Lionel Richie - Back To Front

Lionel Richie's Back to Front isn't just a definitive greatest hits collection, it's a reminder of Richie's supreme strengths as an R&B singer-songwriter. From the gentle sweep of "Do It to Me" to the earnest lovelorn crooning of "Hello," Richie's ballads are timeless. Even the borderline sappy "Endless Love" shines despite cosinger Diana Ross's histrionics. Also featured is "Still" and "Say You, Say Me," and while the faster songs--the Caribbean-inspired rhythms of "All Night Long" and the '80s synthpop of "Running with the Night"--are weaker, they hardly detract from this otherwise sterling survey. --Courtney Kemp

Disc 1:

1. Do It to Me
2. My Destiny
3. Love, Oh Love
4. All Night Long (All Night)
5. Easy - The Commodores, Lionel Richie
6. Still
7. Endless Love
8. Running with the Night
9. Dancing on the Ceiling
10. Sail On
11. Hello
12. Truly
13. Penny Lover
14. Stuck on You
15. Say You, Say Me
16. Three Times a Lady - The Commodores, Lionel Richie