- Original Release Date: 9 Mar 2012
- Release Date: 9 Mar 2012
- Label: Universal Music Group International
- Copyright: (C) 2012 Universal International Music BV
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- Total Length: 1:02:59
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- ASIN: B007AX5CPS
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (69 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 14,299 in MP3 Albums (See Top 100 in MP3 Albums)
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| Song Title | Time | Price | ||
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| Play | 1. You Are [feat. Blake Shelton] | 5:00 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 2. Say You, Say Me | 5:10 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 3. Stuck On You [feat. Darius Rucker] | 3:19 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 4. Deep River Woman [feat. Little Big Town] | 4:09 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 5. My Love [feat. Kenny Chesney] | 5:31 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 6. Dancing On The Ceiling [feat. Rascal Flatts] | 4:17 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 7. Hello [feat. Jennifer Nettles] | 4:28 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 8. Sail On | 5:04 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 9. Endless Love [feat. Shania Twain] | 4:19 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 10. Just For You [feat. Billy Currington] | 4:10 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 11. Lady [feat. Kenny Rogers] | 4:09 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 12. Easy [feat. Willie Nelson] | 4:30 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 13. All Night Long [feat. Jimmy Buffett] | 4:55 | £0.89 | |
| Play | 14. Angel [feat. Pixie Lott] | 3:58 | £0.89 |
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40 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
One of the biggest acts of the eighties, Lionel Richie was born in Tuskegee, Alabama in 1949 so, as he declares, he's a country boy at heart. But Richie has never been that far from country music in his career. After all, he did write and produce Kenny Roger's US #1 hit "Lady" in 1980 and a year later he took it to #8 with the Commodores. Here, Lionel Richie duets with Kenny Rogers in a perfect reprise of one of Richie's most beautiful songs.
Blessed with a silky, smoky voice, ideally suited to the soulful ballads that he purveys, he is also a prolific songwriter and all of the thirteen songs that made the US top ten between 1981 and 1986 were written by him. On Tuskegee, he reprises eight of those hits but this time with some of country's top performers. "Endless Love" was originally a #1 with Diana Ross, but here there is a sumptuous version with Shania Twain, with both in perfect harmony and with a dramatic arrangement. Released as a single in the United States it deserves to be a hit all over again.
There are three other original #1 hits reworked on this album: "Say You, Say Me" with Jason Aldean; "Hello" with Jennifer Nettles and "All Night Long" complete with steel drums and having a good time with the irrepressible, Jimmy Buffet.
The album also contains three of Lionel's Commodores' hits; the fabulous "Easy" with "Willie Nelson; the above mentioned "Lady" and "Sail On" with the Swedish singer, Jill Johnson.
The album works on several levels. First, as a vehicle for Richie's soft, brown, bewitching voice; second, as a platform for some fabulous songs and third as a reminder that R & B and country is a perfect combination.... Read more ›
Blessed with a silky, smoky voice, ideally suited to the soulful ballads that he purveys, he is also a prolific songwriter and all of the thirteen songs that made the US top ten between 1981 and 1986 were written by him. On Tuskegee, he reprises eight of those hits but this time with some of country's top performers. "Endless Love" was originally a #1 with Diana Ross, but here there is a sumptuous version with Shania Twain, with both in perfect harmony and with a dramatic arrangement. Released as a single in the United States it deserves to be a hit all over again.
There are three other original #1 hits reworked on this album: "Say You, Say Me" with Jason Aldean; "Hello" with Jennifer Nettles and "All Night Long" complete with steel drums and having a good time with the irrepressible, Jimmy Buffet.
The album also contains three of Lionel's Commodores' hits; the fabulous "Easy" with "Willie Nelson; the above mentioned "Lady" and "Sail On" with the Swedish singer, Jill Johnson.
The album works on several levels. First, as a vehicle for Richie's soft, brown, bewitching voice; second, as a platform for some fabulous songs and third as a reminder that R & B and country is a perfect combination.... Read more ›
20 of 21 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I am not a fan of Lionel Richie particularly but once I knew he was releasing a Country album of duets with some of the top rated Country music artists I just had to buy Tuskegee. It was only after a few weeks when I was listening to KYGO station from Denver and heard 'Say You, Say Me' I thought that it didn't sound like the version I had at home. Once home I checked my version and assumed all versions had Rasmus Seebach as the co singer on that song...I had never heard of Seebach and had actually wondered where Lionel had picked him up from! As I looked further into it I found out also that the 'Sail On' track featured Jill Johnson (another unknown). When I checked the original USA release I became aware that the two tracks butchered for the UK market SHOULD feature Country superstars Jason Aldean and Tim McGraw!!!
So if you buy the UK version you are being fobbed off with an inferior product with do Scandinavian unknowns standing in for established Country artists.
Avoid the UK copy and order the USA version if you want the original and PROPER Country version.
I am truly sick of people doctoring Country albums for a UK release!
So if you buy the UK version you are being fobbed off with an inferior product with do Scandinavian unknowns standing in for established Country artists.
Avoid the UK copy and order the USA version if you want the original and PROPER Country version.
I am truly sick of people doctoring Country albums for a UK release!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Just received this excellent album!! What an absolute winner, every track is a masterpiece.
And with those steel guitars in the background, how can you fault it?
Buy it now, you will not regret it!!
