Hello
Lionel Richie
1984
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
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More by this artistEditorial Motown-family recording selection; not an official all-time chart.
Release: 1983
Release: 1983Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. The original recording is documented in the 1983 release history of Can't Slow Down. Only year precision is assigned; later singles, charts, remasters and live versions do not establish its first release. The earlier supplied year 1984 is retained in the attribute-change audit.
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Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1984.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Can't Slow Down - original full album program
The original 1983 program identifies Hello, Stuck on You and the full All Night Long, Running with the Night and Penny Lover productions. Later 1984-1985 annual appearances do not date those recordings.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Richie was inspired to write the song after a conversation with his producer about picking up women.
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1984.html, song-list position 16
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Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
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Sources and scope
Source-backed annual association (secondary source; not a complete discographic review)
Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 1984 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription reviewed for title, artist and annual association. Not proof of release date, genre or inspiration.
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