

6. THE ONLY ONE

●  4:17  JOHN ROBINSON

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  RICHARD MARX - BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  MICHAEL BODDICKER - ADDITIONAL SYNTHESIZER

●  LIONEL RICHIE - GS1, LEAD VOCALS

●  DIANE BURT

●  JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  DEBORAH THOMAS

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

TO CAL HARRIS, FOR YEARS OF DEDICATION, PATIENCE (SMILE) AND FOR ALWAYS BEING THERE TO "FIX IT IN THE MIX".

TO ALL THE TALENTED MUSICIANS, STRING AND HORN PLAYERS...THANK YOU.

I DEDICATE THIS ALBUM TO BARBARA ALLEYNE, MY "SISTER", FRIEND AND CONFIDANTE. YOUR KINDNESS, INTEREST, LOVE,

●  LIONEL RICHIE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & GREG PHILLINGANES

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

●  TANYA GREIG

●  DARRELL JONES

●  SUZANNE STANFORD

●  ESQ

●  RANDY STERN

●  SANDY DENT-CRIMMEL

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  ISRAEL BAKER - CONCERTMASTER

RECORDING ENGINEERS : LARRY FERGUSSON, HUMBERTO GATICA & CALVIN HARRIS

MIXING ENGINEER : HUMBERTO GATICA

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  PAUL LEIM - DRUMS

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  DAVID MALVIN

●  ALISON MAXWELL

●  WILBERT TERRELL

●  RUTH DIAZ

●  SUSAN WOOD

●  DAVID EGERTON

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID FOSTER

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

●  GABRIELLE GREIG

●  SARRY GREIG

●  GREG PHILLINGANES

●  MELINDA JOYCE CHATMAN

●  CARLOS RIOS

●  SHELDON J. COHN

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  SYLVIA GENAUER

●  BILLY "BASS" NELSON

●  SUE ANN BUTLER

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID COCHRANE

 CREDITS :

1. CAN'T SLOW DOWN

●  4:39  PAUL LEIM (SIMMONS DRUM)

2. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)

●  6:21  JOHN ROBINSON

3. PENNY LOVER

●  5:30  PAUL LEIM

4. STACK ON YOU

●  3:10  PAUL LEIM

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEER : JIMM CASSELL

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

●  PAULINHO DA COSTA - PERCUSSION

●  STEVE LUKATHER - GUITAR SOLO

●  MICHAEL BODDICKER - SYNTHESIZER & VOCODER

●  JEFFREY PORCARO - DRUMS

●  JOHN HOBBS - PIANO

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  LIONEL RICHIE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEER : TERRY CHRISTIAN

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & DAVID FOSTER

STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY : JEREMY LUBBOCK

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  LIONEL RICHIE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  GREG PHILLINGANES - GS1 & SYNTHESIZER

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL & GREG PHILLINGANES

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  LIONEL RICHIE - LEAD & BACKGROUND VOCALS

●  ISRAEL BAKER - CONCERTMASTER

 5. LOVE WILL FIND A WAY

●  DARRELL JONES - ACOUSTIC GUITAR

●  JOE CHEMAY - BASS GUITAR

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

RECORDING & MIXING ENGINEER : CALVIN HARRIS

PRODUCTION ASSISTANT : BRENDA HARVEY-RICHIE

CREATIVE ASSISTANT : RITA LEIGH

SECOND RECORDING ENGINEERS : DAVID EGERTON, MARK ETTEL & STEVE CRIMMEL

SECOND MIXING ENGINEERS : FRED LAW & KAREN SIEGEL

RHYTHM ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  ABRAHAM LABORIEL - BASS GUITAR

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  CARLOS RIOS - GUITAR

STRING ARRANGEMENTS BY : JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  LIONEL RICHIE - GS1, LEAD VOCALS

●  JOHN MICHAEL MONTES

●  REJAUNA LYNN GREEN

●  JERRY MONTES

 3. PENNY LOVER

WRITTEN BY : LIONEL RICHIE

ARRANGED BY : LIONEL RICHIE, JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL & DAVID COCHRANE

VOCAL ARRANGEMENTS : LIONEL RICHIE

●  DAVID COCHRANE - GUITAR, BASS SYNTH., SYNTHESIZER, SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING & VOCODER

PRODUCED BY : LIONEL RICHIE & JAMES ANTHONY CARMICHAEL

●  PAUL LEIM - DRUMS

 2. ALL NIGHT LONG (ALL NIGHT)

THANKS FOR THE LOVE, ENCOURAGEMENT AND CONCERN WHICH SUSTAINS US ALWAYS

TO JAMES CARMICHAEL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR MIND, BODY AND SOUL...YOU GAVE ME YOUR ALL.

●  JOHN HOBBS - FENDER RHODES

TIME AND EFFORT.

TO PHIL AND MINDY CASTON, I COULDN'T HAVE MADE IT WITHOUT YOU. THANK YOU.

TO DARRELL JONES, DAVID COCHRANE, DEBORAH THOMAS AND RICHARD MARX, ONCE AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK,

THE GOOD MASTER, THANK YOU.

DEDICATION :

THE GANG AT KRAGEN AND COMPANY : SANDIE CAMPBELL, LYNNE DeBERNARDIS, MICHAEL BRANCH, MICHAEL BROKAW,

RUFINA ZARAGOZA, AND TO ALL MY FANS, MY SPECIAL THANKS FOR YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT ; AND MOST OF ALL, TO MY CO-WRITER,

PATRICK SNYDER AND HARRIET STERNBERG ; BOBBY ADAMS, GINNI BREZINA, MELINDA CHATMAN, JIMMY COHEN, JOHN COULTER,

ELVIRA CRUZ, RHODA DRESKENOFF, THE GREIG FAMILY, HOWARD KENNY, ANN SHORT, SUZANNE STANFORD, WILBERT TERRELL,