The Definitive Collection (Lionel Richie album) explained

The Definitive Collection
Type:	greatest
Artist:	Lionel Richie
Cover:	Lionel Richie The Definitive Collection.jpg
Released:	February 4, 2003
Recorded:	1982–2002
Genre:	Pop
Length:	78:31
Label:	Motown
Prev Title:	Encore
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Just for You
Next Year:	2004

The Definitive Collection is a greatest hits album by American pop musician Lionel Richie.

The album was initially released in the US as a one-disc compilation in February 2003. A limited edition release of the US version included a bonus disc with rare extra tracks.^[1] A two-disc edition was released for the International market which collects 38 songs over 20 years. A special edition of the album was released later which includes a DVD selecting highlights throughout this period of Richie's career. The DVD also includes a live performance from Amsterdam and the making of Dancing on the Ceiling (as a hidden extra).

The album was unusual in that it hit the number-one spot on the UK Albums Chart twelve years after it was first released, following a live performance by Richie described as "triumphant" at Glastonbury Festival 2015.^[2] It became his first UK number one in 23 years.

Track listing

All songs written by Lionel Richie, except where noted.

US bonus disc

"Zoom" by Commodores (Richie, Ronald LaPread) (unreleased alternate mix) – 8:15
"Oh No" – 3:03
"Can't Slow Down" (David Cochrane) (early working version) – 5:11
"Lady" – 4:29
"Brick House" by Commodores (hidden track) – 3:28

International version

Disc 1

"All Night Long (All Night)"
"Say You, Say Me"
"My Destiny"
''All around the world'' (Bob sinclar remix)
"Running with the Night"
"Dancing on the Ceiling"
"Don't Stop the Music"
"Love, Oh Love"
"Ballerina Girl"
"Love Will Conquer All"
"Do It to Me"
"Cinderella"
"Tender Heart"
"Don't Wanna Lose You"
"The Closest Thing to Heaven"
"I Forgot"
"Angel"
"To Love a Woman" (featuring Enrique Iglesias)
"Goodbye"

The UK version features "My Love" inserted before "Love Will Conquer All", and removes "Goodbye"

Disc 2

"Three Times a Lady"
"Easy"
"Endless Love"
"Hello"
"Still"
"Sail On"
"Stuck on You"
"You Are"
"Truly"
"Just to Be Close to You"
"Sweet Love"
"Penny Lover"
"Oh No"
"Lady (You Bring Me Up)"
"Wonderland"
"Machine Gun"
"Brick House"
"Too Hot ta Trot"
"Flying High"
"Zoom"

DVD

"My Destiny"
"All Night Long (All Night)"
"Love Will Conquer All"
"You Are"
"Say You, Say Me"
"Dancing on the Ceiling"
"Running with the Night"
"Penny Lover"
"Hello"
"Ballerina Girl"
"Se La"
"Love, Oh Love"
"Truly"
"Do It to Me"
"Three Times a Lady" (live in Amsterdam)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[3]	22
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[4]	10
Chart (2004)	Peak position
Chart (2005)	Peak position
Chart (2006)	Peak position
Chart (2015)	Peak position

Year-end charts

Chart (2003)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[5]	61
Chart (2004)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[6]	131
Chart (2015)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[7]	46

Notes and References

allmusic (((The Definitive Collection [Bonus Disc] > Overview)))
News: Lionel Richie scores first Number 1 in 23 years after show-stopping Glastonbury set: "It's unbelievable". Moss. Liv. 5 July 2015. Official Charts Company.
Web site: Albums : Top 100. Jam!. March 6, 2003. April 12, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20041210205748/http://www.canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/prev_030603_ALBUMS.html. December 10, 2004.
Web site: R&B : Top 50. Jam!. June 26, 2003. January 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20030703090132/http://canoe.com/JamMusicCharts/RANDB.html. July 3, 2003.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2003. Official Charts Company. September 14, 2021.
Web site: The Official UK Albums Chart 2004. Official Charts Company. November 19, 2021.
Web site: End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2015. Official Charts Company. September 14, 2021.