"My Love" | ||||
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Single by Lionel Richie | ||||
from the album Lionel Richie | ||||
B-side | "Round and Round" | |||
Released | April 1983 | |||
Recorded | 1982 | |||
Genre | Soft rock, country pop | |||
Length | 4:08 | |||
Label | Motown | |||
Songwriter(s) | Lionel Richie | |||
Producer(s) | Lionel Richie James Anthony Carmichael | |||
Lionel Richie singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Lionel Richie - My Love" on YouTube |
"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.
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]
Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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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 |
Chart (1983) | Rank |
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US Top Pop Singles (Billboard) [11] | 73 |
US Billboard Adult Contemporary [12] | 5 |
US Billboard R&B [13] | 59 |
US Cash Box [14] | 67 |