I Write The Songs #123 Lionel Richie

by | Jul 20, 2017

Lionel Richie

I Write The Songs #123 Lionel Richie is our songwriter of the week.

Thanks for the times that you’ve given me
The memories are all in mind
And now that we’ve come
To the end of our rainbow
There’s something I must say out loud!

Lionel Richie

I Write The Songs #123 Lionel Richie – part 1

  • Luther Vandross, Endless love (with Mariah Carey), 4.18, 1994, Lionel Richie
  • The Black Seeds, Pippy Pip, 3:42, Dust And Dirt, 2012, August/Jaray/Murphy/Patterson/Weetman/Weir, New Zealand
  • Nina Simone, My baby just cares for me (live), 3.01, 1973, Gus Kahn (lyrics) and Walter Donaldson (music)
  • Bibi Tanga, The Selenites, My Heart Is Jumping, 3:48, My Heart Is Jumping, 2012, Arnaud Biscay/Arthur Simonini/Bienvenu Tanga/Eric Kerridge/Le Professeur Inlassable
  • Jeff Finlin, Driving Wheel, 03:59, The Guru In The Girl https://continentalrecordservices.bandcamp.com/album/the-guru-in-the-girl
  • Joni Mitchell Both sides now, 4.32

I Write The Songs #123 Lionel Richie – part 2

  • Sarah McQuaid, The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face, Walking Into White, 4.01 https://1inmusic.com/sarah-mcquaid-walking-into-white/
    1957 folk song written by British political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who later became his wife, to sing
  • Dakota Moon, Call On Me, 4:13, Dakota Moon, 1998
  • Lauren Housley, Sweet Surrender, 5:27 Sweet Surrender Blues
  • Helen St. John Love Theme From Flashdance 3:29 Flashdance: OST 1983 Giorgio Moroder (instr)
  • Lionel Richie, Do it to me, 4.40, 1992

I Write The Songs #123 Lionel Richie – part 3

  • Kimmie Rhodes, Beautiful, 4.24, Walls Fall Down, 2007
  • The Avett Brothers, I and Love and You, 4.57, 2006
  • Marina Florance, Every Woman, 3.47, Marina Florance and Richard Pierce
  • Slaid Cleaves, Hickory, from album Ghost On The Car Radio
    https://continentalrecordservices.bandcamp.com/album/ghost-on-the-car-radio by Slaid Cleaves (June 23)
  • Enzo Enzo, Les yeux ouverts, (Dream a little dream of me), 3.28, 1990, Enzo Enzo, Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn (lyrics), France
  • Commodores, Three times a lady (full version), 6:37,  ‎Natural High, 2007, Lionel Richie