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RE: Shania records "Endless Love" with Lionel Richie! - VIDEO p. 5

RiteChappy · Senior Member

This song hasn't peaked yet. Doing pretty good for a song with minimal promotion.

Tommy · Guru

Lionel Richie: There Were Endless Problems Singing "Endless Love" with Shania Twain

June 13, 2012

Back in 1981, when Lionel Richie recorded “Endless Love” with Diana Ross, it was difficult to get the two of them in the same city to cut the song. Turns out when Lionel recorded an updated version for Shania Twain for his current hit album Tuskegee, he had the same problem, but worse.

At first, Lionel said, he asked if Shania would come to Nashville to record the album. She said no, and, according to him, she wouldn’t come to Los Angeles or Miami, either. So he ended up having to meet her in the Bahamas, and even then, he says, she didn’t event want to do it in a recording studio. Why was Shania being so difficult? Because she literally had not tried to sing anything for seven years. But Lionel didn’t know that — until the moment came to cut the song and she refused to do it.

”I didn’t know that she has not done a vocal in seven years and has not been onstage in seven years,” Lionel recalls. “So she walks in and announces to me fifteen minutes before we’re now to go in, she can’t do it.” Lionel says he pulled her aside, away from the cameras, which were filming the entire session for her OWN reality show Why Not? with Shania Twain.

“I said to her, ‘Let me see you for a minute,’” Lionel recalls. “And I went in the room and I said to her, ‘We have something in common.’ And she said, ‘What is that?’ I said, ‘We are both scared to death.’ And she said, ‘But you’re Lionel Richie!’ And I said, ‘And you’re Shania Twain!’”

That seemed to work, because Shania overcame her fears and recorded the song after all, even though she was convinced she wouldn’t be able to sing because it had been so long. “I said, ‘We’re going to go ahead and prove this wrong,’” Lionel remembers. “So when you hear the first time she comes in on this record…that’s the first note she’s ever tried after seven years. And I ask you, does she have a problem? The answer is no.”

Shania will be showing off her voice in a big way later this year, when she debuts her Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. As for Lionel, he kicks off a European tour in September.

http://www.abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2012/6/13/lionel-richie-there-were-endless-problems-singing-endless-lo-2.html

Tommy · Guru

Tommy wrote:
"Endless Love" debuts this week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart at No. 24 (week of March 17).

In its second week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 2 spots to No. 22 (week of March 24).

In its third week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 4 spots to No. 18 (week of March 31).

In its fourth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" falls 1 spot to No. 19 (week of April 7).

In its fifth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 19 (week of April 14).

In its sixth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 19 for the third week in a row (week of April 21).

In its seventh week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 19 for the fourth week in a row (week of April 28).

In its eighth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 3 spots to No. 16 (week of May 5). This is a new peak for the song! It previously peaked at No. 18 in week three.

In its ninth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 16 for the second week in a row (week of May 12).

In its tenth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 16 for the third week in a row (week of May 19).

In its eleventh week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 16 for the fourth week in a row (week of May 26). The song just can't crack the Top 15. Maybe next week.

In its twelfth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 1 spot to No. 15 (week of June 2). This is a new peak for the song! It previously peaked at No. 16 in week eight.

In its thirteenth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 15 for the second week in a row (week of June 9).

In its fourteenth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 15 for the third week in a row (week of June 16).

In its fifteenth week on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 3 big spots to No. 12 (week of June 23). This is a new peak for the song! It previously peaked at No. 15 in week twelve.

Lionel and Shania's "Endless Love" continues to make its way up Billboard's AC Chart! Not only has the song reached a new peak at No. 12, it is one position away from tying the peak of the 1994 remake by Luther Vandross and Mariah Carey. Impressive!!! The 1981 original by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross went to No. 1 on Billboard's AC chart and Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Tommy · Guru

Shania Twain's fears kind of made her a pain in the butt for Lionel Richie

June 14, 2012

I hate to say it, but Shania Twain sounds like a major pain in the rump....at least she did when Lionel Richie was trying to get her to meet him to record their eventual beautiful duet of Endless Love for his "Tuskegee" CD.

Lionel tells ABC News that once Shania had agreed to record the duet, he spent a lot of time trying to pin her down to get the recording done. He says he suggested they meet in Nashville, she said no. He suggested Los Angeles and Miami also but she turned those down too. He finally flew out to the Bahamas but she refused to record in a recording studio.

