Can't Slow Down
by Lionel Richie

Can't Slow Down by Lionel Richie
Year: 1983
Release date: 1983-00-00
Overall rank: 4,635th   
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 128 votes)
     
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Award Top albums of 1983 (67th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (670th)
Award Best albums of all time (4,635th)

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Can't Slow Down is ranked as the best album by Lionel Richie.

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Overall rank: 4,635th | 1980s rank: 670th | 1983 rank: 67th

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71/100 (from 128 votes)
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From 04/23/2024 15:20 | #303142
It's an excellent album from Mr Ritchie. With many hits, along with quite competent other songs, this is a definite winner. albeit not a definite classic
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From 04/09/2021 20:30 | #268396
When I hear 'Hello' I instantly recall the very eighties video of the blind sculptress, which looking back was rather watchable and perhaps uplifting to an impressionable teenager! Beyond 'Hello' there are many great tracks on this album, 'Stuck on You' being a personal favourite, maybe for it's simplicity.
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80/100
From 03/03/2016 13:22 | #161169
A really good 80's pop record.
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70/100
From 03/06/2015 21:45 | #136279
Lionel Richie (one for the ladies) clearly his best album 'Hello', 'All Night Long' amongst his best work
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From 02/11/2015 03:23 | #134672
How many people drunkenly sang 'Hello' on someone's answering machine back in the day? This guy did...
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From 12/28/2014 04:02 | #130236
Super smooth.
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From 08/07/2013 19:13 | #83422
His most solid effort. Probably didn't deserve to win Album Of The Year up against Purple Rain and Born In The USA (as well as unnominated albums by U2, The Smiths, REM, etc...) but I digress. The only complaint with the album would be that the album version of All Night Long drags. The single is perfect length, the album version would've been better as a 12" remix or something.
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From 08/24/2012 13:48 | #49124
thomas dolby, steve lukather, richard marx...and lionel ritchie -- this is can't-miss adult contemporary!! :-P Seriously though, if you're into this kind of r&b/pop from the 80s, then it's a pretty good album with no less than 5 hits. My main complaint rests in lionel's decision to sing more-and-more ballads over time. But hey, it worked for a while.
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From 10/19/2010 10:52 | #15812
Karaoke magic ! There's nothing quite like singing "All Night Long" when you're hammered. "Hello" can get a little dreary. I'd go with "All Night Long (All Night)".
"Once you get started, you can't slow down" !
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2. Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
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