Lionel Richie: The Best of Lionel Richie is a compilation album by American singer-songwriter Lionel Richie, released on October 28, 1992, on Motown Records. The album includes some of Richie’s biggest hits from the 1980s and early 1990s, including “Hello,” “All Night Long (All Night),” “Penny Lover,” “Truly,” and “Running with the Night.” The album was a commercial success, reaching number one on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and selling over 10 million copies worldwide.
The album’s success is due in part to Richie’s songwriting skills. Richie is a master of writing catchy, melodic songs that resonate with listeners. His songs are often about love, loss, and heartbreak, and they have a timeless quality that has made them popular for decades.