Can't Slow Down (Lionel Richie album)

Can't Slow Down
Studio album by
Lionel Richie
ReleasedOctober 14, 1983
RecordedMarch–September 1983
Studio
Genre
Length40:56
LabelMotown
Producer
Lionel Richie chronology
Lionel Richie
(1982) 		Can't Slow Down
(1983) 		Dancing on the Ceiling
(1986)
Singles from Can't Slow Down
  1. "All Night Long (All Night)"
    Released: August 1983
  2. "Running with the Night"
    Released: November 1983
  3. "Hello"
    Released: February 1984
  4. "Stuck on You"
    Released: June 1984
  5. "Penny Lover"
    Released: September 1984

Can't Slow Down is the second solo studio album by American recording artist Lionel Richie. It was released on October 14, 1983, by Motown Records.[5]

Can't Slow Down has been certified Diamond by the RIAA, selling over 10 million copies[6] in the United States and over 20 million copies worldwide, making it Richie's best-selling album, and one of the best-selling albums of the 1980s. Five singles were released from the album, all of which hit the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, including two that reached No. 1: "All Night Long (All Night)" and "Hello". The album subsequently won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Annual Grammy Awards in 1985.

  1. ^ "Lionel Richie – Can't Slow Down (1984, CD)". Discogs.com. 1984. Retrieved December 16, 2021.
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  3. ^ "Soul Retrospective: Lionel Richie 'Can't Slow Down' – Soul Train". Soul Train.
  4. ^ Molanphy, Chris (January 13, 2024). "And the Grammy Goes to... Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ "RIAA". Recording Industry Association of America.
  6. ^ "Lionel Richie: Can't Slow Down". Classic Motown. Retrieved April 8, 2023.