SAY YOU SAY ME
LIONEL RICHIE
SONGWRITER: WILLIE NELSON
COUNTRY: U. S. A.
ALBUM: DANCING ON THE CEILING
LABEL: MOTOWN RECORDS
GENRE: R & B
YEAR: 1986
Lionel Brockman Richie Jr.(born June 20,
1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He rose
to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of funk band the Commodores; writing
and recording the hit singles "Easy",
"Sail On",
"Three Times a Lady"
and "Still",
with the group before his departure. In 1980, he wrote and produced the US Billboard Hot 100 number one single "Lady"
for Kenny Rogers. The
following year, he wrote and produced the single "Endless Love",
which he recorded as a duet with Diana Ross;
it remains among the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest
career hit for both artists. In 1982, he officially launched his solo career
with the album Lionel Richie,
which sold over four million copies and spawned the singles "You Are"
, "My Love",
and the number one single "Truly".
His second album, Can't Slow Down(1983),
reached number one on the US Billboard 200 chart and sold over 20 million copies worldwide, becoming one of the
best-selling
albums of all time; and spawned the number one
singles "All Night
Long (All Night)" and "Hello".
He then co-wrote the 1985 charity single "We Are the World"
with Michael Jackson, which
sold over 20 million copies. His third album, Dancing on
the Ceiling(1986), spawned the number one
single "Say You, Say Me"
(from the 1985 film White Nights)
and the Nº 2 hit title track. From 1986 to 1996, Richie took a
break from recording; he has since then released seven studio albums. In
2018, he joined the singing competition American Idol,
to serve as a judge.
During his solo career, Richie became one of
the most successful balladeers of the 1980s, and has sold over 100 million
records worldwide, making him one of the world's
best-selling artists of all time. He has
won four Grammy Awards,
including Song of the
Year for "We Are the World",
and Album of the
Year for Can't Slow Down. "Say You,
Say Me" won both the Academy Award and the Golden Globe award for best original song from a film. In 2016, Richie received
the Songwriters
Hall of Fame's highest honor, the Johnny Mercer Award. In 2022, he will be inducted into the Black Music & Entertainment Walk of Fame.
Dancing on the Ceiling is the third solo studio album by American
singer Lionel Richie,
released on July 15, 1986. The album was originally to be titled Say You, Say
Me, after the Academy Award-winning track of the same name,
but it was renamed to a different track's title after Richie rewrote several
songs on the album. The album was released to generally positive reviews and it
made Nº 1 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 4 million copies. The album was Richie’s second with
session guitarist Carlos Rios.
Following this
album's release, Richie went on a long hiatus, not releasing an album of entirely
new material for another ten years.
Say you, say me say it for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me say it together
Naturally
I had a dream I had
an awesome dream
People in the park playing games in the dark
And what they played was a masquerade
And from behind of walls of doubt a voice was crying out
Say you, say me it
for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me say it together
Naturally
As we go down life's lonesome highway
Seems the hardest thing to do is to find a friend or two
That helping hand
Some one who understands
That when you feel you've lost your way
You've got some one there to say I'll show you
Say you, say me it
for always
That's the way it should be
Say you, say me say it together
Naturally
So you think you know
the answers, Oh no
Well the whole world has got you dancing
That's right, I'm telling you
It's time to start believing oh yes
Believing who you are
You are a shining star
Say you, say me it
for always
Oh that's the way it should be
Say you, say me say it together
Naturally
Say it together, naturally.
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