Stuck on You (1984) – Lionel Richie

Stuck on You is just a beautifully conceived and executed love ballad. It sounds on the surface simple and conventional, but it is deceptively well crafted and contains fantastic songwriting with a country flavour distinct from his previous R&B. My appreciation of it has only grown over the years despite having heard it ten’s of times. Quality music like this never gets old. It’s also a time capsule possessing the best of the balladry and soft-rock music from that era with a gentle dose of country – ‘Guess I’m on My Way / Mighty glad you stayed‘ for good measure.
In 1980, he wrote and produced the US No 1 single Lady for Kenny Rogers. Kenny even said Lionel Richie is a country artist with a soul backdrop.
Stuck on You is the third song to feature here after his previous entries Hello and Endless Love (Ft. Diana Ross). The latter remains in the top 20 bestselling singles of all time, and the biggest career hit for both artists.

The following contain extracts from the two Wikipedia references below:
Stuck on You was the fourth single released from Lionel Richie second studio album, Can’t Slow Down, released in June 1984, by Motown. In the US and the UK, it peaked at number three and number 12, respectively. It was also his country debut peaking at number 24 on the country chart.

Born Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. in 1949, Richie rose to fame in the 1970s as a songwriter and the co-lead singer of the Motown group Commodores; writing and recording the hit singles Easy, Sail On, Three Times a Lady and Still with the group before his departure. After spawning the number one singles All Night Long (All Night) and Hello, he 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.

[Verse 1]
Stuck on you
I’ve got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can’t lose
Guess I’m on my way
Needed a friend
And the way I feel now, I guess I’ll be with you ’til the end
Guess I’m on my way
Mighty glad you stayed

[Verse 2]
I’m stuck on you
Been a fool too long, I guess it’s time for me to come on home
Guess I’m on my way
So hard to see
That a woman like you could wait around for a man like me
Guess I’m on my way
Mighty glad you stayed

[Bridge]
Oh, I’m leaving on that midnight train tomorrow
And I know just where I’m going
I’ve packed up my troubles and I’ve thrown them all away
‘Cause this time, little darling
I’m coming home to stay

[Verse 3]
I’m stuck on you
I’ve got this feeling down deep in my soul that I just can’t lose
Guess I’m on my way
I needed a friend
And the way I feel now, I guess I’ll be with you ’til the end
Guess I’m on my way
I’m mighty glad you stayed

References:
1. Stuck on You (Lionel Richie song) – Wikipedia
2. Lionel Richie – Wikipedia

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