| The Definitive Collection | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Lionel_Richie_The_Definitive_Collection.jpg) | ||||
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | February 4, 2003 | |||
| Recorded | 1982–2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 78:31 | |||
| Label | Motown | |||
| Lionel Richie chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
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.[2] 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.[3] It became his first UK number one in 23 years.
- ^ Review on AllMusic
- ^ allmusic ((( The Definitive Collection [Bonus Disc > Overview )))]
- ^ Moss, Liv (5 July 2015). "Lionel Richie scores first Number 1 in 23 years after show-stopping Glastonbury set: "It's unbelievable"". Official Charts Company.