Penny Lover
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"Penny Lover" is the title of the fifth and final single
released from Lionel Richie
's multi-platinum and Grammy Award
-winning 1983 album, Can't Slow Down. The song was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie.
As with all the other singles taken from Can't Slow Down ("All Night Long (All Night)
", "Running with the Night
", "Hello
" and "Stuck on You
"), "Penny Lover" was a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100
chart, spending two weeks at #8 in December 1984. The song reached an identical #8 peak position on the Billboard R&B chart
, while on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, the song logged four weeks at #1. On the UK Singles Chart
, the song reached #18.
In a song review printed in Billboard by an anonymous writer in 1984, "Penny Lover" was described as "another of his unfailingly effective universal-appeal ballads."
and Hello, the director. At the beginning of the clip we see a nightclub
, then goes out one man and two women close the door. When four women afflict is joined by Lionel Richie also performed with them and after a few moments of the song. Then he sits down at the piano, in cutscenes you see Richie with a woman and two cuddling each other. After the game on the piano, even a few people sing the song with, and in other cutscenes in the video we see Richie continues with the woman. During the performance of the song, Richie performs a walk in the club.
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
released from Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer. Since 1968, he has been a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records...
's multi-platinum and Grammy Award
Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning 1983 album, Can't Slow Down. The song was written by Richie and his then-wife, Brenda Harvey Richie.
As with all the other singles taken from Can't Slow Down ("All Night Long (All Night)
All Night Long (All Night)
"All Night Long " is a hit single for Lionel Richie from 1983. Taken from his second solo album, Can't Slow Down, it combined Richie's soulful Commodores style with Caribbean influences. This new, more dance approach proved popular, as the single reached number one on three Billboard charts...
", "Running with the Night
Running with the Night
"Running with the Night" was the second single released from Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, Can't Slow Down...
", "Hello
Hello (Lionel Richie song)
"Hello" is a song by Lionel Richie. Taken as the third single from Richie's multi-platinum album Can't Slow Down, the song was released in 1984 and reached number one on three Billboard music charts: the pop chart , the R&B chart , and the adult contemporary chart . The song also went to number one...
" and "Stuck on You
Stuck on You (Lionel Richie song)
"Stuck on You" is a 1984 song written by and originally recorded by Lionel Richie. It was the fourth single released from his second studio album Can't Slow Down and achieved chart success, particularly in the U.S. and the UK, where it peaked at number three and number 12, respectively...
"), "Penny Lover" was a top ten hit on the Billboard Hot 100
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
chart, spending two weeks at #8 in December 1984. The song reached an identical #8 peak position on the Billboard R&B chart
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs
Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in urban, or primarily African American, venues. Dominated over the years at various times by jazz, rhythm and blues, doo-wop, soul,...
, while on the Billboard adult contemporary chart, the song logged four weeks at #1. On the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
, the song reached #18.
In a song review printed in Billboard by an anonymous writer in 1984, "Penny Lover" was described as "another of his unfailingly effective universal-appeal ballads."
Music video
The music video was directed by Bob Giraldi led, even to the Running with the NightRunning with the Night
"Running with the Night" was the second single released from Lionel Richie's multi-platinum and Grammy Award-winning 1983 album, Can't Slow Down...
and Hello, the director. At the beginning of the clip we see a nightclub
Nightclub
A nightclub is an entertainment venue which usually operates late into the night...
, then goes out one man and two women close the door. When four women afflict is joined by Lionel Richie also performed with them and after a few moments of the song. Then he sits down at the piano, in cutscenes you see Richie with a woman and two cuddling each other. After the game on the piano, even a few people sing the song with, and in other cutscenes in the video we see Richie continues with the woman. During the performance of the song, Richie performs a walk in the club.