"My Love"
Single by Lionel Richie
from the album Lionel Richie
B-side"Round and Round"
ReleasedApril 1983
Recorded1982
GenreSoft rock, country pop
Length4:08
LabelMotown
Songwriter(s)Lionel Richie
Producer(s)Lionel Richie
James Anthony Carmichael
Lionel Richie singles chronology
"You Are"
(1983) 		"My Love"
(1983) 		"All Night Long (All Night)"
(1983)
Music video
"Lionel Richie - My Love" on YouTube

"My Love" is a song by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie. It was released in 1983 as the third and final single from his self-titled debut solo album. The song features harmony backing vocals by country music singer Kenny Rogers.[1] It reached the top 10 on three notable Billboard magazine charts in the spring of 1983: on the Billboard Hot 100 the song peaked at No. 5;[2] on the Adult Contemporary chart, the song spent four weeks at No. 1;[1] and on the R&B chart, the song topped out at No. 6.[1] "My Love" was not among Richie's more successful singles in the United Kingdom, where it only managed No. 70 on the UK Singles Chart.[3] In Canada, it peaked at No. 28 on the RPM Top 100 Singles chart.

Cash Box described "My Love" as being reminiscent of the Commodores' single "Easy."[4]

A remake of the song was recorded and included on Richie's 2012 album Tuskegee, which features Kenny Chesney.[5]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1983) Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[6] 88
Canada RPM Adult Contemporary[7] 1
Canada RPM Top Singles[8] 28
UK Singles (OCC) 70
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 5
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 1
US Billboard R&B 6
US Cash Box Top 100[10] 9

Year-end charts

Chart (1983) Rank
US Top Pop Singles (Billboard)[11] 73
US Billboard Adult Contemporary[12] 5
US Billboard R&B[13] 59
US Cash Box [14] 67

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Hyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications), page 275.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 8th Edition (Billboard Publications), page 528.
  3. ^ Official Charts Company info from Official Charts Company Retrieved on 02.08.09
  4. ^ "Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. April 9, 1983. p. 7. Retrieved 2022-07-18.
  5. ^ "Kenny Chesney Reveals He Drunk-Dialed Lionel Richie Asking to Sing on 'Tuskegee'". Tasteofcountry.com.
  6. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 252. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  7. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-06-11. Retrieved 2022-01-15.
  8. ^ "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. 1983-06-18. Retrieved 2022-01-04.
  9. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
  10. ^ Cash Box Top 100 Singles, June 18, 1983
  11. ^ "Talent Almanac 1984: Top Pop Singles". Billboard. Vol. 95, no. 52. December 24, 1983. p. TA-18.
  12. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  13. ^ Musicoutfitters.com
  14. ^ Cash Box Year-End Charts: Top 100 Pop Singles, December 31, 1983


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