It's been a long time ago since Lionel Richie graduated from Commodores front-man to Pop/R&B icon. Richie ruled the 80's as the king of "Records to Please Everyone". He mastered the soul/pop sound to the tune of 15 singles landing in the Top 40 during the early to mid eighties, 5 of which topped the chart. This in-spite of releasing only 3 studio albums during that time. Almost all of those songs can still be heard on radio today.
Speaking of today, Richie is fast approaching the big 6-0 and probably wants to be known by today's audiences for more than being Nichole's dad. He's also savvy enough...