And with those steel guitars in the background, how can you fault it?
Buy it now, you will not regret it!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Marilyn
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Absolutely great album with lots of good songs. As always cd came well packaged and within the allotted time for this to arrive.
9 of 11 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
A bit of déjà vu..the surroundings are new, yet everything feels familiar.
10 Mar 2012
Format:Audio CD
Lionel Richie's birthplace is Tuskegee, Alabama so for his 2012 country duets album, "Tuskegee", he is trumpeted as the country boy returning to his roots.
And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady", one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years.
Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn't quite down-home, and "Tuskegee" proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville.
A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady", Willie Nelson stops by to lay some guitar and vocals on "Easy" -- but the point of the album is as much to have current stars pay tribute to Richie as it is to ease him onto country-pop airwaves.
"Tuskegee" winds up being fairly successful in this regard. No matter how many fiddles and steel guitars are added -- and there are never too many -- the songs are never so altered as to be unrecognizable, the melodies are always proudly prominent, and there isn't a speck of dirt to be found anywhere, so it's suited for any clean crossover occasion.
Apart from Pixie Lott -- a singer who has absolutely nothing to do with country -- popping up on the international version of the album and maybe the revival of the recent "Just for You", there are no surprises on "Tuskegee"; even the partners match up correctly, with Jimmy Buffett adding good times to "All Night Long", Shania Twain playing the Diana Ross role on "Endless Love", Rascal Flatts forcefully pumping out the good cheer on "Dancing on the Ceiling", Blake Shelton smiling along on "You Are".... Read more ›
And there's something to that: as a songwriter, Richie has had success on the country charts, scoring big with Kenny Rogers of "Lady", one of many Lionel covers Kenny sang over the years.
Rogers' enthusiastic embrace of Richie is an indication that the former Commodore's definition of country isn't quite down-home, and "Tuskegee" proves that assumption true, with each of Lionel's partners coming from the pop side of Nashville.
A few perennials crop up -- Kenny comes in for a revival of "Lady", Willie Nelson stops by to lay some guitar and vocals on "Easy" -- but the point of the album is as much to have current stars pay tribute to Richie as it is to ease him onto country-pop airwaves.
"Tuskegee" winds up being fairly successful in this regard. No matter how many fiddles and steel guitars are added -- and there are never too many -- the songs are never so altered as to be unrecognizable, the melodies are always proudly prominent, and there isn't a speck of dirt to be found anywhere, so it's suited for any clean crossover occasion.
Apart from Pixie Lott -- a singer who has absolutely nothing to do with country -- popping up on the international version of the album and maybe the revival of the recent "Just for You", there are no surprises on "Tuskegee"; even the partners match up correctly, with Jimmy Buffett adding good times to "All Night Long", Shania Twain playing the Diana Ross role on "Endless Love", Rascal Flatts forcefully pumping out the good cheer on "Dancing on the Ceiling", Blake Shelton smiling along on "You Are".... Read more ›
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
By J
Format:Audio CD
Just received this, most unusual for me to order something recently released. Ok its old songs with a new makeover and it works, it really does. Had it playing for a few hours and it's definitely going to be one of those albums that doesn't gather dust in the cabinet.
The best tracks, Deep River Woman, Endless Love and Easy, well it would be Easy as this is a Sunday morning.
If you're a LR fan and want to hear the old songs refreshed then buy it, you won't be disappointed.
The best tracks, Deep River Woman, Endless Love and Easy, well it would be Easy as this is a Sunday morning.
If you're a LR fan and want to hear the old songs refreshed then buy it, you won't be disappointed.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars
Tuskegee by Lionel Richie
This is another great album by the great man, my idol. Bit different too with other singers on with him.
Published 8 days ago by Lindy Lou
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hubby
I bought tis for my husband who loves Lionel Ritchie price was reasonable and as usual the songs are great made up I got it for him
Published 16 days ago by Colin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tuskegee CD
I bough two of these for birthday presents for a friend and my sister, so not listened to the cd. But I have experienced the great man live at the Tuskegee concert my sis and I... Read more
Published 28 days ago by I. Ramsay
5.0 out of 5 stars
great music
some lovely music great collection of song sung beautifully by a wonderful artist thaqnks for great moments he's not lost it like so of the artists of the 70's and 80's
Published 1 month ago by ae hill
5.0 out of 5 stars
GREAT
Really wonderful it gets played all the time, will never tire of Lional Richie he is a true show man
Published 1 month ago by sky diamond
4.0 out of 5 stars
Love Lionel!
I bought this after watching a programme about the making of it. I have all his music on Albums or cassettes (shows how long I've been a fan! Read more
Published 2 months ago by MagsEar
2.0 out of 5 stars
poor repeat or reguiritated hits
Not a good choice all different versions of old hits with other unknown musicians. if i had a better look at this or o list of titles i would not have got this.
Published 2 months ago by Denise
5.0 out of 5 stars
richie
wanted the new country version.very good cd.very relaxing music.would recommend it to my friends.good to here the old songs again
Published 2 months ago by raymond
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Listening
A good listen for pleasant mood making annoyance having to find more words for an already good review - fewer often better!
Published 3 months ago by she
5.0 out of 5 stars
Tuskegee (deluxe)
Bought for my sons Xmas present and he was very pleased with it and played it in his car constantly
Published 3 months ago by nannie
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