My Love (Lionel Richie song)

"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.

"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)

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. 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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