Richie sells "Tuskegee"
Thursday, May 24, 2012 – Lionel Richie has enjoyed so much success with "Tuskegee" - to the point that it is the second biggest selling CD of the year with 789,000 units sold, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The top seller is Adele's "21" with 3.3 million.
Billboard reported that "Tuskegee" has outpaced his last three albums combined. "Just Go" sold 95,000 since its 2009 debut. "Combing Home" from 2006 sold 449,000 units, while "Just For You" from 2004 sold 207,000. The combined total is 751,000.
The new single from the disc is Endless Love with Shania Twain.
More news for Lionel Richie
- 09/06/12: Richie receives first CMA nomination
- 07/04/12: Richie's "Tuskegee" becomes second best selling CD
- 05/08/12: Richie's "Tuskegee" goes Platinum
- 05/02/12: Richie leads country chart
- 04/25/12: Richie slated to lead charts again
- 04/19/12: Richie tops all charts, Shelton leads country songs
- 04/18/12: Richie reaches the top
- 04/05/12: Richie debuts atop country chart
CD reviews for Lionel Richie
Country music's definition has devolved to mean almost anything with slightly verifiable Southern roots, which means that Alabama-born Lionel Richie's music is about as country as anything else under the huge country umbrella. Some might call Richie's original songs soul/R&B. However, the singer/songwriter hasn't sounded truly funky since Brick House with The Commodores, and that song dates way back to 1977. "Tuskegee" is Richie's attempt to revive his ...
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