Truly The Love Songs - Lionel Richie

What could make for a more perfect weekend, than lying in bed with Lionel Richie. Not literally of course, but with his soulful voice seeping through the walls and penetrating my every vein. This album gathers some of his finest love songs, so obviously you're going to get the slower ones and no 'Dancing On The Ceiling.' Who is he: Former lead singer of The Commodores and a solo star in his own right. Lionel was probably at his commercial peak in the eighties. On this album: Off to a good start with the uplifting 'My Destiny' which is a setimental piece of pop directed at one lady. It is very personally done and he seems to ...  Read the complete review

Not exactly blessed in the looks department, ex-Commodore Lionel has still managed to carve out a career as a romantic crooner of catchy and very popular love songs. Truly is a collection of 19 tracks, which show that when he was at his best, there were few better, although sometimes there was an overload of cheesiness. This CD is pure indulgence of slush. People worldwide must like it though, because he has sold over 60 million albums worldwide. If you think that because it is a collection of love songs, all you will get are ballads then you are wrong. Lionel opens up with "My Destiny", and dance influenced song from the late 1990's. ...  Read the complete review

'Truly - the love songs' is an album of 19 of Lionel's greatest love songs, spanning both his time with The Commodores and also in his solo career. Songs included on this are:-'three times a lady', 'hello', 'easy', 'truly', 'still' and the all time classic 'endless love' - the duet with Diana Ross. A great album showcasing Lionel Ritchie's talent, if you like a bit of romantic music, you should like this, it's definitely one of my favourite albums and belongs in all good cd collections - definitely a timeless classic. ...  Read the complete review