Fortunately, there was a rational reason for Shania being difficult....she was scared. After being out of music for so long and having voice issues, she was scared she wouldn't be any good.

Lionel says he wasn't aware of Shania's reasons until he pulled her aside and asked her what was going on. From ABC News:

"I didn't know that she has not done a vocal in seven years and has not been onstage in seven years," Lionel recalls. "So she walks in and announces to me fifteen minutes before we're now to go in, she can't do it." Lionel says he pulled her aside, away from the cameras, which were filming the entire session for her OWN reality show Why Not? with Shania Twain.
"I said to her, 'Let me see you for a minute,'" Lionel recalls. "And I went in the room and I said to her, 'We have something in common.' And she said, 'What is that?' I said, 'We are both scared to death.' And she said, 'But you're Lionel Richie!' And I said, 'And you're Shania Twain!'"

Lionel's pep talk seemed to work because the pair eventually recorded the song (in the relaxed setting of a bedroom in the Bahamas) and Tuskegee has been a huge success. Lionel says that when you hear Shania singing on Endless Love, that was the very first note she had tried singing (or at least singing for a job) for seven years.

I guess fear is universal and doesn't care if you're famous or not. Makes me love Shania even more.

Shania appears to have overcome her fear of not being good enough in a big way because she's gearing up to star in her very own Vegas show starting December 1.

Posted by Shannon on June 14, 2012 at 09:07 AM

http://www.nashvillegab.com/2012/06/shania-twains-fears-kind-of-made-her-a-pain-in-the-butt-for-lionel-richie.html

Tommy · Guru

Tommy wrote:
"Endless Love" debuts at No. 39 on the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart. The song had 18 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of Feb. 5-11).

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbed 4 spots this week to No. 35 with 25 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of Feb. 12-18). That's an increase of 7 more plays than last week.

***Only 2 radio stations are playing the song. WLTW in New York City and KOST in Los Angeles.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" fell 4 spots this week to No. 39 with 21 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of Feb. 19-25). That's a decrease of 4 plays than last week.

***The 21 plays are still only coming from the New York and Los Angeles AC stations.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbed 11 spots this week to No. 28 with 59 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of Feb. 26 - Mar. 3). That's an increase of 38 more plays than last week.

***The New York AC station dropped the song but 2 new AC stations in Austin, TX & Honolulu, HI added the song. Los Angeles is still spinning the duet.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbed 3 spots this week to No. 25 with 88 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of March 4 - 10). That's an increase of 29 more plays than last week.

***The song is now being played on 5 AC stations (Austin, TX; Chattanooga, TN; Honolulu, HI; New York, NY & Los Angeles, CA).

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbed 6 spots this week to No. 19 with 125 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of March 11 - 17). That's an increase of 37 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" falls 1 spot this week to No. 20 with 147 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of March 18 - 24). Even though it fell 1 spot, that's still an increase of 22 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 20 with 148 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of March 25 - 31). That's an increase of 1 more play than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 20 for the third week in a row with 164 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of April 1 - 7). That's an increase of 16 more plays than last week.

"Endless Love" continues to do well at AC radio.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 1 spot to No. 19 this week with 231 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of April 8 - 14). That's an increase of 67 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 3 spots to No. 16 this week with 424 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of April 15 - 21). That's an increase of 193 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 1 spot to No. 15 this week with 444 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of April 22 - 28). That's an increase of 20 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 15 this week with 464 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of April 29 - May 5). That's an increase of 20 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 2 spots to No. 13 this week with 486 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of May 6 - 12). That's an increase of 22 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 1 spot to No. 12 this week with 535 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of May 13 - 19). That's an increase of 49 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 12 this week with 501 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of May 20 - 26). That's a decrease of 34 plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 1 spot to No. 11 this week with 517 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of May 27 - June 2). That's an increase of 16 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" climbs 2 spots to No. 9 this week with 589 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of June 3 - 9). That's an increase of 72 more plays than last week.

On the Mediabase Radio Airplay Adult Contemporary Chart, "Endless Love" holds at No. 9 this week with 504 spins/plays for the week in the U.S. (week of June 10 - 16). That's a decrease of 85 plays than last week.

Tommy · Guru